Allen Danklefsen

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ABOUT ALLEN DANKLEFSEN

Technical leader and executive producer with hands-on experience designing, building, and scaling large-scale game and interactive systems on cloud infrastructure. Proven track record delivering live, multi-platform products serving high concurrency player populations across mobile, PC/Mac/Linux, and console. Experienced in architecting backend services, data pipelines, deployment workflows, and live-ops infrastructure, while leading cross-discipline teams spanning engineering, art, design, production, and QA. Known for taking greenfield projects from prototype through production, establishing technical standards, service architectures, and operational processes that support reliability, scalability, and long-term growth.PRIMARY SKILLS* Technical Leadership & Delivery Ownership (architecture, execution strategy, cross-team alignment)* Game & Simulation Systems Architecture (Unreal, Unity, PC/VR/mobile pipelines)* Large-Scale Backend & Cloud Architecture (AWS.NET, real-time networking, distributed systems)* Platform Development & Pipeline Engineering (PaaS frameworks, CI/CD, DevOps, build systems)* High-Concurrency Simulation Systems (ECS/DOTS/MASS)* Technical Program Management & Roadmapping (planning, resourcing)