Ben Turner
Development Director at DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE AB)- Claim this Profile
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Jay Menconi
I worked with Ben as QA Tester under him and as QA Manager. Ben is very insightful and thoughtful person. He has the ability to focus on the big and small things, and is always open to improving process. He never forgets about the people involved and works well within given resources and time. Ben is also easy to get along with and great to work with.
Andrew Brownell
I really enjoyed working with Ben at Red 5. He works hard, has a great attitude, and is constantly striving to find ways to make his workflow and the project better. Ben has a great sense of what's working and what isn't when it comes to feature development, fun, and gameplay - this makes him a fantastic person to collaborate with or to go to with an idea or problem. Ben will make your project easier to track and run smoother. If you have the chance to work with Ben consider yourself very lucky. He's amazing!
Jay Menconi
I worked with Ben as QA Tester under him and as QA Manager. Ben is very insightful and thoughtful person. He has the ability to focus on the big and small things, and is always open to improving process. He never forgets about the people involved and works well within given resources and time. Ben is also easy to get along with and great to work with.
Andrew Brownell
I really enjoyed working with Ben at Red 5. He works hard, has a great attitude, and is constantly striving to find ways to make his workflow and the project better. Ben has a great sense of what's working and what isn't when it comes to feature development, fun, and gameplay - this makes him a fantastic person to collaborate with or to go to with an idea or problem. Ben will make your project easier to track and run smoother. If you have the chance to work with Ben consider yourself very lucky. He's amazing!
Jay Menconi
I worked with Ben as QA Tester under him and as QA Manager. Ben is very insightful and thoughtful person. He has the ability to focus on the big and small things, and is always open to improving process. He never forgets about the people involved and works well within given resources and time. Ben is also easy to get along with and great to work with.
Andrew Brownell
I really enjoyed working with Ben at Red 5. He works hard, has a great attitude, and is constantly striving to find ways to make his workflow and the project better. Ben has a great sense of what's working and what isn't when it comes to feature development, fun, and gameplay - this makes him a fantastic person to collaborate with or to go to with an idea or problem. Ben will make your project easier to track and run smoother. If you have the chance to work with Ben consider yourself very lucky. He's amazing!
Jay Menconi
I worked with Ben as QA Tester under him and as QA Manager. Ben is very insightful and thoughtful person. He has the ability to focus on the big and small things, and is always open to improving process. He never forgets about the people involved and works well within given resources and time. Ben is also easy to get along with and great to work with.
Andrew Brownell
I really enjoyed working with Ben at Red 5. He works hard, has a great attitude, and is constantly striving to find ways to make his workflow and the project better. Ben has a great sense of what's working and what isn't when it comes to feature development, fun, and gameplay - this makes him a fantastic person to collaborate with or to go to with an idea or problem. Ben will make your project easier to track and run smoother. If you have the chance to work with Ben consider yourself very lucky. He's amazing!
Credentials
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Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Scrum.orgFeb, 2016- Sep, 2024
Experience
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DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE AB)
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Sweden
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Computer Games
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300 - 400 Employee
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Development Director
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May 2020 - Present
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Development Manager
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May 2017 - May 2020
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Treyarch
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Graphic Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Producer
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Sep 2016 - May 2017
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Red 5 Studios
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United States
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Producer
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Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
Responsible for scheduling and coordinating the development team's efforts in order to deliver our projects on time and at high quality. Lead the effort to get two new projects off the ground while continuing to support our flagship title, Firefall. In addition, I collaborated with studio leadership to streamline our agile development process.
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Producer
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Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
Responsibilities:• Utilize scrum, kanban and waterfall methodologies to plan, track and evaluate development• Create and maintain product backlogs and feature team task lists• Refine processes and pipelines to make them more efficient• Foster communication between team members as well as departments• Identify risks and provide suggestions to mitigate them• Identify opportunities and provide suggestions to capitalize on them• Act as scrum master for my feature teams• Perform day-to-day tasks like scheduling meetings, following up on dependencies, reporting production status to management, and communicating priorities to the team Show less
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Release Manager
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Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
Responsibilities:• As Red5's first release manager I established the procedure for product updates, major releases and hotfixes.• Coordinated production, QA, technical operations and management teams• Ensured product updates launched on time and with high quality• Continued management of QA department, championing and overseeing the development of automated testing tools and a public test environment.
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QA Manager
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Feb 2011 - Aug 2013
Responsibilities:• Founded QA department and acted as department lead• Directed QA department personnel, priorities and processes• Selected and managed outsourcing partners and software solutions
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Electronic Arts
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Brazil
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Software Development
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Sr. QA Tester
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Jul 2007 - Feb 2011
Managed small teams of up to 15 people, both in-house testers as well as outsourced testers in remote locations. My general responsibilities were to create, implement and report the progress of test plans. Managed small teams of up to 15 people, both in-house testers as well as outsourced testers in remote locations. My general responsibilities were to create, implement and report the progress of test plans.
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ASAP Staffing, Inc.
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Jr. Recruiter
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2006 - 2007
Found candidates to fill open positions in Los Angeles area hospitals. When a contract was received to fill a position I would search for qualified candidates, review their resume with the Sr. Recruiter and conduct interviews. Found candidates to fill open positions in Los Angeles area hospitals. When a contract was received to fill a position I would search for qualified candidates, review their resume with the Sr. Recruiter and conduct interviews.
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Education
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2003 - 2006
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor, Psychology and Political Science
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