Andy Andersen Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, US

I help companies from early stage to enterprise solve unique challenges for their international expansion.I can help to set up internationalization infrastructure | localize product (apps, websites, blogs, etc) | team building & hiring | international app store optimization (ASO) and search engine optimization (SEO) | maternity/sabbatical/interim/contract.

Remote, US

Led international product and global market expansion efforts to get the company from 0 to 1. - Defined and delivered multi-year global expansion plan with full scope rollout across product suite- Launched into over 20 markets on iOS, Chrome and Web platforms- Built database of 100,000+ book titles for first ever SEO efforts; extracted raw data with.

West Hollywood, California, US

• Led Product Localization, ASO and SEO for Tinder with a primary focus on international growth and operations for all Tinder affiliate productsDay-to-day work entailed:
• Driving Tinder's globalization strategy from infrastructure internationalization to localization operation and strategy
• Collaborating across the org with product managers, engineers, marketing, legal and other key stakeholders to spec, improve and launch new features and solve for unique market challenges
• ASO and SEO strategy
• Assessing and evaluating new market expansion and improvements
• Advocating for more empathy and international mindfulness through evangelization and educational opportunities across the companyAccomplishments:

West Hollywood, California, US

• Daily duties:
• Oversee string localization of new version and product releases for iOS, Android, and Web platforms in 56 locales, providing l10n and i18n support for engineering, marketing, and public relation teams
• Multilingual app store optimization (ASO) for iTunes App Store and Google Play Store (including ranking, keyword optimization, A/B testing, SKU localization and cultural customization)
• Multilingual SEO content strategy for organic growth and discovery
• Manage Gotinder.com blog and tech blog translations for 14 languages
• In-country user experience testing and functional linguistic testing using HeadSpin

San Francisco, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, US

London, GB

Brooklyn, NY, US

• Project/Program related tasks:
• Managing team of on-site employees; main POC for client-site analysts
• Managing 40-50 projects simultaneously for 4 separate programs
• Responsible for managing BPAs and tracking funding lines and line item numbers
• Formulating RFB/RFP responses
• Developed pricing matrix from CAT analysis; improved margins on select programs by an average of 35%

Brooklyn, NY, US

Lead project manager for language-related and localization services Job duties include:- Primary POC between the Company and Clients- Manager of the Assistant Project Manager- Responding to RFBs and other customer inquiries for services- Ensuring that department is following proper protocol- Daily Software Use: SDL Trados Studio 2015, CAT Tools, GIMP.

Brooklyn, NY, US

Job Duties:- Communicated and established deadlines and expectations with linguists, while monitoring progress throughout a project- Assigned jobs to external vendors- Provided QC and review of documents for Client delivery- Managed on-site and off-site linguists- Processed payables and invoicing

Brooklyn, NY, US

Was responsible for hiring linguists for both public and private sector clients. Job duties included:- First point of contact with linguists on the behalf of the business- Seeking qualified linguists as required by client- Processing new linguists into computer database- Administering exams for new linguists as needed by client- Maintaining file system of.

Set up hospitality business for parent company's Caribbean expansion in San Juan, Puerto RicoJob duties included: - Responsible for all business operations and transactions- Managed an annual budget as well as weekly/monthly expenses- Interviewed, recruited, and selected candidates for the business- Created and maintained company website and social media.

Founder and webmaster of Backpacking Diplomacy; a blog focused on everything global from general travel tips to in-depth cultural immersion.Accomplishments and Acknowledgements:- Featured in various newspapers and magazines between the United States and Spain including 008 Magazine, The Daily Advocate, El Periódico Meditteráneo, El Periodic, and La Verdad.

International Studies (Global Diplomacy), Concentration In Latin America And Minor In Disaster Science Management

Mechanical Engineering

Interdisciplinary Studies, Entrepreneurship, Business, And Leadership Development

Certificate In Localization: Customizing Software For The World, Software Localization

Global Digital Marketing And Localization Certification

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