Lewis Dawson

Rocksteady Studios - Junior QA Tester                                                                                        Apr 2021 - Mar 2024
Duties: 
Working in a timely manner to achieve all individual daily targets. Communicating clearly with team members and required departments while multi-tasking to ensure smooth running of the department. When encountering an issue, analyse complex data, draw a meaningful conclusion that coincides with the accuracy and quality standards required of my role to assist in correcting the issue. Follow required procedures to attain and inform higher ups of information required by other departments. Investigate problems in detail that hinder or halt the progress of the current project.

Universally Speaking - Functional QA Tester                                                                              Jun 2019 – Apr 2021
Duties:  
Ensuring that during work with third parties quality standards are upheld and achieved. Equipment that is required for daily tasks are set up and configured in the correct way. Ability to prioritise and deal effectively with tasks switching priority. When encountering an issue, analyse complex data, draw a meaningful conclusion that coincides with the accuracy and quality standards required of my role to assist in correcting issues. Testing the functionality and fit for purpose the current project was. Working with other team members to complete tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Codemasters -     Functional QA Technician                                                                               Mar 2019 - Aug 2019
Duties:  
Working in a timely manner to achieve all individual daily targets. Communicating clearly with team members while multi-tasking to ensure smooth running of the department. When encountering an issue, analyse complex data, draw a meaningful conclusion that coincides with the accuracy and quality standards required of my role to assist in correcting the issue. Investigate problems that hinder or halt the progress of the current project.

Tesco - Festive Colleague                                                                                                              Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
Duties: 
Working within the back of the store receiving online Customer orders.  Picking orders with attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality standards achieved. Working in a timely manner to achieve all individual targets. Communicating clearly with team members and multi-tasking to ensure smooth running of the department.

Amazon - Warehouse Operative                                                                                                   Sept 2016 - Sep 2017
Duties: 
Working within a warehouse evaluating Customer returns with attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality standards achieved. Working in a timely manner to achieve all individual targets. Organising the redistribution of stock to different departments where needed. Following the health and safety rules within the warehouse with handling items.

Education/ Qualifications
Abertay University:                                                                                                                     - Sept 2013 - June 2015
Bsc (Hons) Computer Games Application Development

Adam Smith College:                                                                                                                 - Sept 2011 - June 2013
HND Computer Games Software Development 
HNC Computer Games Software Development

Inverkeithing High School:                                                                                                        - Sept 2006 - June 2011
 

Core duties across previous projects have included:
• Using Jira and Testrail to Update, Report, Verify, Reopen bugs,
• Reading crash callstacks and assessing the nature of the crash
• Regressive, Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Playthrough/Golden Path Testing, Performance Testing
• Using internal Software Tools to Investigate bugs and gather further information.
• Setting up hardware, including Console Devkits, as required for tests.
• Received training in Testrail, Perforce, Visual Studio, Unreal Engine Editor testing, console devkit use /
testing.

∙ Bsc (Hons) Computer Games Application Development
∙ HND Computer Games Software Development
∙ HNC Computer Games Software Development