Thorsten-Tobias Heinze

Founder & Executive Producer

Founded and operate an international game production and consulting business, advising publishers and studios on production strategy, technical architecture, and commercial partnerships. Negotiated international publishing agreements and managed vendor/outsourcing strategy.

Game ProductionConsultingTechnical ArchitectureRelease ManagementVendor StrategyContract NegotiationPortfolio Management

Delivery Manager

Led end-to-end integration of global payments platforms across 5+ regulated markets, ensuring PCI and regional compliance. Defined and prioritized a global payments SDK roadmap, reducing partner onboarding effort and improving delivery predictability.

Payment PlatformsPCI ComplianceSDK StrategyVendor ManagementStakeholder ManagementDelivery GovernanceFraud Control

Technical Program Manager

DAZN

Directed enterprise IPv6 migration for a global streaming platform and led 60+ international partner integrations. Governed live-event delivery for high-risk broadcasts, achieving 99.9% service uptime and reaching over 20 million users on key events.

IPv6Streaming PlatformsPartner IntegrationLive OperationsGovernance FrameworksAgileSDLCVendor ManagementStakeholder Management

Senior Producer

Led multi-region live operations framework and architected a scalable meta-game framework and content pipelines. Owned roadmap planning, sprint governance, and cross-functional release coordination.

Live OperationsRoadmappingSprint GovernanceRelease ManagementStakeholder ManagementC Suite Reporting

Senior Producer Games Europe

Directed live operations for 6+ MMORPGs, leading global production teams within Agile frameworks. Architected cloud infrastructure and implemented DevOps practices.

Live OperationsAgileCloud InfrastructureDevOpsRelease Management

Head of QA

Managed all QA testing projects (40+) with local and remote teams. Handled account management, contract negotiations, and portfolio management.

QA ManagementAccount ManagementContract NegotiationPortfolio ManagementBudget Ownership

Business Line Manager

Led 120+ QA testing projects with local and remote teams, managing partner accounts, contract negotiations, and budgets. Drove business growth through tradeshow representation and partner acquisition.

QA ManagementPartnership ManagementContract NegotiationBudget ManagementBusiness Development

Producer

Produced 5 games with 4 external partners, conducting onsite quality inspections and managing localization, budgets, and timelines.

Game ProductionLocalizationBudget ManagementTimeline management

Localization Program Lead

Nintendo of Europe

Directed 1M+ word localization program across 20+ languages for Animal Crossing, managing vendor networks and QA pipelines. Coordinated with Japanese HQ to ensure regional authenticity and global launch readiness.

LocalizationVendor ManagementQA PipelinesTerminology GovernanceCross Cultural Communication

QA Manager

Crytek GmbH

Led the whole development QA testing for Far Cry PC, meeting all deadlines and completing the final submission for release on time. Managed localization and publisher submission approvals.

QA TestingRelease ManagementLocalizationPublisher Approvals

Producer

Producer for 15+ title localizations and developments, including Diablo II, Warcraft III, and BloodRayne. Managed risk and dependencies across projects.

Game ProductionLocalizationRisk ManagementDependency Management