Markus Berner

Experience

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  Tiscali Games

  Apr 2005 - Aug 2005

  Biosfear Game Master (German to English liaison)

  [Disclaimer: This was a voluntary position, but it does not fit into LinkedIn's concept of voluntary experience.]Voluntary Game Master

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  Studienkreis Dinslaken

  May 2007 - Feb 2010

  Tutor

  First time working as a tutor. Great formative experience, working closely with kids who struggle with English.

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  Global Gaming League

  Oct 2009 - Nov 2010

  Clanbase - Tournament Supervisor

  [Disclaimer: This was a voluntary position, but it does not fit into LinkedIn's concept of voluntary experience.]Tournament supervisor for Unreal Tournament

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  TÜV Rheinland AG

  Mar 2010 - Dec 2012

  Student employee

  I helped a team of engineers with the compilation of their test reports. Lots of numbers, facts and figures.

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  Games Workshop

  May 2012 - May 2013

  Freelance Translator

  I fought alongside the Space Marines of the Blood Angels and Ultramarines Chapters in three exciting science fiction novels.

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  Schülerhilfe Moers

  Apr 2013 - May 2014

  Tutor

  Kids struggle with their second language, we all know that. I was there to help them with their struggles and grow their confidence.

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  Inlingua Duisburg

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Language Teacher

  I shared my passion for English and German with students of all ages, helping them with their struggles and preparing them for their next vacation abroad or the business world.

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  Globe English Centre

  Sept 2013 - Oct 2013

  Student Intern

  Six weeks work experience in language school administration. Mandatory for my Bachelor's degree.

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  VHS Moers

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  Language Teacher

  I shared my passion for English and German with students of all ages, helping them with their struggles and preparing them for their next vacation abroad or the business world.

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  Red 5 Studios

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  Associate Language Specialist

  As part of the localization feature team I worked with my team mates to provide kick-ass localization of anything related to MMOFPS Firefall.

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  Riot Games

  May 2015 - Jun 2018

  As part of the Localization Project Lead team, we split the work around any Riot Games IP by individual projects. A Project Lead would take charge of a product and provide full localization service of any of our European target languages from start to finish. Our main focus was to provide localization to the highest standards. We would liaise at the earliest possible time in the development process of a product and evangelize the localization and localization QA needs to the development teams. In a four man team we coordinated the localization and its QA in German, Czech and Italian for anything related to Riot Games IPs. We worked closely with the development teams, as well as external partners to provide the best quality possible. It was our mission to make our players feel that their product should have been produced in their home country. As part of a two-man team we worked on localizing and polishing German content for Riot Games IP League of Legends. This included voice overs, web and social media content, video content, in-game translations. We also evangelized best practices for the German localization to our US-based colleagues.

  • Localization Project Lead

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  • LQA Coordinator (DE, CZ, IT)

    Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Localization Analyst (German)

    May 2015 - Nov 2015
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  Gameforge

  Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  As part of the Gameforge QA leadership team I was in charge of a sub-team of QA specialists. We worked on the QA services for all our client-based games, ranging from our most recent entry Kingdoms Under Fire 2 to old-time-great Metin 2. It was our mission to provide the best QA service possible while making the oftentimes tight deadlines coming with an ever evolving company roadmap. My job in particular was the QA resource planning for above products, the maintenance of team health and performance and the identification and solution of problems in our service pipeline. All this happened in close communication with my manager, resulting in a tight feedback loop about potential risks and their solutions, as well as employee needs. Show less

  • Team Lead QA

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

    Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
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  STARFACE GmbH

  Jul 2020 - now

  Team Lead QA

  My main role as a team lead is to be available to my team members and make sure they are equipped to do their jobs. I take care of resource and project planning, based on our stakeholders' requirements. Together with the Engineering leadership team I help position our teams to meet our roadmap milestones and company objectives and key results (OKRs).