Joe Castagno

Work History

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  Associate Producer

  PlayStation

  June 2012 - Present

  Responsible for keeping track of and hitting project milestones for the full life cycle of the title.
  
  • Helped run focus groups both in house and at Developers.
  • Managed an efficient bug data base between the Devs and QA.
  • Worked with Marketing on a reveal plan and consumer awareness leading up to the launch of the game.
  • Worked with Europe, Japan, and Asia on a schedule for when localization would be implemented in game.
  • Supplied the Devs with constant feedback on gameplay, feel, and story for the games.
  • Worked with Legal to make sure all things in game have been legally cleared before going to Format.
  • Worked with the Release Management team on submission to Format.
  • Worked with Devs on patches and additional content post launch.
  • Help with contracts for NDA agreements and for loaning Dev tools.
  
  inFamous First Light PS4
  inFamous Second Son PS4
  Ratchet and Clank Collection PS3
  Uncharted Fight for Fortune Playstation Vita
  Sly 4 PS3
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  Assistant Producer

  Sony Computer Entertainment America

  December 2009 - August 2012

  Responsible for helping the Producer with day to day tasks. Worked closely with QA for the entire cycle of the project.
  • Helped run focus groups both in house and at Developers.
  • Managed an efficient bug data base between the Devs and QA.
  • Supplied the Devs with constant feedback on gameplay, feel, and story for the games.
  • Worked with Legal to make sure all things in game have been legally cleared before going to Format.
  • Worked with the Release Management team to make sure everything was ready for Gold Masters to be submitted to Format.
  The Sly Collection PS3
  infamous 2 PS3
  Uncharted 3 PS3
  Uncharted Golden Abyss Playstation Vita
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  Lead Quality Assurance Tester

  Sony Computer Entertainment America

  January 2004 - January 2010

  Responsible for leading the full test cycle of Playstation first party titles across a variety of Playstations platforms.
  • Maintained a clean and up to date bug data base.
  • Managed teams ranging from 10 people to 80 people.
  • Coordinated testing efforts with off campus test teams.
  • Provided gameplay feedback for games that were in preproduction.
  Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal PS2.
  Ape Escape On the Loose PSP launch title.
  Ratchet Deadlocked PS2.
  Resistance PS3.
  Syphon Filter Combat Ops PSP.
  Secret Agent Clank PSP.
  Infamous PS3.
  Fire Team Bravo PSP.