Toma Holder

Experience

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  Gearbox Entertainment

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Gameplay Tester

  • Worked within a team of 8 to test gameplay and fun factor for the first Borderlands game. • Coordinated with other team members to delegate required tasks and meet required goals. • Met with lead development team to provide direct feedback, discuss intended versus unintended situations and plan next steps. • Wrote daily reports detailing tasks completed, feedback, questions, and issues faced.

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  RoboKind

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2020

  • Directed curriculum and content development of Robots4Autism (R4A) and Robots4STEM (R4S) products (facially expressive and interactive humanoid robots used in autism social-emotional learning and computer science education, respectively).• Drove product accessibility by analyzing and documenting results before providing recommendations for all product components and implementing changes where appropriate.Key Highlights:• Took over and successfully led the full development lifecycle of Robots4STEM, maintaining on-time delivery after third party partner’s withdrawal from program.• Increased customer retention, market competitiveness, and team morale by redeveloping R4S program• Increased Quality Assurance (QA) efficiencies by streamlining approval levels without compromising audit and output. Show less • Developed the R4A product in collaboration with experts and engineers• Collaborated with technical and non-technical teams to ensure successful integration of new systems while providing oversight on workflows, tools, and processes.Key Highlights:• Reduced development cycles from months to days, standardizing project timelines and processes with the implementation of a full content team.• Represented company in China to meet with local partners and autism experts to discuss needs, resources, cultural differences, and potential efficacy of the product in the market. Show less

  • Director of Content

    Mar 2015 - Jan 2020

  • Program Manager

    Nov 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Robot Technician

    Aug 2013 - Oct 2013
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  Knowbility

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2023

  Accessibility Project Coordinator

  • Collaborated with the Director of Accessibility Services and Director of Business Development to schedule and manage projects across all clients, create comprehensive project implementation plans, and ensure the allocation of available resources.• Defined the scope, schedule, resources, and stakeholder communications for all Accessibility Services Team (AST) projects covering accessibility audits of websites and web apps, on-call help desk, and client group training sessions.• Anticipated potential risks, needs and questions to prevent or minimize project interruptions and delays.• Established, managed, wrote, secured, and shared project documentation for client projects and internal databases.Key Highlights:Provided new automation within Trello and Jira, allowing for faster project setup time and creation of consistent Jira accessibility audit reports at a faster rate. Increased productivity as measured by:• 40% reduction in average time for project setup process.• 60% reduction in average time to create Jira reports for clients. Show less

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  IFG - International Financial Group

  Sept 2023 - now

  Program Manager - Xbox Gaming Accessibility Team