Timbre Interactive, LLC
Founder and Creative Director
April 2013 — Present
Working tirelessly on Sentris, a new kind of music game that transforms every player into a musician.
Samantha Kalman
Founder and Creative Director
Timbre Interactive, LLC
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Quardev Laboratories
Software Test Lead
Led and contributed to testing initiatives for a variety of clients, including Microsoft and the US government. Specialized in manual exploratory testing techniques as well as traditional test case development and execution methods. Developed “Session-Based Testing Lite” methodology based on the work Jon and James Bach. Presented it at CAST 2007.
Career
Amazon
UX Design Technologist
October 2011 — April 2013
Building user experience prototypes for Kindle.
Studio Organik
Independent Game Developer
October 2010 — October 2011
Startup game development studio initiative. Completed two prototypes of the unique music game “Sen” and published to Kongregate.com. Also contributed code to client indie game projects.
Career
Unity Technologies
QA Director
May 2007 — September 2010
Shipped eight major versions of Unity, including Windows and Mobile ports. Owned and built Testing, Support, and Documentation initiatives. Interim producer for Unity 3.0. Raised the quality bar. Created the Unity Awards. Presented at GDC, Unite, and Nordic Game Jam.
Career
Microsoft
Xbox Compliance Test Engineer
October 2001 — April 2002
Cut my teeth on testing. Started as the solo functional tester on the Xbox Compliance Team before the original Xbox launched. Promoted to Compliance Test Engineer within two months, executing TCR verification testing. I was able to test broadly, gaining experience in all areas of Compliance testing. Eventually I was appointed as lead A/V tester, and trained new testers as the team expanded.
Career
Shoreline Community College
AA, Music & Video production
2005
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