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Aspiring database designer with Breaking Games externship

I am working on an SQL and database architecture externship, building hands-on skills in queries and schema design to launch my career.

Work samples

Project work from the Breaking Games externship, focused on SQL querying and schema design. These pieces show practical exercises and applied database tasks from the program.

  • SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games
    SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games
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    Breaking Games · Sep 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games

    Turn six messy CSVs into an analytics database and a Q4 dashboard that drives real business decisions. SQL + Claude.

    Top performerAnalytics Database DesignData AnalysisSQL FundamentalsData Storytelling

About me

I am working on an SQL and database architecture externship, building hands-on skills in queries and schema design to launch my career.

I'm James Calabrese. I am starting my career and have completed an SQL and database architecture externship with Breaking Games. I am focused on learning practical database design and querying while building a foundation for future projects and roles.

Externships

SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games

Completed · Sep 2026

Experience

Extern

Breaking Games - Remote · Jul. 13 2026 - Sep. 07, 2026

Education

Stockton University

B. S. Computer Science · Class of 2025

Skills

SQL queryingDatabase schema designData modelingQuery optimization basicsRelational databases

✅ Verified by Extern

SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games

Turn six messy CSVs into an analytics database and a Q4 dashboard that drives real business decisions. SQL + Claude.

Analytics Database DesignData AnalysisSQL FundamentalsData Storytelling

Overview

The externship converted six raw CSV sources into a structured analytics database and a Q4 dashboard prototype. Deliverables included an inventory of the six raw tables, a dim_product schema that unified fragmented product data, campaign-level ROI calculations linked to $37K Meta spend, cleaned checkout metrics, and denormalized dashboard tables. The work was awarded Top Performer by Breaking

SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games
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What I've accomplished

I inventoried all six raw tables with five exploratory SQL queries, designed a dim_product to unify four spreadsheets, calculated CTR/CPC/ROI tying $37K Meta spend to $61K sales, produced a cleaned abandonment rate, and built denormalized dashboard tables plus a static HTML dashboard.

Top performer

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