Abdul Wahid Syed
Senior Project Analyst
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior Project Analyst with 5.5+ years in game production, experienced in managing multi-disciplinary teams, optimizing resources, and applying Agile methodologies to drive project success. Focused on enhancing user experience, data-driven decision-making, and effective problem-solving, with a track record of improving processes and team engagement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Project Analyst
Juego Studios
Bengaluru
01.2023 - Current
- Published four in-house games with regular updates, achieving 3,000 active users on company’s most successful game, and managed project milestones to ensure timely delivery.
- Coordinated multiple cross-functional teams (development, design, art, QA) on simultaneous projects, leveraging Agile methodologies to improve team collaboration and meet project deadlines.
- Provided strategic resource forecasting and scheduling, optimizing team allocation across projects to enhance efficiency and reduce production bottlenecks by approximately 20%.
- Acted as people manager, overseeing team dynamics and morale while ensuring resource satisfaction and productivity, resulting in 15% improvement in team engagement metrics.
- Successfully managed two international client game projects, applying stakeholder management skills to maintain high-quality standards, meet project budgets, and exceed client expectations.
- Organized and curated content, art, and games for international events, producing company showcase videos that increased brand visibility and strengthened client relationships.
- Conducted detailed time and resource estimations across diverse game genres, coordinating Proof of Concept (PoC) developments across Unreal, Unity, VR, and web platforms.
- Expanded company’s ArtStation and Behance profiles, leading to increased industry recognition
- Directed complete redesign of company website and spearheaded development of in-house asset management tool, centralizing resources and reducing asset search time by 30%.
- Oversaw development, art production, and player experience focus for several metaverse projects, ensuring alignment with creative vision and player expectations.
- Spearheaded production of zombie survival PC game and introduced workflow optimizations across overdue projects, leading to improvement in project turnaround times.
Associate QA Lead
Juego Studio
Bangaluru
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Coordinated closely with development and production teams to oversee QA lifecycle for 15+ titles, including NFT and crypto-based games.
- Led QA teams, updated testing tools, and provided sign-offs, ensuring games met quality standards and launch timelines.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering growth and enhancing team performance.
- Standardized bug reporting methods for better communication between QA and development teams.
Senior QA Engineer
Juego Studios
Bengaluru
06.2021 - 03.2022
- Oversaw QA team, trained new testers, created project templates, and managed resource allocation to streamline testing processes.
- Contributed to early stages of project design, reviewing game documents, and attending kickoff meetings to address design challenges.
Quality Analyst
Electronic Arts
Hyderabad
04.2019 - 06.2021
- Coordinated with development teams to keep documentation updated and aligned across disciplines, ensuring smooth project workflows.
- Used telemetry data and collaborated with data analysts to address live issues and design dashboards, enhancing data-driven decision-making.
- Defined scope and assessed risks early in the product cycle, facilitating efficient testing and reducing project delays.
- Led cross-project training and process improvements to standardize workflows, enhancing team collaboration and operational consistency.
QV Tester II
Electronic Arts
Hyderabad
06.2018 - 04.2020
- Performed Cross Project Training and help to streamline processes by comparing multiple teams.
- Trained Testers of different teams with respect to TFC Writing, Regressions and Adhoc.
- Created Dashboards in Power BI to track Testing Progress.
- Led Feature discussions to explain team about features of product.
- Created Documentation on Products and QA testing Processes to help development team.
QA Tester
Electronic Arts
Hyderabad
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Created TestPlans and Executed them.
- Performed wide variety of Testing i.e. Adhoc, Regression, Smoke checks etc.
- Provided Time Estimates and Bug Estimated based on Features or type of testing done.
- Successfully identified critical issues during smoke tests, ultimately reducing potential risks in production environments.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Lords Institute of Engineering And Technology
Hyderabad, India 07.2012 - 06.2016
Skills
Project Planning
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Senior Project Analyst
Juego Studios
01.2023 - Current
Associate QA Lead
Juego Studio
04.2022 - 12.2022
Senior QA Engineer
Juego Studios
06.2021 - 03.2022
Quality Analyst
Electronic Arts
04.2019 - 06.2021
QV Tester II
Electronic Arts
06.2018 - 04.2020
QA Tester
Electronic Arts
01.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Lords Institute of Engineering And Technology
07.2012 - 06.2016
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