Hi there! I'm Brandon Hoffmann, a Vancouver-based electronics arts professional with a focus on quality design and QA testing. I thrive on coordinating project timelines and facilitating cross-domain collaboration with senior management to boost team efficiency and deliver solid experiences for players. I have hands-on experience verifying overnight automated builds, debugging complex issues, conducting extensive playtests, and collaborating with development teams using Jira, Confluence, and TestRail to ensure timely, high-quality releases.

Brandon Hoffmann

Hi there! I'm Brandon Hoffmann, a Vancouver-based electronics arts professional with a focus on quality design and QA testing. I thrive on coordinating project timelines and facilitating cross-domain collaboration with senior management to boost team efficiency and deliver solid experiences for players. I have hands-on experience verifying overnight automated builds, debugging complex issues, conducting extensive playtests, and collaborating with development teams using Jira, Confluence, and TestRail to ensure timely, high-quality releases.

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Hi there! I’m Brandon Hoffmann, a Vancouver-based electronics arts professional with a focus on quality design and QA testing. I thrive on coordinating project timelines and facilitating cross-domain collaboration with senior management to boost team efficiency and deliver solid experiences for players.

I have hands-on experience verifying overnight automated builds, debugging complex issues, conducting extensive playtests, and collaborating with development teams using Jira, Confluence, and TestRail to ensure timely, high-quality releases.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Work Experience

Associate Quality Designer at Electronic Arts
March 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Managed project timelines and facilitated cross-domain collaboration with senior management; verified overnight automated builds and initiated manual builds as needed; updated command-line scripts to ensure deployment of the most recent version.
Quality Assurance Specialist at LBC Studios
September 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Verified overnight automated builds; performed manual build initiation as required; applied various command-line updates to ensure deployment of the latest version; contributed to bug reporting and collaboration with the development team.
QA Tester, Development Level 3 at LBC Studios
June 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023
Successfully managed, resolved, and reported bugs within tight 30-60 minute deadlines; maintained high-quality development standards; collaborated across concurrent projects and validated bug fixes with dev teams.
QA Tester, Development Level 1 at LBC Studios
May 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Conducted comprehensive regression and smoke tests on FIFA 2021 project including VOLTA mode; maintained 10-15 minute deadlines; identified and communicated significant gameplay crashes to development teams.

Education

High School Diploma at Burnaby Mountain Secondary
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2012
Google IT Automation with Python at Coursera (Google IT Automation with Python)
June 1, 2025 - April 2, 2026

Qualifications

Google IT Automation with Python
June 1, 2025 - April 2, 2026
Troubleshooting and Debugging Techniques
June 1, 2025 - April 2, 2026
Using Python to Interact with the Operating System
June 1, 2025 - April 2, 2026
Crash Course on Python
May 1, 2025 - April 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education