“I worked closely with JD when I was in QA at Zynga. JD is a creative game designer, and as his dedicated QA tester for several features in our game I was able to get a close look at his design process from start to finish. JD’s design documentation was always thorough and he kept me up-to-date of design adjustments as they were implemented. He also worked closely with me to review my QA documentation, which sometimes led to discussions about further design adjustments (discussions which he included me in). JD respects and considers opinions from other team members and encourages the advancement of their skills. We had a period of time where some of our design time was overseas at another studio and as a result a ton of additional work was piled onto JD’s back. During this time he handled all of the tasks that were assigned to him and he didn’t cut corners; he stayed late and worked until he was fully satisfied with the work he had completed. Also during this time, JD volunteered to come in on Sundays (which were pretty much our only days off) to train me on the design tools for our studio and help mentor my creation of several quests. In a nutshell, JD put in 110% towards his own tasks and after that still made time to help out others on the team. JD would be a strong asset to any game development team.”
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I am a Professional Game Designer with over 20+ years in Console and Mobile game…
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