RESUME | animation

221 S Olive Ave Apt.7

Alhambra, CA 91801

ALLEN J PHARR

3D Animator

Employment

QA Lead Exponential Corp. Winter 2019 – Present

Created Test Plan and test runs for Daily smoke tests and Full regression of mobile product
Created builds through unity with github for playtests and manual testing of Mobile product
Maintained relationships and attended meetings for departmental communication with Design, Product, and Engineering.
Performed manual black box tests on Software adhering to Design, Apple and Android Standards
smoke tested and fully regressed test cases against new implementation feature testing.
Used Cloud Diagnostics and Analytics within unity to identify bugs, crashes, and problem areas
Used Android Studio Logcat, Charles, iTools4, and Unity pipeline to ensure quality
Operated and completed sprints in Agile Software Development Cycle.

Freelance Graphic Designer Hotel Constance Winter 2018 - Winter 2019

Quality Assurance Specialist E! Online - NBCUniversal Winter 2017 – Winter 2018

Performed Content Management system testing, wrote test cases, and Sage regression for E! News website.
Data Audit Visualization and forensics for chasing down issues within interstitial ads using data management.
Maintained relationships and meetings for departmental communication within the E! News infrastructure.
Regression of weekly release on desktop browsers and mobile devices for mobile web and E! Online App.
Executed white box testing according to product and design standards.
Heavily Experienced with bug management systems for test case documents, and bugs (i.e. JIRA, DevTest/Track)
Responded to after hours support and troubleshooting helpline for editors and shareholders

Dev QA Tester Age of Learning & abcmouse.com Fall 2015 – Winter 2017

Tested in a fast-paced environment with long and short development cycles.
Communicated software issues and behavior to development, product, operations, upper management, and marketing.
Experienced with different tested strategies (Exploratory, Ad-hoc, Boundary, Functional, Non-Functional, etc.)
Executed black box testing for 1st and Second grade application and website learning paths
Experienced with bug management systems (i.e. JIRA, DevTest/Track, Bugzilla, etc.)
Understanding of website/heavy use of mobile application development through iOS and Android mobile devices.

Quality Assurance Tester Disney Interactive Spring 2014 – Fall 2015

Performed compatibility tests on hardware using in-house programs called Scila at Disney.
Articulated reports about game mechanics, graphics, camera movement, and stability.
Executed black box testing for multiplayer and single play game types
Heavy use of JIRA, DevTest/Track to report and manage bugs.
Observed and reported crashes with Microsoft Visual Studio 2007.
Used test cases to confirm results, accuracy, and reliability on Xbox, Ps4, Wii, ps3, Android, and iOS mobile devices.

3D Animator Petroglyph Games Inc. Summer 2012- Spring 2013

Developed, maintained and crafted animations for real time game assets
Assisted designers and engineers with gameplay prototypes
Worked with lead animator to ensure timely completion of character assets at the desired quality
Served as an active participant in team art discussions, critiques and reviews Requirements
Strong knowledge of traditional animation principles and how they can be used to enhance gameplay
Effectively collaborated with game designers and programmers

Production Assistant Petroglyph Games Inc. Spring 2010 – Summer 2012

Animated Clean up and tweening of all animation on Maya after QA work
Tested Animation through game production pipeline to verify for any bugs or pops and fixed as needed
Tested games, through design, QA, RC, PvP, and PvE Branches.
Completed Verification of Chisel Builds (Engineering tools build of Petroglyph).
Completed black box testing for multiplayer and single play game types
Wrote test cases for QA testers and bugged reports using JIRA and confluence.
Conducted compatibility tests, adhering to different system specifications.

Education

Henderson, Nevada

Art Institute of Las Vegas

Winter 2006 – July 2009

Project Experience

Interact web Mobile Ordering Launch - Tested API’s for CC and Cash checkouts through mobile ordering
Project Glossy – Created test cases and completed testing of new widgets for content management system and website redesign
Abcmouse.com – Quality Assurance on Long and Short Mobile and browser based development cycles.

Marvel’s Playmation – Hardware and Software compatibility testing and Avengers.net app testing.
Disney’s Infinity 2.0 & 3.0 – Adhoc testing, Crash reporting, test of Mobile and Website builds.
Rise of Immortals – Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Character animations and game implementation.
Victory Game Kickstarter – Multiplayer Online Squad Deathmatch, All Animations and Unity 3d Implementation.
End of Nations – Adhoc testing, Automation, Crash reporting, test of Mobile and Website testing

Allen Pharr | 3D ANimator