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Hi, I'm Tyler Trulson, a versatile game developer and designer with hands-on experience across live-service games, QA, and cross-functional teams. I enjoy turning player feedback into balanced, polished features and guiding ideas from concept to launch. I thrive in collaborative environments and love solving challenging gameplay problems, mentoring junior team members, and driving process improvements that elevate quality and efficiency. I’ve contributed to launches like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and Knockout City, mentored QA analysts, and built tooling to support testing and live service workflows.…Hi, I'm Tyler Trulson, a versatile game developer and designer with hands-on experience across live-service games, QA, and cross-functional teams. I enjoy turning player feedback into balanced, polished features and guiding ideas from concept to launch. I thrive in collaborative environments and love solving challenging gameplay problems, mentoring junior team members, and driving process improvements that elevate quality and efficiency. I’ve contributed to launches like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and Knockout City, mentored QA analysts, and built tooling to support testing and live service workflows.

Tyler Trulson

Game Developer, Game Designer, Programmer, +2

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Hi, I'm Tyler Trulson, a versatile game developer and designer with hands-on experience across live-service games, QA, and cross-functional teams. I enjoy turning player feedback into balanced, polished features and guiding ideas from concept to launch. I thrive in collaborative environments and love solving challenging gameplay problems, mentoring junior team members, and driving process improvements that elevate quality and efficiency. I’ve contributed to launches like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and Knockout City, mentored QA analysts, and built tooling to support testing and live service workflows.…Hi, I'm Tyler Trulson, a versatile game developer and designer with hands-on experience across live-service games, QA, and cross-functional teams. I enjoy turning player feedback into balanced, polished features and guiding ideas from concept to launch. I thrive in collaborative environments and love solving challenging gameplay problems, mentoring junior team members, and driving process improvements that elevate quality and efficiency. I’ve contributed to launches like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and Knockout City, mentored QA analysts, and built tooling to support testing and live service workflows.

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Hi, I’m Tyler Trulson, a versatile game developer and designer with hands-on experience across live-service games, QA, and cross-functional teams. I enjoy turning player feedback into balanced, polished features and guiding ideas from concept to launch.

I thrive in collaborative environments and love solving challenging gameplay problems, mentoring junior team members, and driving process improvements that elevate quality and efficiency. I’ve contributed to launches like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and Knockout City, mentored QA analysts, and built tooling to support testing and live service workflows.

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Work Experience

Gameplay Designer at Velan Studios

October 1, 2021 - August 1, 2023

Designed, balanced, and implemented core game modes for live-service experiences; led test planning and QA documentation; contributed to season launches and backend issue resolution; created automated testing tools and supported cross-functional teams to improve quality and player engagement.

QA Analyst at Velan Studios

May 1, 2018 - April 1, 2022

Quality assurance analyst responsible for test planning, issue tracking, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure stability and quality across multiple titles; mentored junior QA analysts and contributed to process improvements.

QA Analyst at WB Games NY

April 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018

Quality assurance analyst performing test execution, bug reporting, and collaborating with development teams to improve product quality for WB titles.

Engineering Intern at Turbine (WB Play)

June 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015

Engineering internship contributing to gameplay tooling and features; gained experience across development pipelines.