Maki Yamawaki
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Localization QA | Quality Assurance | Management
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Localization QA Coordinator for Disney
Disney Streaming
04.2022 - 10.2023
- Collaborated with Localization PM, Internationalization, Designers, Developers, TPM, and the functional QA to report localization issues to deliver a high quality product to international customers
- Managed the Linguistic Quality Control projects end to end for new product features and Disney+ launches
- Assigned the tasks to language specialists/LQA testers for linguistic review
- Created comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
- Managed Jira dashboard for updates and fixes
- Monitored bug quality and accuracy and assigned the tickets to appropriate teams
- Organized training for knowledge transfer and new product features for LQA testers/language specialists and new hires.
Test Engineer for Google Web Designer
Google (Vender assignment)
04.2017 - 12.2021
- Test Engineer of Google Web Designer, a Chrome application to create HTML5 contents for web and mobile
- Created detailed test plans, executed test cases, and verified bug fixes
- Managed and owned product feature sets from concept to feature completion
- Expert in manual and automation testing tools and procedures.
Localization QA Specialist (Japanese) on-site at Apple
Welocalize
06.2015 - 04.2017
- Localized Client UI, apps, Web content, help pages and guides, emails and marketing communications for the Japanese market
- Linguistic reviewing, editing and translating on SDL WorldServer
- Bug reporting/verifying using the Client's bug tracking software
- Communicated with the Japan team to ensure consistency in the Localization output.
Quality Engineer, Flash Professional (Japanese)
Adobe Systems (contract)
02.2008 - 10.2008
- Executed test cases of the Flash Professional CS6/CS5.5/CS4 on Japanese and English builds in a cross-platform environment
- Responsible for functionality and localization of the Japanese build
- Identified, analyzed, and regressed I18N and L10N bugs.
Project Manager / Web Developer
Btrax, Inc.
08.2004 - 11.2007
- Account for the entire project life cycle that includes definition, planning, execution, and close-out
- Created web sites, including site architecture, graphics design, HTML coding, etc
- Responsible for localization of the web sites from English to Japanese.
International Quality Engineer (Japanese), Flash Professional
Macromedia (contract)
06.2004 - 08.2004
- Executed test cases of the Flash Professional MX 2004 using Japanese build according to predefined test plans
- Bug reporting/verifying.
Computer Instructor
FUJITSU LEARNING MEDIA LIMITED
04.1996 - 06.2001
- Taught internal and external customers, primarily system engineers, a variety of computer-related courses
- Designed, coordinated and conducted courses
- Troubleshooted and maintained computer system and network related issues.
Education
Certificate of Information Technology -
01.2004
Bachelor of Education -
01.1996
Skills
- Localization
- Translation
- Software Quality Assurance
- Cross-cultural teamwork and coordination
- Strong planning, organizational and management skills
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Action Script, TCP/IP
- Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Decision-Making
- Scheduling
Timeline
Localization QA Coordinator for Disney - Disney Streaming
04.2022 - 10.2023
Test Engineer for Google Web Designer - Google (Vender assignment)
04.2017 - 12.2021
Localization QA Specialist (Japanese) on-site at Apple - Welocalize
06.2015 - 04.2017
Quality Engineer, Flash Professional (Japanese) - Adobe Systems (contract)
02.2008 - 10.2008
Project Manager / Web Developer - Btrax, Inc.
08.2004 - 11.2007
International Quality Engineer (Japanese), Flash Professional - Macromedia (contract)
06.2004 - 08.2004
Computer Instructor - FUJITSU LEARNING MEDIA LIMITED
04.1996 - 06.2001
San Francisco State University - Multimedia Studies Program - Certificate of Information Technology,
Miyagi University of Education - Bachelor of Education,
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