Abbz Andaya

Abbz Andaya has a diverse work experience in the field of Quality Assurance (QA) and game development. Abbz'smost recent role is as a QA Lead at SYBO, starting in November 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Play'n GO as a QA Chapter Lead from July 2018 to October 2021. In this role, they were responsible for managing local manual and automation QA engineers, conducting mentoring and coaching, and collaborating with various stakeholders for quality and release processes.

Before their time at Play'n GO, Abbz worked at Elevated Play Philippines, Inc. from October 2011 to July 2018. Abbz served as a Shift Lead, where they managed operations and ensured smooth transitions within shifts. In addition, they were an Associate QA Lead from October 2011 to October 2014, overseeing a team of QAs and resources and leading testing projects. Abbz also started their career at Elevated Play Philippines, Inc. as a QA Tester from June 2011 to October 2011.

Abbz also has experience as a freelance Flash Game Developer, accepting projects from various clients in need of flash games and websites. Abbz worked on this role from June 2011 to March 2014. Additionally, they briefly worked as a Flash Game Developer at Melchman's Stuff Entertainment from June 2011 to September 2011.

Abbz Andaya obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Studies with a specialization in Information Technology from Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila between the years 2007 and 2011. In addition to their degree, Abbz Andaya has also obtained several certifications throughout their career. This includes a Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) certification from Scrum.org (year obtained not specified), a Certificate in Project Management Fundamentals from the Asian Institute of Management in July 2020, an ISTQB CTFL (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) certification in June 2018, a Certificate for Leadership for Managers Training from Dale Carnegie in August 2016, and a Yellow Belt Lean Six Sigma certification from Mountain Home Training in September 2015.