beth shigemitsu

product manager of localization technology

About

MA Translation & Localization Management・Translation & Localization Professional

Country

united states

City

denver

Industry

entertainment

Skill

translation, japanese, linguistics, intercultural communication, localization, english, language teaching, japanese culture, proofreading, teaching, internationalization, esl, desktop publishing, teaching english as a second language, wordfast, wordfast anywhere, xcode, graphic design, html, google translator toolkit, gantt project, painting, art, javascript, blender, sdl trados and multiterm, foreign languages, editing

Experience

localization program manager

netflix

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

localization operations specialist, trailers

netflix

2017-8 - 2018-3 · 8 mos

* Interface with marketing and product teams to determine localization needs for trailers. * Oversee subtitle and dub asset orders and delivery for 26 languages. * Interface with vendors to ensure localization standards are met and assets are delivered on schedule. * Initiate, lead, and collaborate on testing and implementing localization tooling improvements.

product manager of localization technology

riot games

2020-1 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

translation project manager

u.s. department of state

2014-6 - 2015-9 · 1 yr 4 mos

assistant language teacher

japan exchange and teaching program(me) (jet)

2010-8 - 2013-8 · 3 yrs 1 mo

* Project managed with over 40 teachers at 7 schools to teach over 2,000 students * Led a seminar to acclimate over 50 elementary school teachers to a new curriculum * Translated 2 written speeches and a school website

student writing center tutor

centre college

2009-9 - 2010-5 · 9 mos

* Tutored fellow Centre students in essay and research writing on various academic subjects. * Tutored exchange students, non-native speakers of English.

localization systems analyst, localization engineer, senior terminologist

itc global translations

2015-10 - 2017-6 · 1 yr 9 mos

* Analyze workflows, systems, processes, and software tools used in translation and translation and localization management. * Identify opportunities for optimization. * Design and test improvements to workflows, systems, and processes. * Design and test new workflows, systems, processes, and software tools. * Implement changes, improvements, and new workflows, systems, processes, and tools across three offices in three different countries. * Document workflows, systems, and processes to ensure consistent use and implementation across all three offices. * Translate JA>EN texts. * Proofread JA>EN and EN>JA translations and provide feedback as appropriate. * Prepare files containing code for translation. * Extract translatable text for website localization.

Education

centre college

history

2006-1 - 2010-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Named a John C. Young Scholar * Named a Brown Scholar * Studied abroad at Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Japan (Sep 2008 - Jan 2009) * Studied abroad in Delhi and Jaipur, India (Jan 2008) Activities and Societies: * Centre College Japanese Club * Alpha Delta Pi National Sorority * Sigma Delta Pi - Spanish honors fraternity * Phi Alpha Theta - History honors fraternity

middlebury college

japanese

2013-1 - 2015-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Managed advertising campaign for Fall Forum 2013","* Designed 3 posters and a program for Fall Forum 2013","* Initiated and carried out a plan to purchase Trados 2014 and Multiterm for over 40 students at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey","* Project managed the development and localization of a website for a local restaurant. www.crystalfishsushi.com"]