Aki Ito
CEO, Chief Consultant, And Rock Singer at Crestec USA, Inc.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAki Ito is a bilingual (Japanese/English) localization executive and consultant with 11+ years of experience helping global enterprises design and optimize localization operations, currently leading LocalizationGuy and directing international operations at Crestec USA. He combines hands-on translation and localization management (including Six Sigma process improvements and ISO familiarity) with multinational sales and account leadership developed at Dell and in the localization industry. Aki has served in industry governance and advisory roles—TAUS representative, former GALA chair, and editorial/advisory board memberships—bridging practitioner insight with strategic direction. Unusually, he pairs this corporate expertise with creative work as a rock singer in Minneapolis and practical coding contributions to notable open-source game servers (SS13 branches) focused on backend game mechanics and stability. This blend of technical, operational, and performance-driven experience makes him adept at translating complex requirements into scalable localization and product solutions.
11 years of coding experience
BA, International Relations, BA, International Relations at Tokyo International UniversityMBA, International Marketing and Management, MBA, International Marketing and Management at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Japanese, English
Github Skills (21)
ss10
gameplay10
beyond-compare10
scripting10
dms10
playing10
gameserver10
gamemaker10
dm10
videogames10
2d-game10
game-services10
dreamfactory10
script10
mechanics10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
tgstation/tgstation
Jul 2015 - Oct 2022
The /tg/station branch of SS13.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:345 reviews, 310 commits, 1423 PRs in 7 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Aki primarily contributes to the server-side logic and game mechanics of the SS13 project. They add custom options to existing game elements, such as adding a custom option to udders. The user also improves existing features and fix various bugs in the game mechanics. These contributions include supply pack improvements and fixes regarding reagent containers, demonstrating a focus on enhancing the game's core functionalities and resolving reported issues.
gametilesetrpgdm2d-game
citadel-station/citadel-main
Sep 2017 - Aug 2019
Repo for the original Citadel Station build that originated from /tg/ code.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:27 commits in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Aki primarily contributed to the backend logic and functionality of the game server. Their commits focused on refining game mechanics, such as revolution and eminence systems, and the integration of new features. Furthermore, they addressed critical bugs related to the "Floor is Lava" mechanic and turret behavior while also improving overall stability and functionality through improvements to game mechanics and code.
stationzonescitadeldm
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