Collaborating with RWS Moravia and Welocalize

Collaborating with RWS Moravia

Collaborating with RWS Moravia

Collaborated with several language service providers (SDL, RWS Moravia, SDI Media) and provided translation, LQA review, testing and subtitling services for large clients such as Microsoft, GoDaddy.com, A&E Networks.

Collaborated with several language service providers (SDL, SDI Media and Globalme) as the owner of a small business providing translation, review, QA testing and subtitling for major global brands such as Philips, Nike, Intel, HP, Lego, Shutterstock, Staples, A&E Networks. Also handled office administration duties such as scheduling, budgeting, invoicing and managing client relations.

Increased web traffic by localizing marketing and UI content for the Dutch versions of corbisimages.com and corbismotion.comPerformed quality assurance testing to ensure good user experienceOptimized the search experience for end users by maintaining and expanding Dutch keywords in a controlled vocabulary and creating Boolean strings for more precise and local search resultsReviewed zero search result logs and adjusted keywords to improve search resultsWrote training documentation for new linguistsProvided initial training of incoming localization project managerCoordinated localization projects from beginning to end for 9 locales resulting in successful delivery of the localized content

Worked as a freelance translator, linguistic software tester and language consultant for clients such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Swype Inc.

Wrote and posted 3 to 4 articles per week on Examiner.com about shops, products and services in the Seattle area to inform young families and help them feel connected to their city.

Improved the Dutch speller and thesaurus of Microsoft Word by testing builds to ensure correct Dutch suggestions. Filed bug reports if improvement was needed and verified whether fixes were implemented correctly.