Astrid Skillingstad

Astrid Skillingstad

Parental relief

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Looking for my next adventure

  • Education

    • Coursera

      2018 - 2019
      Story and Narrative Development for Video Games
    • Inderøy Videregående Skole

      2004 - 2007
      High School Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

      Activities and Societies: Student council, School paper graphic designer Theater major

    • John T. Hoggard High School

      2005 - 2006
      Exchange Student in High School A+

      Activities and Societies: Honor roll Exchange studentHonor roll (A)

    • The Game Assembly

      2021 - 2022
      Digital Project Management Project Management
    • The App Brewery

      2023 - 2024
      Associate's degree Python
    • The App Brewery

      2024 - 2025
      Associate's degree Full Stack Web Development
  • Experience

    • Levanger municipality

      Jan 2007 - Oct 2007
      Parental relief

      Once a week for 2 hours I took a handicapped girl horseback riding to train her balance and to give the divorced parents a short relief during the week.

    • Namsskogan Familiepark

      Jun 2007 - Nov 2007
      Seasonal Worker

      * Awarded the employee of the season

    • Bamberg Menighetsbarnehage

      Nov 2007 - May 2009
      Kindergarten Teacher

      * Entertaining and stimulating kids at the ages 2-5 years* Pre-school tutor

    • Gwacheon Youth Centre

      May 2009 - Nov 2009
      English Teacher

      * Teaching kids at the age of 9-13 years’ old

    • ISS Facility Services A/S

      May 2010 - Aug 2011
      Administrative Secreatry

      * Booking and administration of the contractors* Salary and paychecks* Administer the work tasks of the employees

    • TUI Nordic

      Sept 2011 - Sept 2013
      Tour Operator Representative

      Gran Canaria, Spain September 2011-Octover 2012Children Club Leader / Guest Relation Guide* Planning and holding the childrens club activities* Inventory of the childrens club* Scheduling of the team* Excursion guide* Hotel service and welcome meetings* Teaching the classes of new guides(awarded the employee with the best work spirit)Phuket, Thailand November 2012-March 2013Guide Online Representative* Customer service* Sales* Airport serviceAlanya, Turkey March 2013-October 2013Guide Online Representative* Customer service* Sales* Airport service* IT project manager* Providing feedback to new guides(awarded the employee with the best work spirit and the most responsible leader) Show less

    • SOS International

      Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

      * Daily operation of a team of 32 employees* Training and supervising new members of the team* Overseeing the expensive cases* Providing feedback to improve the quality of our service * Providing assistance to insurance holders traveling abroad* Case handling in medical cases for our customers. Giving advice on what medical facilities to use around the world, providing financial support to pay medical bills, arranging transportation home.* Case handling in cases where people request psychological help* Partly doing the daily operations of the team* Partly training the new team members

      • Supervisor

        Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
      • Assistance Coordinator

        Oct 2013 - Sept 2015
    • GoGift.com A/S

      Jan 2016 - Nov 2016
      Key Account Manager

      * Responsible for B2B sales in the Norwegian team* Creating creative spolutions to improve sales and service levels of our customers* B2C marketing within social media

    • SOS International

      Dec 2016 - Apr 2017
      Assistance Coordinator (temp)

      * Providing assistance to insurance holders traveling abroad* Case handling in medical cases for our customers. Giving advice on what medical facilities to use around the world, providing financial support to pay medical bills, arranging transportation home.

    • Trygg-Hansa

      May 2017 - Nov 2017
      Consultant

      * Registering and handeling questions/cases related to the customers motor insurance

    • Maternity leave

      Nov 2017 - Aug 2018
      Maternity Leave
    • Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio

      Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
      Junior Game Tester

      * Functional testing on PC, durango & orbis* Wrote and conducted test cases as well as smoke tests* Creating local builds and virtual builds using batch files

    • IO Interactive

      Jul 2019 - Aug 2021
      Functional Tester

      * Perform or schedule early/sanity testing for the development team* Analyse requirements from track production team and design test documents* Design test cases and tasks for QA

    • Avalanche Studios Group

      Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
      Experienced QA Engineer
    • Infinite Mana Games

      Aug 2022 - Feb 2024
      Studio Manager & Producer

      • Helped define company culture, employee benefits, and operational structure as part of the management team• Created a task overview system for better visibility into team workloads and upcoming priorities• Spearheaded recruitment efforts, ensuring a smooth hiring process and securing top talent• Planned and executed all company events, including summer and winter parties• Led the office renovation project, managing planning, budgeting, and execution

    • Hovgaard Games

      Jul 2024 - now
      Project Manager

      • Refined and streamlined the sprint structure, enabling the team to operate seamlessly without a dedicated project manager.• Wrote engaging and compelling trailer scripts to showcase the game’s vision and features.• Implemented Notion as a knowledge hub and created comprehensive guides for how to use it.• Developed a vacation request system that accounted for various regional and national holidays, ensuring easy scheduling. Using JavaScript formulas & Python scripts.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Astrid Skillingstad
      Best work spirit - Jun 2013
    • Awarded to Astrid Skillingstad
      Most responsible leader - Jun 2013
    • Awarded to Astrid Skillingstad
      Employee of the month - Nov 2011
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Red Barnet on Jul 2015
      Red BarnetAssociated with Astrid Skillingstad