Kristy Fowles

Experience

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  FotoMAX

  Jan 2003 - Oct 2005

  Digital Division : Design & Print Artist

  Retouching of Images in Photoshop on MACPreparing Images for Printing CMYKScanning (Large and Small Scale)Quality AssuranceProof ReadingInvite Designs for ClientsInteraction with Customers / Customer AssistanceUpkeep of the Company Website (www.fotomax.co.za)Website Creation for Clients (www.lesleycole.co.za)

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  Derivco

  Oct 2012 - now

  Drive and define strategic solutions.Process streamlining and automation.Define processes and set standards for Production.Technical Documentation and Process Improvement.Creation of comprehensive checksheet training material.Partner with stakeholders and manage stakeholder expectations.UI / UX Research and assistance.Mentor and perform Knowledge Shares.Schedule and delegate the production workload.Ownership and Management of the production stream for the UI Design team.Build via Git Repo using PRs and Release via Azure Pipelines to IT deployment teams.Perform bulk rollouts and implement rollback plans as required.Produce, quality assure and package UI assets to be deployed live. Show less Owning and managing the production pipeline for the UI Design team.Building and Releasing via Azure Pipelines to an IT deployment team.Liaising with stakeholders and managing expectations.Relationship building with other teams, both local and abroad.Producing, quality assuring and packaging graphical assets to be deployed live.Scheduling and delegating the production workload.Creation of comprehensive training material.Defining new processes.Documentation of current processes.Process streamlining and automation.UX research and documentation. Show less Creation of training material.Process documentation and streamlining.Automation of tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.Knowledge sharing.Meeting client requirements for graphical assets and aesthetic layout.Quality assurance of produced graphical assets.Creation of lobby assets for Development teams.Production work on marketing material for deployment with new and existing games.Working with other Art Production streams to acquire new skills and eliminate Key Man Reliance. Show less 2005 - 2007 : Release Engineer (Level 1), Release Engineer (Level 2), Build Engineer (Level 1)2007 : Build Engineer (Level 2)End production and packaging of software product and Quality Assurance thereof.Lead Integrator for Monthly Software Rollout for ViperProject OwnershipMentoringTrainingCreation of Training MaterialParticipating in the Interviewing of New StaffControl of Base ProjectsSource Version ControlMaintaining Build QualityProcess MonitoringCreation of Checksheets and TemplatesConfiguration of Software to Client StandardQuality Assurance of Software Releases in 18 Foreign LanguagesOccasional LUA ScriptingTroubleshootingSupportSince I have joined Derivco in 2005, I have been driven to put processes in place to assist both myself and others in creating a more streamline workflow. Noticing where there were process voids and putting in place methods to achieve team success.Team growth has been achieved from the creation of checksheets and templates (where previously none existed prior), to training and mentoring new staff and taking the lead in the Integration Team to make sure that all projects meet both quality and auditor specifications. Show less

  • Player Experience Dept : Product Design : UI UX Design Team – Senior Technical Artist

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Player Experience Dept : Product Design : UI Design – L2 Technical Artist

    Jan 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Art Dept : UI Design – L2 UI Production Designer

    Oct 2014 - Jan 2020

  • Art Dept : Landbased Casino – L2 Art Production Designer

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2014

  • Build & Configure Dept : Viper – L2 Build Engineer

    Nov 2005 - Mar 2014

  • Build & Configure Dept : Viper & Flash – L1 Team Resource Planner

    Oct 2012 - Jan 2013