Shoichi Takasaki, PMP
Localization Project Management Team Lead at Vistatec- Claim this Profile
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Lucie B.
Shoichi is an excellent manager. I had a pleasure working 1 year with him and he leads by example. He has always been proactive and happy to answer quickly any question I had. He is the best hiring manager I worked with and all my candidates only spoke very highly about their experiences being interviewed by him. His ability to work through the crisis and develop new ways to achieve the targets were always inspiring.
Lucie B.
Shoichi is an excellent manager. I had a pleasure working 1 year with him and he leads by example. He has always been proactive and happy to answer quickly any question I had. He is the best hiring manager I worked with and all my candidates only spoke very highly about their experiences being interviewed by him. His ability to work through the crisis and develop new ways to achieve the targets were always inspiring.
Lucie B.
Shoichi is an excellent manager. I had a pleasure working 1 year with him and he leads by example. He has always been proactive and happy to answer quickly any question I had. He is the best hiring manager I worked with and all my candidates only spoke very highly about their experiences being interviewed by him. His ability to work through the crisis and develop new ways to achieve the targets were always inspiring.
Lucie B.
Shoichi is an excellent manager. I had a pleasure working 1 year with him and he leads by example. He has always been proactive and happy to answer quickly any question I had. He is the best hiring manager I worked with and all my candidates only spoke very highly about their experiences being interviewed by him. His ability to work through the crisis and develop new ways to achieve the targets were always inspiring.
Credentials
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMIMar, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
MBA
UdemyApr, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Vistatec
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Ireland
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Translation and Localization
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300 - 400 Employee
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Localization Project Management Team Lead
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May 2023 - Present
- Direct and foster a group of exceptional project managers by setting both business and individual growth objectives, and providing consistent mentorship to propel team members to success. - Maintain comprehensive oversight of all project statuses through regular engagement with direct reports. - Act as a primary point of escalation for both client-related and internal concerns, offering support to the team in proactively identifying potential challenges and facilitating prompt resolutions. - Cultivate and enhance relationships with the client's management-level contacts through strategic initiatives. - Lead forecasting discussions with the client at the management level, effectively process and relay the implications of the acquired information. - Oversee the delivery of business intelligence, bespoke quality & productivity metrics aligned with client needs. - Supervise special projects, ensuring active involvement and mentorship of Senior Project Managers. Show less
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The Pokémon Company International
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, Project Development
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Mar 2022 - Jun 2023
- Direct the TCG bilingual project management team to effectively manage and support the TCG localization and product development projects. - Maintain and expand trusted working relationships beyond primary customers (internal & external) and drive the communications between them. - Lead, motivate, and collaborate with project stakeholders to achieve project goals, milestones, and objectives. - Manage any product development and localization issues that arise by investigating and resolving them promptly. - Provide team members with a direction and answer to any product planning and localization related questions from internal and external contacts. - Actively seek an opportunity to optimize and simplify processes as they are developed with a focus on continual improvement. - Anticipate future needs of the TCG and project management team and effectively lead change. Show less
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Blueprint
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Operations Program Manager
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May 2020 - Mar 2022
- Act as a trusted advisor by proactively maintaining regular engagement with key client contacts to drive strategic value and build client relationships. - Lead, inspire, and motivate a team of Localization Team Leads to ensure operational and delivery excellence, high employee engagement, and service improvement. - Responsive delivery of service, exceptional final products, day-to-day project management, and compliance measures. - Identify and highlight further opportunities for services and process improvements. - Execute well-defined communication and change control processes to ensure all teams understand the performance and requirements of the business - Development of the operational talent pool by optimizing the skills of the existing team, in partnership with internal talent acquisition teams to attract top talent - Continuously identify operational best practices through strong cross-group collaboration with functional support teams. - Maintain a comprehensive understanding of client products, services, and strategy through ongoing education, training, and development. Show less
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Glyph Language Services
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Translation and Localization
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Production
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Nov 2018 - May 2020
I am the Director of Production (DOP) who oversees the whole team members for translation, localization and geocultural consulting projects and ensures quality deliverables to the end-customer. As DOP, I am responsible for management of the Project Management, Support and Engineering, and Vendor Management teams, client relationship management for active clients in collaboration with the CEO and her sales and marketing team, administrative task management and workload distribution within the team as well as budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting to the CEO. Moreover, I am also responsible for building and maintaining documentation for quality-driven practices on the team as well as the supply chain of quality vendor resources. I have nearly 20 years of experience in localization and internationalization industry. I started an internationalization engineer and moved to a localization PM role. I successfully managed localization projects for Fortune 500 enterprise companies. The average satisfaction rate was above 95%. Show less
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Lionbridge
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United States
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Translation and Localization
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Mar 2004 - Nov 2018
● Lead highly complex marketing, multimedia and software localization programs for large enterprise customers.● Focus on customer satisfaction and success of projects by meeting tight deadlines and applying innovative solutions.● Comprehend customer requirements and create them into achievable tasks and goals.● Guide cross-functional teams to bring their best performance by removing obstacles.● Monitor production progress and team performance and apply necessary improvements for increased productivity.● Participate in quarterly business reviews to represent the company and present production data to the customer. (Use Power BI for analytic activities)● Drive global initiatives to ensure all teams follow the same production process and perform audits to confirm compliance.● Take part in internal localization tool development committee. Download/port software from GitHub to try out or help supporting engineering activities Show less
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International Engineer and Programmer
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Apr 2000 - Dec 2004
I was a part of the internationalization team as a programmer
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Education
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1997 - 2000
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Diplomat, Information Technology -
1994 - 1997
Economics, Economics
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