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Scott KELLY

Liverpool,Merseyside

Summary

I am a very determined, hard working and self motivated person. I have excellent communication and presentation skills. I can be an integral part of a team and can work on my own efficiently. I am an adaptable person, I learn new skills quickly and I am very passionate about sharing my knowledge .

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work history

QA test analyst

DZX at Playstation
Liverpool
10.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated with Studio Developers - Worked closely with studio developers as a QA representative on feature teams. I provided insights into PSSQA practices, recommended SIE tools and services beneficial to the studio, learned about their processes and tools, and trained other QA team members.
  • Providing Training to other staff - Collaborated with game development tools such as Unreal Engine to become proficient in their functionality and effectively trained other QA team members on their usage.
  • Developed tasks for team - Created tasks for other testers by collaborating closely with developers to design test strategies for upcoming game features. I developed acceptance criteria and assigned the work to other QA teams, ensuring they could complete it to a satisfactory standard.

QA Functional Tester

DZX at Sony Playstation
Liverpool
08.2020 - 10.2024
  • QA Tools - While working on various titles I've had the opportunity to become proficient with a number of tools, while working on a multiplayer title I was able to learn the Pathfinder and Hydra tools to automate match making to make time consuming multiplayer more efficient, I've also been able to take my experience with performance tools such as Insights and CSV profiling to other teams training them in the use to help with their performance testing
  • Jira - I have become proficient in the use of the Jira database able to create reports of issues including media and linking Jira reports to external tools such as Global Recap, I have also developed my skills in creating filters and the JQL code to allow me to quickly and accurately find reports within the database and help me avoid creating duplicate entries, additionally I've developed my skills around creating dashboards and rich filters allowing me to create dashboards that provide quantitative data about testing to the team and leads at a glance

Regional Manager

Tick Tock Unlock
Liverpool and Manchester
04.2015 - 03.2020
  • Staff Management - Conducted the hiring, training, scheduling and payroll of staff for two locations
  • Marketing Projects - I was responsible for researching, developing and implementing marketing campaigns on a limited budget, I was successful in increasing brand awareness and customer bookings while using little of our limited resources
  • Crisis management - I was the main point of contact in dealing with problems when operating our services, I used excellent problem solving, issue-resolution strategies and team work to rectify difficulties quickly and effectively.
  • Staff training projects - I oversaw the development of a staff training program designed to increase efficiency and ensure quality consistency that was used across all branches and the head office of the company
  • Vendor Liaison - I worked as a liaison between the company owners and vendors, learning the needs and budget requirements of my employers then researching and negotiating contracts with vendors who could provide the service the owners needed, I was also responsible for coordinating vendors until the completion of their contract.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Drama and Theatre studies

University of Chester
Chester, Cheshire

Skills

  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Staff Training
  • Management and team leadership
  • Public speaking
  • Adaptability
  • Delegation
  • Project Management
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Test Rail

Timeline

QA test analyst

DZX at Playstation
10.2024 - Current

QA Functional Tester

DZX at Sony Playstation
08.2020 - 10.2024

Regional Manager

Tick Tock Unlock
04.2015 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Drama and Theatre studies

University of Chester
Scott KELLY