Dillon Brown

Experience

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  Apple Tree YMCA Day Care

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2005

  Assistant Teacher

  Supervised and taught school-aged children in a classroom setting. Assisted lead teacher in first and second grade after school program and summer day camp.

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  Kansai Gaigo Gakuin

  Sept 2005 - Jul 2009

  Language Instructor

  Provided English language instruction for Japanese students (preschool to seniors). Taught conversation classes including writing activities and translation for adult students, guided textbook work and personal tutoring for preschool to junior high school students. Work with children included team teaching with Japanese teachers. Assisted with developing teaching materials including junior high school and high school level English grammar workbooks using Japanese. Also provided assistance with scheduling and administration. Show less

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  University of Washington

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Japanese Language Teaching Assistant

  Worked with lead teacher and other Japanese TAs to develop lesson plans based on a textbook and lectures. Led intensive language practice in two hour sessions every day, teaching 40-60 students in total. Graded homework, tests, and compositions and answered student questions outside of class.

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  University of Washington

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Japanese Language Teaching Assistant

  Worked with lead teacher and other Japanese TAs to develop lesson plans based on a textbook and lectures. Led intensive language practice in two hour sessions every day, teaching 40-60 students in total. Graded homework, tests, and compositions and answered student questions outside of class.

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  Nintendo

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2017

  Drove ever-increasing volume (more than 2 million characters/year) while reining in costsManaged work for 12 internal translators and several external vendorsCut down on unnecessary data entry while improving metrics consistencyOptimized day-to-day communication workflows so that translators could pull and return workdirectly, improving turnaround time and extending service windowEvangelized best practices for JIRA translation support to Japan and Europe officesEnsured successful launch of Nintendo Switch and other hardware and rollout of improvedNintendo Developer Portal through effective localization supportProvided translation and interpreting for marketing initiatives, Show less

  • Project Specialist

    Feb 2015 - Sept 2017

  • Technical Localization Specialist

    Sept 2012 - Feb 2015

  • Contract Translator

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2012
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  Sonata Software

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2024

  Primary contact for technical content on all Azure and Dynamics advisory cases for Japanese corporate customersManaging case triage for a team of sixWorking with product management and development teams across Microsoft to get answers and pass on feedback Providing advisory support on Microsoft Azure for Japanese corporate customers

  • Azure/Dynamics Professional Direct Technical Consultant

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2024

  • Azure Professional Direct Delivery Manager

    Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
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  Wizards of the Coast

  Jan 2024 - now

  Technical Editor

  Editing card text in English, translating card text between English and Japanese