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Neel Pavan Varma Mudunuri

QA Test Lead / Embedded QA Tester
Kakinada,India
Neel Pavan Varma Mudunuri

Summary

A QA Game Tester, Freelance QA Test Lead and an aspiring Game Producer with a deep passion for video game production.

Possesses exceptional communication, interpersonal social and soft skills. Always places a strong focus on clear identification, clean isolation, simple reproduction, reporting and regressing bugs efficiently.

A team player who has the privilege of working in diverse and multicultural teams of individuals belonging to different backgrounds, ethnicities, locations and collaborating closely with Developers, Designers, Game Masters, Live Operations professionals, Business Intelligence professionals and Customer Support professionals on a daily basis. Has experience in managing communities while gathering and documenting vital information for ensuring excellent quality standards of the product.

As a QA Test Lead, documented and maintained the entire design of the product with its every feature as well as created QA processes from scratch and evolved the same to continuously improve them for the purpose of yielding maximum productivity while onboarding and managing a team of QA Testers under myself.

Proficient in Jira, Confluence, Sourcetree and in-house tools for game account management, build management, Server monitoring etc. Worked on multiple variants of eight and ninth generation of consoles of Xbox and Playstation along with PC and Mobile.

Overview

4
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Sneaky Devs
Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

QA Test Lead
04.2022 - Current

Job overview

Working on an indie third person PvP cover based shooter titled Shadows of Soldiers

  • Reassessed quality control measures at systemic level to proactively identify non-conformances.
  • Adapted existing procedures to mitigate issues and improve deficiencies.
  • Documented game design in Confluence from scratch and reported to appropriate team leaders for review and assessment.
  • Identified and reported bugs belonging to several mandates and features and followed up with the same till they are fixed effectively.
  • Trained and managed other QA testers and made sure they are onboarded efficiently and seamlessly.
  • Working closely with the Project Manager to steer the project towards maximum efficiency.
  • Provided valuable insight to the team which resulted in positive developments and impactful changes within the project.

Deca Games
Kreuzberg, Germany

Embedded QA Tester L2
06.2021 - Current

Job overview

Working on a live service, free to play MMORPG titled Realm of the Mad God

  • Reported numerous bugs on every single feature of the title and made sure the regressions were performed on it till they're completely fixed.
  • Worked extensively on tasks of different natures like Development, Design and Live Ops within the same title.
  • Owned multiple major features as a primary Point of Contact from QA and was involved with them from their conception to their release and continued monitoring the feature post release to ensure they are functioning perfectly.
  • Worked on various releases as a release lead from QA team to ensure they carried on smoothly and highlighted any potential issues that could hamper the quality of the release.
  • Collaborated closely with Developers, Designers, Game Masters, Live Operations professionals, Business Intelligence professionals and Customer Support professionals on a daily basis.
  • Managed dedicated communities and monitored community feedback,documented vital information with respect to the title and shared it with the team which helped in ensuring excellent quality standards of the product.
  • Managed a Weekly Testing Group consisting of a few insiders who tested upcoming features and provide feedback / bugs which were then compiled and reported. Followed up with the same to ensure the feedback was implemented and the bugs were fixed.
  • Trained and onboarded a new QA tester within the team to ensure a smooth and seamless learning process for the individual.
  • Proficient in Jira, Confluence and in-house tools for game account management, build management, Server monitoring etc.

Ubisoft India
Pune, India

Junior Game Tester
08.2019 - 06.2021

Job overview

Worked on a AAA Title - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction

  • Extensively tested and reported bugs on various functionalities including but not limited to Online, Live-Ops, AI, Engine, Progression, Sound, World.
  • Created and effectively ran test executions amongst the team on various mandates.
  • Constantly performed regressions on reported bugs
  • Worked as a POC on the Progression mandate, which included regular communication with the Dev team on updates regarding the features and coordinating the QC teams.
  • Facilitated communication between co-dev studios situated in Montreal, Bucharest, Kyiv, Bordeaux with regards to important updates, priority tasks, design changes and implementations
  • Data compilation, creation and review of reports regarding tests that were performed on various features
  • Acquired experience on various generations of consoles: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox series S/X and their dev tools(PS Neighborhood, Xbox manager GDK) and learnt troubleshooting techniques for the same
  • Worked on JIRA, Confluence and other internal tools

Education

Sikkim Manipal University
Sikkim, India

BBA from Business Administration
05.2018 - Current

Skills

Manual test case preparation

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Hobbies

I'm an avid gamer and a biker who loves exploring new places and meeting new people. I also love cooking and going on impromptu road trips (preferably during the night) with my buddies

Timeline

QA Test Lead

Sneaky Devs
04.2022 - Current

Embedded QA Tester L2

Deca Games
06.2021 - Current

Junior Game Tester

Ubisoft India
08.2019 - 06.2021

Sikkim Manipal University

BBA from Business Administration
05.2018 - Current
Neel Pavan Varma MudunuriQA Test Lead / Embedded QA Tester