Junya Kurita (栗田純也)

Junya Kurita has a diverse background in various roles related to program management, technical solutions, and localization engineering.

Junya Kurita started their career in 1996 as an On-site Japanese Language Reviewer at Y A R Communications, where they reviewed translations for a large outdoor lifestyle catalog. Junya Kurita then moved on to become a Japanese Language Department Coordinator and worked on resource assignments and quality assurance of translation tasks.

In 2000, they joined Y A R Communications as an Internet Solutions Manager and was responsible for project analysis, cost estimation, scheduling, and project management of localization engineering tasks. Junya Kurita also worked on global product launch web campaigns and financial report localizations.

In 2001, Junya joined Planet Leap as an Internet Solutions Group Team Lead. Their responsibilities included localization engineering execution, project management, and quality assurance for multimedia localization projects.

Junya Kurita then moved to Berlitz GlobalNET as a Lead Multimedia Engineer in 2002, where they designed and supervised end-to-end localization project engineering tasks and established project task outsourcing for multimedia projects.

In 2005, Junya joined Lionbridge as a Senior Multimedia Engineer and later took on the role of Global Tech Lead. Junya Kurita ensured customer alignment, managed the expansion of the DTP production team, and spearheaded the expansion of new technical services.

From 2013 to 2019, they continued their career at Lionbridge as a Senior Global Technology Lead and Senior Global Technical Program Manager. Junya Kurita was responsible for establishing and maintaining technical production and quality assurance processes for global localization programs.

In 2019, they joined Lionbridge Japan as a Senior Global Technical Program Manager. Junya Kurita continued to focus on technical program management and worked on global localization projects.

In 2021, Junya joined TransPerfect as a Solutions Engineer, AI Data Force, and later moved to Secondmind as a Senior Customer Solutions Program Manager. At Secondmind, they worked on bringing innovative AI solutions to automotive customers.

Overall, Junya Kurita has extensive experience in program management, technical solutions, and localization engineering, with a focus on global localization projects and customer satisfaction.

Junya Kurita obtained a B.A. in English from Kansai Gaidai University between 1989 and 1993. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained various LinkedIn certifications in areas such as building intelligent chatbots on AWS, programming foundations, AI accountability, agile analysis, artificial intelligence, leadership, virtual selling, agile requirements, B2B marketing, business analysis, business analytics, and coaching skills. These certifications were obtained between December 2020 and February 2021.