PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Freelance translator (2007–current). Please click here for a list of some past projects.
- On-site project for a company in Ireland specialized in video game localization: Translation and proofreading of video game contents (2008).
- Research student (Japanese Ministry of Education scholarship) in a laboratory of a Japanese university. Research projects in online character recognition and development of applications with stylus-based interfaces (2004–2007).
- Programmer in the Computer Vision Center (CVC) of Barcelona, in a project for the Advance Manufacturing Technologies Reference Center. Programming of an architectural sketch recognition module (2003–2004).
EDUCATION, AWARDS AND CREDENTIALS
- MSc in Computing, Information, and Communication Sciences
(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology). - BSc in Computer Science
(Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona). - Three years of BA in Translation and Interpreting: Japanese, English, and Spanish (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona).
- Level 1 (highest level) in the 2005 and 2006 editions of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
(日本語能力試験, JPLT). - TOEIC score: 980/990.
- Level 3 in TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean).
- Winner of the 7th Proz.com Japanese-Spanish Translation Contest.
SUMMARY OF PAST PROJECTS
Technical and scientific translations:
- Automotive patents (Japanese into Spanish), and nuclear power machinery patents (Korean into Spanish).
- User guides for several consumer electronic products (MP3 and DVD players).
- A book about space exploration for Grupo Planeta (largest publishing house in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America): "Moonshot", by Dan Parry.
Translation for the entertainment industry:
- Localization of numerous video games and translation of game related material: manuals, packaging, fact sheets, card games, promotional material, etc.
- Translations for a company specialized in content for mobile phones.
- TV shows: Heat Guy J, Black Blood Brothers, and Girl's High.
- Manga: translation of Jacaranda, Sumiyaki Monogatari, and volumes for the Gundam: the Origin, Breakdown, and Tenjho Tenge series.
DOWNLOAD TRANSLATION CV
Download English CV here.
Download Spanish CV here.