Shane Mesuda
San Francisco Bay Area,CA
Summary
QA Lead/Tester with a proven track record in scheduling and managing diverse testing teams, specializing in functional, performance, and regression testing. Known for optimizing testing processes to enhance product quality and accelerate delivery timelines. Core competencies include team leadership, test strategy development, and risk assessment. Aiming to leverage expertise in quality assurance to drive continuous improvement in software development environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Game Designer
N3twork Studios Inc.
05.2021 - 12.2024
- Designed, implemented, and balanced character skills that played a key role in revenue
- Created and presented comprehensive design documents for new features, economy expansions, and weekly events
- Managed daily deployments to production
- Designed, implemented, and managed the live operations process
QA Lead / Senior QA Tester
N3twork Studios Inc.
10.2018 - 05.2021
- Managed third-party testing teams
- Met project scope and delivery dates by planning optimal testing schedules.
- Wrote detailed bug reports and tracked issues using Jira
- Created and maintained comprehensive test cases
- Completed unit and regression tests on software and individual modules.
- Created and maintained database of common and known testing defects.
- Collaborated closely with development teams to ensure product stability before release.
QA Tester
Nexon Mobile
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Monitored and compared analytics for inconsistencies between Tableau and DB Visualizer SQL queries
- Conducted security testing on jailbroken and rooted devices to ensure games were not exploitable
- Used Charles Proxy to test network disruption and throttling scenarios
- Executed functional, performance, security, usability tests on web applications.
QA Tester
DeNA
02.2015 - 10.2016
- Wrote comprehensive test cases and managed test tracking in TestRail
- Worked as QA lead, managing third-party testing groups and providing developer documentation
- Submitted builds to Apple and Google for release
QA Tester
Toys for Bob
01.2014 - 08.2014
QA Tester
2K Marin
12.2012 - 09.2013
QA Tester
Toolwire
10.2012 - 12.2012
QA Tester
Backbone Entertainment
04.2012 - 10.2012
QA Tester
Pole to Win America
06.2011 - 01.2012
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Game Art Design
Ex'pression College For Digital Arts
Emeryville01-2011
Skills
- SQL
- Test case creation
- Security Testing
- Charles Proxy
- Bug tracking
- Testing methodologies
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Game Designer
N3twork Studios Inc.
05.2021 - 12.2024
QA Lead / Senior QA Tester
N3twork Studios Inc.
10.2018 - 05.2021
QA Tester
Nexon Mobile
01.2017 - 07.2018
QA Tester
DeNA
02.2015 - 10.2016
QA Tester
Toys for Bob
01.2014 - 08.2014
QA Tester
2K Marin
12.2012 - 09.2013
QA Tester
Toolwire
10.2012 - 12.2012
QA Tester
Backbone Entertainment
04.2012 - 10.2012
QA Tester
Pole to Win America
06.2011 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Game Art Design
Ex'pression College For Digital Arts
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