Amy Derrington
Montreal,QC
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Tester/Dev-Tester
WB Games
Montreal, Quebec
01.2012 - 01.2025
- Creating and managing project-specific test cases and reports
- Assure title functionality for various WB Games
- Guiding small/medium teams of testers as a pod-lead
- Participated in the creation Tester performance matrix
- Participate in conference calls with various WB-owned studios
- Gather and edit creative and compelling video trailers for games currently in-development
- Present games at E3 to various executives and media outlets for gameplay reviews
- Technical knowledge of Unreal Engine 3, 4, and 5
- Knowledge and experience in dealing with alpha hardware
- Knowledge and experience with Perforce, changelist testing and feature submitting
- Building feature-specific design documentation and presentations
- Participated in process unification efforts across multiple WB studios
- Design and build fully-functional game mechanic prototypes in Unreal Engine 4/5
- Create game-design documentation at a pre-production level
- Spearhead and manage feature-specific Test cases, deployment, and testing
- Detailed ongoing documentation updates
- Easily scalable Test Suites and Test Runs
- Managing small teams from Kick-off meeting to launch
- Game media capture and editing for internal trailers, production updates, and corporate meetings
Quality Assurance Tester
Babel Media
Montreal, Quebec
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Creating project-specific test cases
- Assure title functionality for various projects across multiple studios
- Technical compliance for various Nintendo titles
- Knowledge and experience in dealing with beta hardware
Education
Degree - 3D Gaming Animation, Game design
Centre for Arts and Technology
01.2009
Skills
- Excels at working unsupervised
- Computer and Technical Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Collaborates in group setting
- Fast learner
- Hands on experience with Unreal Engine 3 and 4 Editors
- Comprehensive knowledge of Unreal Engine 4's Blueprint coding system
- Qualitative workflow mindset
- Comprehensive understanding of project dynamics and excel in strategic planning
- Ability to grasp the overarching goals and objectives
- Overwhelming commitment to fostering a culture of excellence within the workplace
Acquired Skills
- Excels at working unsupervised
- Computer and Technical Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Collaborates in group setting
- Fast learner
- Hands on experience with Unreal Engine 3 and 4 Editors
- Comprehensive knowledge of Unreal Engine 4's Blueprint coding system
- Qualitative workflow mindset
- Comprehensive understanding of project dynamics and excel in strategic planning
- Ability to grasp the overarching goals and objectives, allowing the development and implementation of well-structured plans that align with the broader vision of the project
- Overwhelming commitment to fostering a culture of excellence within the workplace, emphasizing the importance of delivering high-quality outcomes
Leisure And Interests
- Fire dancing
- Martial Arts (Haydong-Gumdo)
- Biking
- Game design
- PC & Console Gaming
- Writing (with experience in self-published creative writing)
Shipped Games
- Babel Media, Lego Indiana Jones II, Kung Fu Panda World, Castlevania: Lord of Shadows, Reckoning: Kingdoms of Amalur
- WB Games, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman: Return to Arkham, Mortal Kombat X, Mad-Max, Scribblenauts Unmasked, Shadow of Mordor, Cars 3: Driven to Win, Shadow of War, WestWorld, Lego DC Super-Villains, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga, Gotham Knights, Mortal Kombat 1, Hogwarts Legacy Creator Kit
Volunteer Experience
- SPCA Volunteer, Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, Moncton, 1996-01-01, 1999-01-01, Walk dogs, clean cages., Socialize isolated/dangerous cats.
- Montreal Pokemon League, Non-profit gaming organization, 2014-01-01, 2016-01-01, Write and finalize organization guidelines, Find and recruit volunteers for small sized game organization, Organize groups of volunteer for large scale game tournaments and other events, Assign volunteers to specific tasks based on skill and experience, Give interviews to various media outlets for the Montreal Pokemon League, Socialize with various Nintendo of America representatives
References
- Jon Marx, QA-Supervisor, (514) 998-9699, Marx.freefly@gmail.com
- William Parkman, QA-Lead, (514) 229-8012, will@willparkman.com
- Mathieu Fortin, QA-Supervisor, (438) 830-1337, Formath08@gmail.com
- Evan Turner, QA-Supervisor, (514) 661-3826, Evanbt@gmail.com
- Niels Peter-Lauzon, QA-Senior Lead, (438) 630-9113, n13ls.pl@gmail.com
- Dominique Hill, QA-Lead, 438-922-5538, NarutoOndo@Hotmail.com
Additional Information
- Designed and developed a complete game in Unreal Engine using a UI-driven architecture, implementing gameplay systems, data management, save/load functionality, and dynamic interfaces entirely in Blueprints.
- Currently self-teaching Unreal Engine C++ to extend Blueprint functionality, integrating custom C++ systems and gameplay features while maintaining a Blueprint-driven development workflow.
Timeline
Quality Assurance Tester/Dev-Tester
WB Games
01.2012 - 01.2025
Quality Assurance Tester
Babel Media
01.2009 - 01.2012
Degree - 3D Gaming Animation, Game design
Centre for Arts and Technology