Editing Michael Kelbaugh

[[File:Kelbaugh tanabe tabata.jpeg|thumb|200px|Michael Kelbaugh (right), with [[Kensuke Tanabe]] (center) and [[Risa Tabata]]]]
'''Micheal Kelbaugh''' is the current president of [[Retro Studios]] and a long-time employee of [[Nintendo]]. Prior to joining  the company, Kelbaugh worked in communications at the {{wp|United States Navy}}'s Special Warfare Command.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkelbaugh Micheal Kelbaugh's Linkedin profile] (Retrieved October 22, 2014)</ref>

Kelbaugh worked as the head of Nintendo of America's quality assurance department for many years before being appointed as [[Retro Studios]]'s president on April 11 2003,<ref>Wade, Kenneth. [http://ca.ign.com/articles/2004/12/18/a-retrospective-the-story-of-retro-studios?page=8 A Retrospective: The Story of Retro Studios] (December 17 2004), ''IGN/Nsider'' (Retrieved October 22, 2014)</ref> replacing Steve Barcia.

==Games credited==
*''[[Wario's Woods]]'' – Special Thanks (SNES)
*''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' – Nintendo Testing
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' – Nintendo Product Testing
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' – Nintendo Product Testing
*''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' – NOA Testing
*''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' – NOA Thanks
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – Special Thanks
*''[[Paper Mario]]'' – NOA Product Testing Department
*''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' – Testing and Debug
*''[[Mario Party 3]]'' – Testing and Debug
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' - NOA Staff ([[Game Boy Color]] credits)/Special Thanks ([[Game Boy Advance]] credits)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' – Nintendo of America Debug Staff
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' – NOA Product Testing Staff
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' – Executive Producer
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' - Retro Studios president
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' – Support from Retro Studios
*''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' – Executive Producer

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/michaelkelbaugh Twitter profile]

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