James Mitchell

As the sole QA professional for Technoly’s B2C product, I took full ownership of ensuring product quality through manual testing, including conducting test payment scenarios. I developed manual test cases and collaborated closely with the Cypress automation team, identifying and prioritising key tests for automation. My role required a proactive and detail-oriented approach, ensuring the seamless functionality of our web-based product and delivering the best user experience.

Responsibilities carried over from previous Senior Quality Analyst position, while leading a small and efficient QA team. Managed prioritisation of tasks, test management and worked closely with colleagues on any potential issues, whether technical or within the assigned task. Conducted interviews with potential new hires, including the review of QA tests provided to all candidates. Created and supervised a successful onboarding process, ensuring a smooth and efficient training experience.

Freelancing with pi-top to address their QA requirements, specialising in writing test cases and conducting manual tests using pi-top hardware with pi-topOS.

My responsibilities included test planning and the organisation of comprehensive documentation. I conducted manual testing within Unity, iOS, and Android. Further to this, I facilitated the setup of apps on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, allowing the games to be published on the respective platforms. Additionally, I set up A/B tests and remote configurations within Google Firebase to test and address issues. Analysed Crashlytics data in order to improve game stability.

Responsibilities included test planning and the organisation of comprehensive documentation. Conducted manual testing within Unity, iOS, and Android. Facilitated the setup of apps on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, allowing the games to be published on the respective platforms. Set up A/B tests and remote configurations within Google Firebase to test and address issues. Analysed Crashlytics data in order to improve game stability and conducted tests based on user feedback.

Conducted comprehensive game testing across various platforms, specialising in Facebook instant games, Android, and iOS. Proficient in release management, seamlessly transitioning versions from development to live environments. Maintained and optimised QA test cases and test plans. Designed a custom web-based test system for efficient event and release tracking. As the primary contact for new games, adeptly located bugs and provided constructive critical evaluations.

Performed testing on Oracle's network monitoring software product, encompassing web front-end and Linux back-end testing. Successfully crafted test cases, developed test plans, and executed manual testing procedures. Took on responsibility of occasional server hardware maintenance to ensure optimal system performance.

Conducted rigorous testing on online flash games Panfu and Oloko, checking both front and back-end systems to ensure bug-free and operational features. Generated critical reports on feature concepts, developed test requirements for standard tests and new features, and reported on the QA test status following Scrum/Kanban Agile practices. Held responsibility of training new QA personnel and performed end user tests on iPhone and iPad apps.

Managed testing for Jamba portal WAP pages across diverse mobile devices, encompassing billing tests, downloadable content verification and overall visual presentation assessments. Developed comprehensive test criteria for further refinement of testing processes.

Testing mobile games across diverse platforms, conceptualising Interactive Flash Banners, efficiently project managing production with China-based team. Other responsibilities included crafting marketing assets, writing critical reports on game design documents and beta versions, and delivering content through submission templates.