Kateryna

KATERYNA OKHRIMENKO
PRODUCER / PRODUCT OWNER
An enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter that can multitask. Team player interested in
being hands-on with design, production, and development. A passionate gamer proved the
efficiency of empathetic people management before it became mainstream (Empathy Is The
Most Important Leadership Skill According To Research “Forbes” article).

SKILLS
Contact Ability to be a key contributor to a new and growing team, setup and drive operations and
optimizations of the process and practices, working closely with teams to deliver products
of the highest quality on time
Location
Oversee the production, including roadmap, resourcing, prioritization, and product
Kyiv, Ukraine
milestones
Phone Ability to create a culture of innovation & generate solutions for the benefit of product and
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) project goals
Effective at providing coaching, feedback, and recognition
Email
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Linkedin
Experience
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
02.2022 - 11.2022
Skype
leka9_0 November Games
Production Coordinator
Discord
Steamcore (link) is an MMO PvPvE third-person shooter. The Indy project was developed
Katiko#8733
by a team of 12 enthusiastic gamers and game developers on investment received from
Twitch. A primary goal was to create and implement in game a mechanic that would allow

Education
any gamer to become an e-sportsman. Steamcore uses the Echelon System - it rewards
high-level play with increased viewership on Twitch.tv.
Develop lead time and inventory reduction strategies
2011 Create and manage overseas PO status reports/projections reports
Cybernetics Create specifications and provide input to material choices
Lugansk National Agrarian University Develop schedules, outlining action items and key milestone dates, traffic project
through key dates of execution
2007 Administrate Jira, Confluence, and research more useful for development tools
Computer Programming Create and maintain documentation structure
College Eastern Ukrainian National Search for potential investors and preparation of an information memorandum
University Search and prepare marketing options

10.2018 - 11.2021
Blackwood Games
Game Producer
Warface (link) is an online free-to-play shooter with 5 player Co-op, new daily content,
PVP, and intense tactical combat powered by CRYENGINE.
Continue to perform all management duties (see previous position description)
Developing project roadmap and strategies to balance the elements of time, cost,
quality, scope, risk, and resources
Work with team leads to determine resources necessary to see projects through to
completion
Developing and enforcing schedules and facilitating effective communication
Improving the development pipeline via optimizations in the process through the use
of Jira, Confluence, and other production tools
Acting as a team leader for those involved in the development, implementation, and
maintenance of the various initiatives. Contribute to a positive work environment
Interact with other departments and establish a good working relationship
 Gather and provide both design and development feedback to developers/publishers
Interact with other departments and establish a good working relationship
Improving knowledge of software development process, project management, and
production processes in the management team
Manage stakeholder alignment and align with owners across teams & disciplines
Preparing pitches for developers, publishers, and internal decision-makers

11.2012 - 10.2018
Blackwood Games
Project Manager
Warface (link)
Built relationships to collaborate effectively
Managed day-to-day activities, setting work priorities, and personal development
plans, providing training and development opportunities
Maintained documentation as required by the stage-gate development process
Communicated project expectations to the team members, upper management,
publishers, and other stakeholders in a clear and concise fashion
Defined project success criteria and disseminated them to involved parties throughout
the project life cycle
Ensured project outputs were consistently high-quality deliverables, on time and
within budget to all business objectives
Participated in post-launch audit output evaluations to recommend advancements for
continuous improvement of project execution practices
Applied project management concepts, practices, and procedures to balance the
elements of time, cost, quality, scope, risk, and resources
Developed new processes and tools to accomplish objectives and improve business
processes. Focus on continuous performance improvement and efficiency
Looked after the interests of the project team, mentoring, motivating, and improving
employees' involvement in a project by organizing regular playtest, competitions,
knowledge sharing, etc.

08.2011 - 11.2012
Wargaming.net
QA
World of Warplanes (link) is a free-to-play aerial combat MMO game.
Built relationships to collaborate effectively
Work in a fully Agile environment using Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous
Integration (CI), all underpinned by high-quality test automation
Using existing tools and techniques to execute test cases and build/script new tools
for performing testing/validation function
Raise and manage any defects identified throughout the software development life
cycle
Provide daily/weekly reports to managers and team members
Manage all communications related to QA Status daily during execution. Reporting
potential risks during all stages of the development lifecycle
Assist with continued improvement of the performance testing process, including best
practices around the Performance Center of Excellence
Working closely with developers on story cards under development and ensuring the
quality of development is of the highest standard