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Skylor Thoreson, a Unity QA Tester and Game Designer based in Austin, TX, United States. I have 12 years of experience across professional and non-professional projects, delivering robust end-to-end gameplay, UI, audio, and performance improvements through rigorous testing and inventive design. I've shipped a 2D action game on Steam with longterm development of a code base with over 100k lines of script, led a small team to launch it, and built scalable QA processes to improve accessibility and player experience. Including automatic testing, and smokescreen systems to help showcase problematic code. I thrive on solving problems.…Skylor Thoreson, a Unity QA Tester and Game Designer based in Austin, TX, United States. I have 12 years of experience across professional and non-professional projects, delivering robust end-to-end gameplay, UI, audio, and performance improvements through rigorous testing and inventive design. I've shipped a 2D action game on Steam with longterm development of a code base with over 100k lines of script, led a small team to launch it, and built scalable QA processes to improve accessibility and player experience. Including automatic testing, and smokescreen systems to help showcase problematic code. I thrive on solving problems.

Skylor Thoreson

Game Designer, Game Developer, QA Engineer, +2

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Skylor Thoreson, a Unity QA Tester and Game Designer based in Austin, TX, United States. I have 12 years of experience across professional and non-professional projects, delivering robust end-to-end gameplay, UI, audio, and performance improvements through rigorous testing and inventive design. I've shipped a 2D action game on Steam with longterm development of a code base with over 100k lines of script, led a small team to launch it, and built scalable QA processes to improve accessibility and player experience. Including automatic testing, and smokescreen systems to help showcase problematic code. I thrive on solving problems.…Skylor Thoreson, a Unity QA Tester and Game Designer based in Austin, TX, United States. I have 12 years of experience across professional and non-professional projects, delivering robust end-to-end gameplay, UI, audio, and performance improvements through rigorous testing and inventive design. I've shipped a 2D action game on Steam with longterm development of a code base with over 100k lines of script, led a small team to launch it, and built scalable QA processes to improve accessibility and player experience. Including automatic testing, and smokescreen systems to help showcase problematic code. I thrive on solving problems.

Available to hire

Skylor Thoreson, a Unity QA Tester and Game Designer based in Austin, TX, United States. I have 12 years of experience across professional and non-professional projects, delivering robust end-to-end gameplay, UI, audio, and performance improvements through rigorous testing and inventive design.

I’ve shipped a 2D action game on Steam with longterm development of a code base with over 100k lines of script, led a small team to launch it, and built scalable QA processes to improve accessibility and player experience. Including automatic testing, and smokescreen systems to help showcase problematic code.

I thrive on solving problems.

Skills

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Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Work Experience

QA Analyst at Noodle Life Games LLC

November 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024

Lead a 3-person team to launch a 2D action game on Steam. Managed end-to-end quality across gameplay, UI, audio, and performance. Created and tested 1,000+ UI changes, documented and tracked bugs, and contributed to a 100% player retention during public playtests. Implemented and tested gameplay/UI changes in Unity C#; rebuilt sound tracks and VO integration for 24 characters; improved accessibility and performance through iterative testing and code refactoring.

Cleaner at Gap Cleaning

November 1, 2022 - July 1, 2023

Performed deep cleaning of a 500-seat church weekly, ensuring a welcoming environment prior to services.

Site Coordinator at YMCA

September 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022

Led a team of 5 staff in an afterschool program for 50+ students, coordinating schedules and maintaining safety and communication. Tripled attendance at retention.

Special Services Associate at Home Depot

June 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020

Generated over $300K in sales by managing high-volume transactions and maintaining relationships with construction clients. Resolved 30+ポイント of sale issues daily and returned with improved service systems.