David Crislip

Background

About David Crislip

Japanese/English bilingual video game industry professional with over two decades of experience in a diverse range of roles including translation/interpretation, localization/culturalization, product development, business development, and account management. Brief experience/skills summary- Experience representing a broad portfolio of developers, assisting with pitching to publishers, offering advice on strategy, and signing projects- Experience managing the business of a broad portfolio of large scale publishers on a first party platform- Translated scripts and related text for dozens of popular games including Dead Rising, Okami, and entries in best selling franchises such as Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Mega Man- Extensive experience translating game design documents and other internal documentation- Extensive experience interpreting and facilitating at both internal and outward facing meetings and presentations (both J-E and E-J) in locales spanning four continents- Proven track record of speedy and venue-appropriate interpretation at media interviews, press events, and other external functions- Experience managing a team of professional translators/interpreters tasked with overseeing sensitive development related communication between branches of a multinational company- Experience assisting and facilitating at voice recording sessions offering insight and background information on storylines, editing and rewriting to match lip flap on the fly, and occasionally stepping behind the mic to record a bellowing Wilhelm scream when the need arises- Disconcertingly encyclopedic knowledge of games released in the U.S. and Japan in the late 80s - early 90s.