Mark Aranas

Localization Project Manager

Project Manager | Multilingual Desktop Publishing Specialist | Typesetter | DTP | Freelance

🇵🇭 Philippines · Asia/Hong_Kong

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About

I am a dedicated and results-driven Project Manager/DTP with over 18 years of experience in the translation and localization industry. I have successfully managed numerous projects each month, including those that are complex and time-sensitive. My expertise spans various languages, including Right-to-Left, Scripts, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. I consistently demonstrate my ability to manage projects, optimize processes, and lead teams to meet the deadlines. I am passionate about leveraging my project management skills to drive innovation and deliver impactful results. My commitment to continuous learning and adapting to new methodologies ensures that I stay at the forefront of industry trends and best practices. I am always eager to connect with like-minded professionals and explore opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects.

Specializations

Localization Project ManagerMultilingual DTP SpecialistRTL Typesetting SpecialistCJK Typesetting SpecialistTechnical Document TypesetterOCR & Document Conversion SpecialistDTP Production Coordinator

Skills & Expertise

Software Tools

Adobe Acrobat ProAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Premiere ProMS PowerPointMS WordMS ExcelSubtitle EditSmartcatSDL Trados

Production Scripts

Latin Scripts (European)RTL (Arabic / Hebrew)CJK (Chinese / Japanese / Korean)Indic ScriptsCyrillicGreekThaiBurmese / MyanmarKhmerGeorgianArmenianGe'ez / AmharicLaoSinhala

File / Format Expertise

INDD / IDMLPDF / PDF-XDOCX / PPTX / XLSX

Document / Content Types

Technical ManualsMarketing / BrochuresBooks / PublishingAcademic / STMLegal DocumentsPharmaceutical / MedicalSoftware UIVideo / FilmGamesPackagingAnnual ReportsComics / MangaCatalogs

Languages

Works in

EnglishTagalog

Native

Tagalog

Experience

Experience: 15+ years