Experience

Paradox Interactive

• Sweden
• Computer Games
• 300 - 400 Employee

• QA Director & Design Manager

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

• Director of Quality Assurance

  • Nov 2022 - Oct 2023

  Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden Head of department & discipline, reporting into General Manager/Head of Studio. As the Director of Quality Assurance at Paradox Development Studios, my role entails leading and evaluating the QA department and its staff. I am responsible for monitoring and evaluating performance across multiple QA roles, aligning our activities with company objectives, and regularly engaging in development talks. Additionally, I set KPIs for both individual staff members and the department as a whole to… Show more Head of department & discipline, reporting into General Manager/Head of Studio. As the Director of Quality Assurance at Paradox Development Studios, my role entails leading and evaluating the QA department and its staff. I am responsible for monitoring and evaluating performance across multiple QA roles, aligning our activities with company objectives, and regularly engaging in development talks. Additionally, I set KPIs for both individual staff members and the department as a whole to ensure that we meet our goals. I strive to create an innovative and high-performance culture that empowers every member to reach their full potential, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, motivated, and supported in their roles. I encourage open communication and feedback to drive continuous improvement, foster a culture of creativity and experimentation, and empower team members to propose new ideas. As the head of the QA department, I bring my leadership skills, strategic vision, and expertise to lead cross-functional initiatives and represent the QA function in various forums. As a leader, I strive to create a positive and inclusive environment where team members feel encouraged to take risks and explore new opportunities.

• QA Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Nov 2022

  Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden Worked in a team of QA Managers, reported into General Manager/Head of Studio with dotted line to Production Director. Responsible for accomplishing and defining department goals by managing staff; planning and evaluating department activities. Develop and grow personal and professional opportunities for the QA staff. Define short- and long-term goals, objectives, and strategies. Tasks included but weren’t limited to Development talks, KPI-setting, Forecasting, and representing… Show more Worked in a team of QA Managers, reported into General Manager/Head of Studio with dotted line to Production Director. Responsible for accomplishing and defining department goals by managing staff; planning and evaluating department activities. Develop and grow personal and professional opportunities for the QA staff. Define short- and long-term goals, objectives, and strategies. Tasks included but weren’t limited to Development talks, KPI-setting, Forecasting, and representing QA among the Studio Leadership group.

• Associate QA Lead

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Stockholm County, Sweden Responsible for all QA activities on the assigned project, reported into QA Manager. Responsible for liaising between various internal departments, such as Game Designers, Producers, and Media teams to ensure the LQA, FQA and Certification success of projects & titles across multiple platforms. Responsible for rigorously implementing and enforcing QA processes. Both responsible for supervising and conducting testing, as well as writing and vetting bugs, test cases and test plans. Signing… Show more Responsible for all QA activities on the assigned project, reported into QA Manager. Responsible for liaising between various internal departments, such as Game Designers, Producers, and Media teams to ensure the LQA, FQA and Certification success of projects & titles across multiple platforms. Responsible for rigorously implementing and enforcing QA processes. Both responsible for supervising and conducting testing, as well as writing and vetting bugs, test cases and test plans. Signing off on, and ensuring quality verdicts & criteria are reached.



PTW

• United States
• Computer Games
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR & Recruitment Administrator

  • May 2020 - Jul 2020

  Briefly paused my QA career to assist the HR and Recruitment department with the increased demands on our company during the COVID-19 Pandemic by coordinating between our studios in the UK and Canada. Supported multiple teams with both digital and physical data handling, recruitment requirements and employee onboarding processes as well as digitalising many paper-based systems in our efforts to set up our studios to be completely WFH-sufficient.

• QA Project Manager

  • Dec 2019 - May 2020

  Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Worked in a team of LQA & QA Project Managers, reported into QA Manager. Responsible for coaching and developing QA Leads while simultaneously overseeing live projects to ensure all processes and workflows are tracking in accordance with best practice. During my role as QA PM, I would be ultimately responsible for the ongoing work on multiple (5+) projects. Those responsibilities would include coaching the LQA Leads, testers, supervising the verification pipelines, assist in hardware &… Show more Worked in a team of LQA & QA Project Managers, reported into QA Manager. Responsible for coaching and developing QA Leads while simultaneously overseeing live projects to ensure all processes and workflows are tracking in accordance with best practice. During my role as QA PM, I would be ultimately responsible for the ongoing work on multiple (5+) projects. Those responsibilities would include coaching the LQA Leads, testers, supervising the verification pipelines, assist in hardware & software troubleshooting and the handling of high-level client/vendor communication - budget & cost, QA staffing etc.

• LQA Lead – Compliance Specialist

  • Feb 2018 - Dec 2019

  Glasgow, United Kingdom Worked in a team of LQA & QA Leads as one of the primary Lead Compliance Specialists, reported into one of the QA Project Managers. Primarily responsible for delivering the Certification (PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) and LQA demands of projects – ranging from AAA titles to indie games. Due to the specialised nature of the role as a certification specialist I managed to work on over 30 different projects over the course of my tenure as an LQA Lead. Most projects were… Show more Worked in a team of LQA & QA Leads as one of the primary Lead Compliance Specialists, reported into one of the QA Project Managers. Primarily responsible for delivering the Certification (PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) and LQA demands of projects – ranging from AAA titles to indie games. Due to the specialised nature of the role as a certification specialist I managed to work on over 30 different projects over the course of my tenure as an LQA Lead. Most projects were around 1 month in length and had high demands on ability to deliver in a timely fashion.

• LQA Tester

  • Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

  Glasgow, United Kingdom Worked as an LQA Tester and Senior Tester where my chief responsibilities were to locate Swedish and English localisation issues within titles and perform certification testing on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.



NAKED SOUP (KERSLAND STREET) LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Restaurants

• Barista/Assistant Supervisor

  • Mar 2016 - Jan 2017

  Glasgow, United Kingdom