Cat Clymer

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  Washington, Washington, United States

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  Cat Clymer is a
  • Assisted the Core Team with Mac patch testing and installer testing. • Performed Hotfix and Server Verifications for Wrath of the Lich King. • Provided feedback on several aspects of StarCraft II, Diablo II, and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.Sold games to people with a smile on my face :). • Assisted with test activities in support of over nine new titles across multiple video game platforms from alpha to completion. • Responsible for providing written reports of game defects, and compiling tester feedback. • Experienced in ensuring TRC standards and generating reports for development studios based on those results. Tested 9 console titles published for Sony Playstation 2, XBOX360, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo Wii: Brunswick Bowling, Pinball Hall of Fame: Wiliams Collection,George of the Jungle, World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer ALL-IN, Baby Pals, World Championship Cards, Napoleon Dynamite the Game, Dave Mirra BMX Challenge , Worked with leads of the department to verify software fixes.Wrote business letters to clients and called them on a daily basis to ensure good relations. Prepared, created, and stored legal documents. Provided swift customer service to clients’ needs. Organized data using Excel spreadsheets, Crystal Reports, Retail Lease, and Lotus Notes.Product Quality: -Partnered and regularly met with stakeholders including senior developers and executive department heads to provide high value quality-related services. -Developed and influenced software development and testing best practices in collaboration with development to change testing approaches, and development implementation in order to champion the customer experience. -Set department standards and developed training materials with workshops on project and product management practices: gathering requirements, tracking metrics, reporting, empowering employees, communication with stakeholders, team management, testware implementation, and risk identification. Project Management: -Implemented project management strategies for scheduling test areas and maintained several different timelines for multiple releases at a time -Drove test development, estimation, planning, execution, reporting, and closure activities -Coordinated responsible test areas with regional teams in Korea, China, Taiwan, and Europe. -Created test closure activities to evaluate testware application, knowledge transfer, retrospective reviews of completed projects, and closure reporting Personnel Management: -Lead, created, and recruited employees to build several teams from 10-40 employees -Coached and developed leadership talent across the department in addition to several different levels of test analysts. Met with employees one on one weekly to provide guidance and check-ins on progress. -Oversaw and guided analysts in creating test cases, test plans, user experience related qualitative reporting, identifying candidates for automated tests, and opportunities to work with regional offices. -Created and delivered two appraisals a year to ensure employee growth and to recognize accomplishments through raises and promotions. Provided disciplinary action and termination when necessary -Managed department and team budgets for hiring, promotions, events, and department wide initiatives. - Coordinated staffing for 400 employees and over 1000 temporary staffers over a span of two weeks and 17 different work areas spanning three floors in the Anaheim Convention center for the two-day with over 35k attendees. - Collaborated with over 20 different departments including phone and in person meetings for event planning. - Scheduled, recorded, edited, and delivered training videos for all work areas for over 4,000 employees. - Scheduled out individual shifts, breaks, and lunches for staff including four shift changeovers. - Coordinated all staff trainings and shuttles for employees and temp staffers, to and from the event. - Lead a small team of leadership to delegate out tasks and coverage during the event with events staff and security. - Worked the convention show for a week prior to show date for setup and event production ensuring machines and stages were adequately tested for convention goers and millions watching online. - During show days assisted with production, staffing, radio, and security team needs. - Actively coordinated line management, crowd control, food and water drops, meal vouchers, and any proverbial fires that needed to be put out in the convention center. Blizzard Entertainment

• What industry does Cat Clymer currently work in?

  Cat Clymer currently works in the
  Blizzard Entertainment

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  Cat Clymer specializes in
  • Assisted the Core Team with Mac patch testing and installer testing. • Performed Hotfix and Server Verifications for Wrath of the Lich King. • Provided feedback on several aspects of StarCraft II, Diablo II, and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.Sold games to people with a smile on my face :). • Assisted with test activities in support of over nine new titles across multiple video game platforms from alpha to completion. • Responsible for providing written reports of game defects, and compiling tester feedback. • Experienced in ensuring TRC standards and generating reports for development studios based on those results. Tested 9 console titles published for Sony Playstation 2, XBOX360, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo Wii: Brunswick Bowling, Pinball Hall of Fame: Wiliams Collection,George of the Jungle, World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer ALL-IN, Baby Pals, World Championship Cards, Napoleon Dynamite the Game, Dave Mirra BMX Challenge , Worked with leads of the department to verify software fixes.Wrote business letters to clients and called them on a daily basis to ensure good relations. Prepared, created, and stored legal documents. Provided swift customer service to clients’ needs. Organized data using Excel spreadsheets, Crystal Reports, Retail Lease, and Lotus Notes.Product Quality: -Partnered and regularly met with stakeholders including senior developers and executive department heads to provide high value quality-related services. -Developed and influenced software development and testing best practices in collaboration with development to change testing approaches, and development implementation in order to champion the customer experience. -Set department standards and developed training materials with workshops on project and product management practices: gathering requirements, tracking metrics, reporting, empowering employees, communication with stakeholders, team management, testware implementation, and risk identification. Project Management: -Implemented project management strategies for scheduling test areas and maintained several different timelines for multiple releases at a time -Drove test development, estimation, planning, execution, reporting, and closure activities -Coordinated responsible test areas with regional teams in Korea, China, Taiwan, and Europe. -Created test closure activities to evaluate testware application, knowledge transfer, retrospective reviews of completed projects, and closure reporting Personnel Management: -Lead, created, and recruited employees to build several teams from 10-40 employees -Coached and developed leadership talent across the department in addition to several different levels of test analysts. Met with employees one on one weekly to provide guidance and check-ins on progress. -Oversaw and guided analysts in creating test cases, test plans, user experience related qualitative reporting, identifying candidates for automated tests, and opportunities to work with regional offices. -Created and delivered two appraisals a year to ensure employee growth and to recognize accomplishments through raises and promotions. Provided disciplinary action and termination when necessary -Managed department and team budgets for hiring, promotions, events, and department wide initiatives. - Coordinated staffing for 400 employees and over 1000 temporary staffers over a span of two weeks and 17 different work areas spanning three floors in the Anaheim Convention center for the two-day with over 35k attendees. - Collaborated with over 20 different departments including phone and in person meetings for event planning. - Scheduled, recorded, edited, and delivered training videos for all work areas for over 4,000 employees. - Scheduled out individual shifts, breaks, and lunches for staff including four shift changeovers. - Coordinated all staff trainings and shuttles for employees and temp staffers, to and from the event. - Lead a small team of leadership to delegate out tasks and coverage during the event with events staff and security. - Worked the convention show for a week prior to show date for setup and event production ensuring machines and stages were adequately tested for convention goers and millions watching online. - During show days assisted with production, staffing, radio, and security team needs. - Actively coordinated line management, crowd control, food and water drops, meal vouchers, and any proverbial fires that needed to be put out in the convention center.

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  Cat Clymer works at
  Blizzard Entertainment