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For over fifteen years I have specialized in leading high performing teams to bring successful products and major IPs to customers in global markets across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.I have a passion for rapidly expanding adoption of new technologies, and launching new products in new target markets, languages and communities - from online pc, console, VR and mobile applications, to software products, games, interactive media and international websites. Cross-functional competencies: - Worldwide cross-platform product launches - Global business development- Platform porting, certification and compliance testing - Product management, PnL, budgeting- Co-ventures, managed services, and partner management - Team leadership, building effective production and publishing teams- Staff mentoring and change management- Business case, legal reviews, contract negotiation- UX, QA, marketing, community, outsourced production and development services- AI/ML applications to product development and production, including neural MT and LLMsSpecializations and expertise:- Writing, editing, narrative - Globalization, localization- Fonts, typography, internationalization, culturalization and linguistic QA- Voice over recording and dubbing- NMT Machine Translation and LLM applications to product development and production
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Vp Of Localization And LqaGlobalstepSeattle, Wa, Us
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Vp Of Localization & LqaGlobalstep Jul 2023 - PresentDallas, Texas, Us► Lead Localization and LQA testing teams across N.A. and Europe with 200+ team members► Ensure partner satisfaction, customer success and account growth for localization, LQA, and voice over dubbing services by meeting or exceeding client expectations► Implemented new AI/ML based machine translation services leveraging LLMs and neural MT► Scaled localization services from 35 to 50+ languages► Lead business operations with Fortune 500 partners in games, e-learning and medical technology sectors for global content delivery, cross-platform testing, and automation engineering► Successfully supporting major clients and customers transitioning to global GenAI Ops programs, through rollout plans using pilots, data and costs analysis
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Senior Product Globalization ManagerOne More Game Jan 2022 - Apr 2023Seattle, Wa, Us► Led regional publishing partnerships and outsourced service provider contracting ► Built global business plans and territory publishing strategies based on market data, revenue projections, PnL budgets and target product KPIs by country► Performed globalization reviews with design, development, marketing and product management teams on company branding, game text, voice over and website marketing content► Led English game writing and editing; product owner for text features and UX/UI text display► Managed age ratings compliance for art, text content, and sensitive and geopolitical content reviews ► Built a scalable global content publishing, localization and LQA pipeline: From N.A. English into multiple European and Asian language versions, for fast, high quality simultaneous publication to PVP players in N.A., Europe, Asia and Latin America -
Athlete-Trainer And Technical AdvisorCanadian Olympic Development Team – Formula Kite Racing Sep 2020 - Nov 2021Canadian Olympic Development Team member. Developed, and delivered new remote training programs during COVID to U.S. and Canadian Olympic sailing team athletes under lockdown via video teleconference and 360° video. Piloted, tested, and successfully implemented a global rollout of combined VR and 360° video technology for use in high performance training by Olympic sailing teams across Europe, the Americas and the Middle East, specifically:► Developed remote training program for Sail Canada with technical courses for Canadian team members► Introduced use of VR in Olympic sailing training programs for teams in the U.S. and Canada, Colombia, the U.K., France, Italy, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Spain and Turkey► Delivered VR demos and prototype VR programs to product manufacturers for use in retail product marketing & instruction► 4th place finisher at the Pan American Championships of Olympic Formula Kite Foil racing, December 2020
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Senior Manager - Localization, Writing & Voice OverEn Masse Entertainment Jul 2018 - Aug 2020Seattle, Wa, Us► Provided global game publishing services across the Americas, Europe and Asia for players worldwide► Led international expansion and global publishing initiatives for multiple successful game titles in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, with 2nd and 3rd party partners Netflix, Krafton Game Union, Bluehole studios, Bonus XP and Naddic Games► Live services Writing and Localization team manager, also responsible for regional platform certification/compliance testing, PR, marketing and outsourced community management► Expanded EME's games publication into APAC - evaluated first EME title for publication in Japan and developed successful strategic plan to port from PC -> console in 4 months, lifting "TERA Console" revenue by 130% ► Senior Product Manager for "TERA PC" in Latin America: Led regional publishing partnerships, forecasting, budgeting, PnL, game ops, product KPIs tracking, roadmapping and monetization planning► Published on 5 platforms (XB/PS/PC/Mac/iOS) and in 10 languages, for Netflix and Krafton Game Union: "Stranger Things 3: The Game" & "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance", a turn-based fantasy tactics game based on the Netflix series and Jim Henson film IP ► Rapidly launched the Korean action MMO "Closers" in Germany, using lean MVP methodology for business operations and levels of localization -
Business Development ManagerPole To Win International - Games And Interactive Media Services Apr 2017 - Jun 2018Delivered outsourced product development services for QA, CS, localization and audio voice over recording to game developers and publishers. ► Established PTW Canada - advised and guided founding of a global game services studio in Montreal► Built large-scale partnerships for game QA testing and localization with Warner Brothers► Provided guidance on global strategies for localization and localization QA services in 30+ languages► Delivered English and multi-lingual AAA voice over audio recordings, via studio locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia► Supported game development clients with cross-platform QA for PC, mobile, console and VR games, including performance, compatibility, compliance/certification testing, and QA test engineering► Provided VR services for PSVR, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, Oculus Rift, Samsung GearVR: QA, CS/CX, 360˚ audio voice over, localization and LQA ► Customer Experience: CS, Community Management and blending of CS/CM to maximize channel, platform coverage, reach and efficiency
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Senior Business Development Director - Game ServicesLionbridge Technologies Dec 2014 - Nov 2016► Delivered high quality development & content production services for PC, console, mobile and VR games► Provided globalization, culturalization, multilingual localization and QA services► Initiated and built successful new partnerships with major AAA game developers to kickstart new lines of business including voice over audio dubbing, closed beta test and A/B testing solutions► Built custom solutions for global game content and international website production with game studios and publishers► Performed globalization and localization process audits for major publishers, developers and platform holders to optimize delivery time, cost and quality benchmarking► Led business development, forecasting, PnL and contract management with partners
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Director Of International Product ManagementArenanet Jan 2008 - May 2014Bellevue, Wa, Us► Launched the massive online games "Guild Wars" and "Guild Wars 2" in 10 European and Asian languages, including the recently successful launch of "Guild Wars 2" in China► Designed and developed a global content pipeline for European and Asian languages to support high volume content publication at a pace unmatched in the industry► Innovated and monetized the original Guild Wars franchise with best selling micro transactions, and crowd sourcing features► Developed international business plans and ROI analysis for new territories ► Successfully managed large, cross-team budgets and tracked international product P&L► Managed onsite and remote teams of Product and Project Managers, Localization Managers and Specialists, Editors, QA testers, outsourcing contracts & extended vendor teams -
International Program ManagerArenanet Oct 2004 - Dec 2007Bellevue, Wa, Us► Shipped 3 Guild Wars campaigns, one expansion and multiple monthly game updates from 2004-2007► Consistently published high quality multimedia assets (text, video, audio, web, print) in 10 languages across 5 territories► Coordinated global product development milestones for goldmaster deadlines and feature customization for release in European and Asian languages► Developed and implemented security solutions to prevent account fraud and real money trading (RMT) of virtual items
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Localization Program ManagerMicrosoft Corporation Mar 1999 - Oct 2004Redmond, Washington, Us► Managed globalization and localization of Windows Update international and MS Download Center sites►Shipped numerous Windows client, Server products & components in 35 languages► Managed external business partner contracts and outsourcing partners -
International Website Producer, Internet ExplorerMicrosoft Corporation Mar 1998 - Mar 1999Redmond, Washington, Us
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Localization Specialist, Msn Canada And Msn FranceMicrosoft Corporation Mar 1997 - Apr 1998Redmond, Washington, Us
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