Nicholas Hofbauer E N V I R O N M E N T H T T P S : / / W W W . A R T S T A T I O N . C O M / N I C K H O F B A U E R A R T I S T • 630-379-8863 / [email protected] • Chicago, IL GENERAL SKILLS ART TOOLS High poly and low poly modeling Modeling: 3D Studio Max, zBrush Clean baking between models Texturing: Substance Painter, Knald, xNormals, Photoshop, Quixel Suite Creation of modular assets and Game Engine: Unreal Engine 4 textures Ability to create clean normal, CAREER HISTORY albedo, specular/gloss, and metallic maps through baking QA Lead and 3rd party software Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore 2019 - Present Texturing with PBR focus Environment layout in Unreal Ran the QA team including specialist teams that handled a variety of issues from live Engine 4 support to checking constant changes to the latest build. Worked closely with many of Strong focus of quick workflow the developers to make sure testing for new features is done in a timely manner. iteration and design. - Managed several teams of QA members covering variety of disciplines - Coordinated with developers to hand out information on latest releases - Oversaw outsource work being done by the Prague office SHIPPED TITLES QA Shift Lead World of Tanks Consoles: Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore 2017 - 2019 Xbox 360 Assisted with the running of the QA team while assigning task to the correct worker and Xbox One PS4 help improve their individual strengths. - Managed team of 6-8 people to deliver in depth testing - Delegated test and ticket execution to testing team based on their strengths - Coordinated with leads and developers to get specific testing completed - Trained new hires QA Tester Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore 2014 - 2017 Assisted with the creation and execution of software tests to help discover and identify problems in the game of World of Tanks for consoles while demonstrating methodical, detail-oriented approach to discover the problems. - Worked closely with leads to properly test through an array of project areas - Helped to set up QA side of the new Events Team under publishing EDUCATION Bachelor of Fine Arts, Northern Illinois University 2010 Game Art Program, Westwood College.