Alex Souza Bastos

Founded and led an independent publishing imprint producing and editing fiction and comics; published multiple titles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and managed editorial, production, and distribution workflows.

Managed Brazilian Portuguese localization and cross-functional projects between Product, Growth, and Safety teams; streamlined corporate site and blog localization across 12 languages and led an internal localization bootcamp, improving localization quality and consistency.

Served as in-house PT-BR localization specialist, maintained text filters, conducted LQAs, remotely managed a vendor team in Brazil and provided insights on Brazilian user trends to product teams.

Contract translator/localizer for EN→PT-BR on mobile games including Fire Emblem Heroes and Mario Kart World Tour, performing translation, localization review, and quality checks for game content.

Managed the Bachelor of Forest Resources Management program, overseeing curriculum, budget, field trips and student support; partnered to install a permanent GNSS station for the WA Reference Network.

Researched the influence of rainfall on non-wood species production in a joint project with CENSIPAM, contributing field data and analysis for Amazonia conservation efforts.

Delivered agroecology lectures across three municipalities, designing course materials and engaging rural communities in Amazonas State.

Completed M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Science at Kyoto University with research focused on improving GNSS reception in forest environments.

Bachelor of Science in Forest Engineering with coursework and field experience in forest management and GNSS applications.