Kenny Nilsen
Address: Kouter *** – ****, Gent (Belgium)
Phone: 0484/383.618 : ***********@*******.***
Profile: To work in an international environment leveraging my knowledge of global affairs, multi-lingual background, and desire to travel.
Work Experience
Period: August 2009 – April 2010
Employer: Babel Media, Montreal
Job Title: QA Tester & Translator
- Managed all cycles of QA stages including testing, bug tracking and issue resolution
- Responsible for working closely with core game developers on formal game submissions, certification, platform compliance, and production readiness
- Accountable for language translation, game branding & identity compliance, launch implementation, and development collaboration: (XBOX, PS3, PSP, Nintendo Wii & DS, PC)
o Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed (Projected to reach 9M sell-in units by 3/2010)
o Ubisoft: Avatar (Projected 2-3M sell-in unites)
o THQ: Metro 2033 (Target launch: 6/2010)
o Warner Brothers: (Under current non-disclosure until commercial announcement)
- Worked closely with project managers to ensure timely completion and strict project development cycles prior to commercial release
Period: October 2007 – May 2009
Employer: Belgian Ministry of Defense, Belgium
Job Title: Army Officer (2nd Lieutenant)
- Selected as part of fast track special recruitment management leadership program
- Responsible for supervising and leading military platoon as a team commander
- Assisted on core development focused on team building using strategic management skills
- Deciphered and translated mission critical orders from commanding officers to platoon via visual presentations – humanitarian law, principles of war, combat instructions, and crisis management
Education
Period: 2002 – 2006
Institute: Ghent University (UGent)
Diploma: Equivalent to Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Political Science
- Concentration: International Politics, EU Studies
- Graduated Cum Laude
Skills
Languages
- Dutch: Fluent and native tongue
- French: Fluent
- English: Fluent
- German: Conversational and basic reading and writing
Software Knowledge
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
- Apple Works
- IBM SPSS: Quantitative analysis and predictive analytics
- QA Platforms: Seapine TTP, DevTrack, Atlassian Jira