Data-Driven Project & Database Manager

Khalin Mikkelsen

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Professional Summary

Over 17 years working in various office settings in an array of different roles including data entry, database management, daily/weekly reporting, stat tracking, scrum meetings, scheduling, troubleshooting, and more.

Experience

Project Database Management

2K Games / Mass Media Games, Moorpark: Aug 2021 - Apr 2024

● Helped drive production of future releases by developing and managing Jira databases across multiple teams, maintaining a well-understood pipeline and schedule for product areas.

● Facilitated communication and collaboration with creative and technical leaders, interpreting design documents to define project scope and task breakdowns.

● Drove regular updates to stakeholders, evaluating in-development content to measure and ensure player experience quality.

● Partnered with producers to iterate on production processes, improving velocity, collaboration, and visibility across teams.

● Collaborated with software optimization engineers and technical artists to meet sprint goals, remaining composed under pressure.

● Enhanced tool efficiency with Jira, Python scripting, and REST API integration, unifying workflows and boosting productivity.

● Managed dependencies across disciplines, identifying risks and escalating resourcing needs to keep projects on track.

● Ensured studio compliance with company policies and procedures through first-party certification analysis and reporting.

Database Manager

Mass Media Games / 2K Games / Take-Two Interactive, Moorpark: Jul 2014 - Aug 2021

● Established processes for first-party requirement analysis and performance testing, critical for live service games, using Sony/Microsoft SDK tools.

● Developed and executed certification testing cycles to ensure player experience quality, delivering results on time.

● Created data-driven testing plans, collaborating with engineers to improve efficiency and meet development timelines.

● Supported complex pipelines by documenting procedures and managing dependencies across teams.

Skills

● Agile Project Management

● Excellent written & verbal communication

● Database Management

● Microsoft Office Suite

● Google Docs, Sheets, and Calendar

● Confluence

● Hard Project Management Skills

● Technical Troubleshooting

● Team Leadership

● Collaboration

Certifications

● Atlassian Agile Project Management Professional Certificate

● Agile Project Management with Jira Cloud

● Agile Foundations

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