RYLEY FORWOOD
QA Analyst, Game Developer
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Ryley Forwood
Ryley Forwood
QA Specialist
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States
ryleyforwood@gmail.com

Summary

QA Analyst, QA Tester. Actively seeking employment opportunities in game design and adjacent industries.

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Skills

QARisk AnalysisTest PlanningGame DesignGame DevelopmentTest planning, monitoring, and execution with a global test team.Requirements based risk analysis and risk based testing.Experience working on games from ideation to years post ship.Playtesting at scale (Coordinated over 100 testers at a time).Experience testing on all major gaming platforms.Defect Load AnalysisQualitative and quantitative testing and reporting expertise.JQLExpertise working embedded in the SDLC.QA process improvement, training, and documentation.

Software proficiency

Jira
Jira
Confluence
Confluence
QMetry
QMetry
AirTable
AirTable
Miro
Miro
Testrail
Testrail
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Unity
Unity
Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
3ds Max
3ds Max
Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
CLIP STUDIO PAINT

Productions

    • Video Game
      Fortnite Festival
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      QA Analyst, Senior QA Tester
    • Company
      Epic Games
    • Video Game
      Fortnite Battle Royale
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Senior Tester
    • Company
      Epic Games
    • Video Game
      Land Under Rot
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Producer, Tech Artist, Tech Animator
    • Company
      Code Rot
    • Video Game
      Train of Bot
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Tech Animator, Tech Artist, Animator
    • Company
      Code Rot

Experience

  • QA Analyst at Epic Games
    Cary, NC, US
    October 2024 - March 2026

    After working as a tester, I continued to work at Epic Games as a QA Analyst for 2 years, working throughout this time on Fortnite Festival.

  • Senior Tester at Epic Games
    Cary, NC, US
    May 2021 - October 2024

    I worked at Epic Games as a tester for over 3 years, working my way up from Associate Tester, to QA Tester, to Senior Tester. I was then promoted to QA Analyst. Throughout this time I worked on Fortnite Battle Royale and Fortnite Festival.

  • Game Design Student at Fitchburg State University
    Fitchburg, MA
    August 2014 - May 2020

    Graduate with a BS in Game Design. Dual enrolled in high school.

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