Apex Legends
Executive Summary
QA Test Lead on Apex Legends
An experienced leader in training, operations, and process optimization, I successfully led onboarding and training initiatives across North America, Barbados, and Bogotá, including for management teams. I played a pivotal role in establishing the Bogotá office, onboarding both employees and leadership, which reduced ramp-up time by 40%. I briefly managed Bogotá staff while serving as a go-to resource for company policies and procedures.
I spearheaded the implementation of Jira / JaaS Issue Templates in collaboration with development, cutting bug reporting time by 70%. This effort standardized issue reporting, improved QA onboarding, and enhanced cross-team data consistency. I managed end-to-end rollout activities—from stakeholder requirements and IT coordination to extensive testing and go-live support—ensuring a smooth adoption across the department.
In addition, I developed automated Slack bots using Google App Scripts and the Slack Web API to reduce routine communication by 50% and enforce QA compliance through real-time private alerts. I directed communication of test cases to over 60 QA team members, enabling early identification of build issues in coordination with developers.
To improve onboarding and documentation access, I created a centralized Confluence resource hub and streamlined navigation, including consolidating complex console setup instructions across multiple platforms. My archival and reorganization efforts greatly improved usability and relevance.
Finally, I introduced a weekly status reporting system that delivered actionable insights on Quality Assurance Requests (QARs), including time tracking, sentiment analysis, and stakeholder-facing analytics—strengthening transparency and credibility with leadership.
Here's the break down
- Led training and onboarding for North America, Barbados, and Bogotá employees, covering processes, tools, technology, bug reporting, and feedback procedures, including training management teams. Established the Bogotá office by onboarding employees and management, reducing ramp-up time by 40%. Briefly managed Bogotá employees while serving as a key resource for company policies and procedures.
- Led the implemention of Jira / JaaS Issue Templates in collaboration with a Development Manager, reducing bug reporting time by 70%. This allowed QV employees to quickly report issues without manually copying templates into Jira fields, significantly speeding up the onboarding of new QA testers and standardizing data entry across multiple features. This process involved gathering requirements from feature owners on fields, formatting, tables, fonts, colors, and sizes, coordinating with IT for staging and stability testing, and performing extensive tests (100 tickets per template) to ensure no performance impacts. Obtained production approval before presenting to QV leadership, clearly communicating the objectives and benefits. Managed go-live activities and conducted hypercare, ensuring continuous improvement by collecting feedback and expanding template usage across the department via a structured intake form.
- Developed automated Slack bots using Google App Scripts and the Slack Web API. These bots streamlined communication aligned with the team’s schedule, reducing day-to-day messaging by 50%. Bots also automatically alerted team members privately if they did not respond correctly to test cases communicated through Slack.
- Directed communication of test cases to over 60 team members, guiding their testing efforts for Quality Assurance Requests (QARs) and smoke tests, efficiently identifying build issues ahead of functional testing alongside developers.
- Created and centralized a comprehensive Confluence resource hub, significantly enhancing onboarding efficiency. Improved navigation and access by revamping the team’s main landing page and consolidating scattered documentation, including streamlining console setup instructions previously spread over approximately 40 pages (covering PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Series S/X). Archived outdated documentation to maintain clarity and relevance.
- Implemented a weekly status report providing high-level summaries of QARs received from production or game designers. Reports included detailed time tracking, feature sentiment analysis, and insightful analytics, enhancing the team’s visibility and credibility with stakeholders.