Ben Sullivan

Work History

• Developer

  Ben Sullivan Productions

  January 2010 - Present

  I do occasional freelance work on web and other small projects, usually as a way to stretch my legs and try out something I don't get to do in my regular work. These projects are often collaborations with friends and colleagues and are usually not intended as commercial products.
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  Producer

  United Front Games

  January 2014 - October 2016

  Vancouver, BC

  Producer and Project Manager for several high-profile, triple-A console releases. Occasional marketing video editor & producer, webserver admin and community relations manager.
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  Project Manager

  United Front Games

  December 2012 - December 2013

  Vancouver, BC
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  Associate Producer

  United Front Games

  October 2011 - December 2012

  Vancouver, BC

  On the Sleeping Dogs project I undertook a variety of responsibilities including managing the localization process in 8 languages (including gameplay changes in two regions), managing, assigning and triaging the bug tracking database TestTrack Pro, maintaining publisher and third-party relationships and coordination, and managing multiple different scrum teams as required by the project.

  

  
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  Assistant Producer

  Relic Entertainment

  October 2009 - August 2011

  
  Roles include:
  • Bug database management, assignment, reporting and triage
  • Visualization and analysis of telemetry and metrics
  • Liaising with third parties such as internal and outsourced QA teams, AMD, Intel, Nvidia, localization partners and other vendors
  • Managing and tracking approvals to licensors
  

  

  

  
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  Development Tester

  Relic Entertainment

  November 2007 - October 2009

  
  Ensured the quality of several titles including Company of Heroes and the Dawn of War franchise. My specialization was online feature testing including networking, VOIP and matchmaking testing.
  

  
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  Quality Assurance Analyst

  Electronic Arts

  April 2007 - November 2007

  
  Ensured the quality of the EA Sports World product across multiple games and platforms.
  

  

• Writer

  Rend Reality Productions

  October 2005 - March 2007

  
  Volunteer as a writer of screenplays, continuity supervisor, and producer for several short films and documentaries.
  
  Primarily student work with several non-volunteer contracts.
  

• Director

  Rend Reality Productions

  July 2005 - September 2005

  
  Contract work creating a documentary for the Summerland Singers and Players centennial anniversary. This 25-minute documentary was created in conjunction with the Municipality of Summerland's 100th year anniversary celebrations.
  
  I acted as the director of the project, but also did all editing, compositing, and camera work.