GERARD
LÓPEZ.

JA > ES/EN

EN > ES

Videogame and software localization specialist.

COMPETENCIAS

I am a localization specialist focusing in videogames and software. I have also translated and subtitled interviews, commercials and content related to Japan and its eSports competitive scenes.

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01 SKILLS

CAT TOOLS AND OTHER SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

MEMSOURCE (NOW PHRASE)

90%

POEDIT

80%

TRADOS STUDIO

80%

GOOGLE SHEETS

85%

SUBLIME TEXT

75%

AEGISUB

75%

PHOTOSHOP CS6

75%

PORTAFOLIO

EXPERIENCIA

02 PORTFOLIO

MY PAST PROJECTS. SEE MORE >

03 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

2014-2018

TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING DEGREE

UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA, BARCELONA

Translation and Interpreting degree in English and German.

2018-2019

AJI NO TOKEIDAI

COOK IN UENO, TOKYO

AJI NO TOKEIDAI restaurant in Ueno, Tokyo. Food prep and specialization in ramen, among other Japanese dishes. Daily interaction with coworkers, my boss and the customers. This experience also drastically improved my level of formal Japanese and my vocabulary.

2021

JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST N2

AWARDED BY THE JAPAN FOUNDATION

Issued August 2021

2021-2023

FREELANCE MULTIMEDIA TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE

LOCALIZATION OF INTERVIEWS, COMMERCIALS, RULESETS, POSTERS, ETC.

Freelance amateur work, translating Japanese digital content such as:

SFL Japan 2021 official player interviews

Japanese pro players' digital content (streams, videos)

Suntory's The Silent Fathers (commercial)

2023

JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST N1

AWARDED BY THE JAPAN FOUNDATION

Issued August 2023

2023

MINIMASTER COURSE:

VIDEOGAME LOCALIZATION: UPGRADE TO PRO LEVEL

CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY TRADUVERSIA

Online specialization course taught by Pablo Muñoz, one of the cofounders of Traduversia. First hand experience in videogame localization using CAT tools.

Some open source games localized:

Supertux, Relic Hunters Zero, Stepmania, The Legend of Zelda: Return of the Hylian among many others.