Alsu Shakirova

About Alsu Shakirova

Certificate in Project Management from UW Professional & Continuing Education;• 7+ years of experience in Localization Project Management, managing the teams across 35 different markets and overseeing localization projects for gaming, voice recognition and online retail businesses;• 5+ years of solid experience in video game localization: localization of text, audio, and video assets for game titles as well as the localization of support services initiatives that accompany the launches of those titles;• 3+ years of solid experience in testing voice recognition systems, mobile applications and hardware;• Strong understanding of the software development cycle, including test strategy preparation, test plan development, test case creation, test execution and bug tracking;• Knowledge and application of Agile development processes;• Experience in multiple testing protocols such as blackbox testing, whitebox, functional testing, GUI Testing, and performance testing;• Firm grasp of the Quality Assurance life cycle and Software Development life cycle;• Excellent Russian localization skills with the deep knowledge and understanding of the vocabulary and syntax;• Outstanding interpersonal and inter-cultural communication skills;• Team-player with leadership skills and abilities to articulate the goals and tasks required in the process of localization and product delivery;• Innovative and resourceful problem solver dedicated to delivering the best product possible.

Experience

1. Senior Project Manager

   Lionbridge

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Key customer-facing role working with external and internal clients to manage the timely flow of all localization project actions from initiation to delivery, ensuring that projects meet quality, turnaround time and budget expectations.

Education

• University of Washington

  PhC, Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

  2007 — 2013

• Eastern Illinois University

  Master of Arts (MA), Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

  2005 — 2006

• University of Washington

  Professional Certificate in Project Management

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Localization
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Quality Assurance
• Social Media
• University Teaching
• Proofreading
• Academic English
• Linguistics
• Customer Service
• Research
• Html
• English
• Translation
• Multilingual
• Strategy
• Management
• Literature
• Language Teaching
• Public Speaking
• Training
• Testing
• Program Management
• Microsoft Office
• Editing
• Internationalization
• Leadership
• Microsoft Word
• Foreign Languages