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Matthew Surdej
mattsurdej.com
(914) 539-5404
SKILLS
- Editors: Unreal 4, Unity, Hammer, Creation Kit, Alchemy
- Scripting Languages: Unreal Blueprint, C#
- Documentation: Level Design Documents, Game Design Documents,
- Other: Agile Production, Perforce, Git, SVN, JIRA/Zephyr, Confluence, Microsoft Office
- Game Design: Quest Design, Game systems design and balancing, rapid prototyping
- Level Design: Level planning, white boxing, Maya
WORK EXPERIENCE
Pipeworks Studios, Eugene, OR Senior QA Analyst, QA Lead; December 2019 – Present
Madden 21, Madden 22, MedallionClass
| ▪ Worked as part of a team of testers for variety
of projects, currently leading one |
▪ Investigated the project on both mobile and console to identify bugs and glitches |
| ▪ Created bug reports in JIRA, adding steps for reproduction and media
▪ Created daily reports reporting bugs created and upcoming features
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▪ Communicated with lead testers, designers, and programmers on the project
▪ Acted as a Scribe for meeting, taking notes
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| Vicarious Visions, Menands, NY | Senior QA Tester; January, 2018-March, 2019 |
| Destiny 2 – Warmind (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
▪ Worked as part of a team of quality assurance testers for AAA game company ▪ Delved into in game editor to find the sources of bugs. |
▪ Sat in meeting to discuss projects needs with various designers, artists, and producers
▪ Created report outs of work read by multiple leaders on the project. ▪ Created and maintained test cases for the various game systems. |
| Epic Games, Cary, NC | QA Tester; June, 2016- December, 2017 |
| Fortnite(PC, PS4, Xbox One)
▪ Worked as part of a team of quality assurance testers for AAA game company ▪ Created bug reports in JIRA, adding steps for reproduction and appropriate media |
▪ Executed and maintained test cases
▪ Communicated with producers, designers and programmers on the project to fulfill needs. |
EDUCATION
Champlain College, Burlington, VT Bachelors of Science Degree in Game Design -Member of Champlain College chapter of IGDA
OTHER- ISTQB Certified, Foundational Tester