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Hey, I am Tony

Tony Condon

Computer Science Student at University of Wisconsin-Stout

Hello! I am an extremely curious and passionate Computer Science Student with under a year of experience working in the AAA Gaming Industry. I have previously worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War & Call of Duty: Warzone in a QA Functional Game Tester capacity. I learned many new and interesting skills during my time with Activision as well as sparking a real interest in actually breaking into the Video Game Industry. I am currently located in Menomonie, WI or possibly visiting back home in the Twin Cities Metro Area. For any internship opportunities I am willing to relocate for the duration of the position.

Creativity
Problem Solving
Persistence
Attention to Detail
Versatility
Public Speaking

Skills

Experiences

1
Activision Publishing

May 2021 - Oct 2021

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Activision is the leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products on consoles, mobile and PC.

QA Functional Tester

May 2021 - Oct 2021

Responsibilities:
  • Verifying functionality, data content, performance, 1st Party (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) compliance, usability/playability, and hardware/software compatibility.
  • Various types of Functional Testing including Black Box Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, Load Testing.
  • Used Jira and DevTrack in day to day job duties.

Education

B.S. Computer Science with a Concentration in Game Design and Development & Minor in Mathematics
Extracurricular Activities:
  • International Game Developers Association
  • Information Security Professionals
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • People’s Organization of Network Gaming
A.A.S. Web Programming & Database Development with Outstanding Attendance
GPA: 3.28 out of 4
Extracurricular Activities:
  • Softball
High School Diploma
Extracurricular Activities:
  • 2015 Junior Varsity Softball - Awarded Junior Varsity Coach’s Award
  • Knowledge Bowl
  • Chamber Choir
  • E-Sports

Projects

ReRun
UI/UX Programmer & Designer Oct 2023

Watch out for the monster from your TV! Collect the 4 batteries to recharge your remote control and defeat the monster. The themes for this Game Jam were Distortion & Stuck In A Loop. A Retro Runner Game with various inspirations from CRT TV’s to Grandma’s House! ReRun was created by a group of 7 Game Developer students over the course of 48 hours during UW Stout’s IGDA Fall 2023 Game Jam. Feel free to click the link to play the game in browser! Winner of UW Stout’s IGDA Fall 2023 Game Jam in the categories of Best Use of Theme & Best Visuals!

CULT-ure War
Project Manager May 2023

Players are given the opportunity to have all the fun of starting a cult and gathering followers, without any disastrous consequences. Players will design their cult, and deity. Then gather followers in hopes of summoning the deity to defeat the opposing cults. First your opposing cults, then the world! Presented at Stout Game Expo in Spring 2023. As Project Manager I managed the other 3 team members tasks and made marketing material for the Expo. I also made sure the graphic design of paper parts of the game was consistent.

Fish Feast
Audio & UI Designer/Programmer Feb 2023

Fish Feast was created by a group of 8 Game Developer students over the course of 48 hours during UW Stout’s 2023 Game Jam hosted by the on campus IGDA club. In Fish Feast you play as a fish where your goal is to eat other fish and items in the ocean to eventually get big enough to eat the whole map! Fish Feast won the Most Innovative award. Feel free to click the link to play the game in browser!

Eclipse
Lead Programmer Oct 2022

First 48 hour UW Stout IGDA Game Jam I participated in! Fall 2022 Semester. The themes for this Game Jam were Ethereal, Sun and Moon. Pixel Platformer. First time developing with the Godot engine. No awards. However I was the solo programmer with 5 artists! Feel free to click the link to check it out. Not my best work but was definitely a challenge. Not all features were implemented.

Call of Duty - Cold War
QA Functional Tester May 2021 - Oct 2021

First Person Shooter Game developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision. I personally Verified functionality, data content, performance, 1st Party (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) compliance, usability/playability, and hardware/software compatibility. As a QA Tester I implemented various types of Functional Testing including Black Box Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, and Load Testing. Received QA Credit.

Achievements

Dunwoody Graduation

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War