• Lead projects and perform hands-on publishing and engineering of 900 plus projects per year. • Manage budgets of up to $500k per year as well as all overseeing all aspects of project quality assurance while meeting deadlines and exceeding client expectations. • Facilitate weekly department meetings; monitor project schedules, tasks, and timelines.• Establish strong working partnerships with vendors to control costs and handle production during peak periods.• Drive localization… Show more • Lead projects and perform hands-on publishing and engineering of 900 plus projects per year. • Manage budgets of up to $500k per year as well as all overseeing all aspects of project quality assurance while meeting deadlines and exceeding client expectations. • Facilitate weekly department meetings; monitor project schedules, tasks, and timelines.• Establish strong working partnerships with vendors to control costs and handle production during peak periods.• Drive localization engineering and QA as well as graphical editing, layout editing, and formatting of documents. • Hire, train, and supervise full time project team leads as well as up to 12 contract employees at any given time.• Leverage human resources and lower costs by cross-training employees.• Support sales team through detailed analysis and estimation on new project sales proposals.• Noted for developing numerous tools “on the fly” in order to significantly improve efficiency and productivity.• Noted for being a Subject Matter Expert providing technical support to linguists, project managers, and clients.• Consolidated three departments with 11 employees to a single department of 5; reduced production costs while maintaining the same output; wore many hats to cross train and develop team members.• Developed a series of scripts and provided automated solutions that allowed for various recurring project tasks to be completed in a fraction of budgeted time with more consistent and quality output.• Created a resource calendar to replace an outdated project management tool. Resource usage was subsequently able to be tracked in calendar form for easy readability and the project tool is currently used on a daily basis.• Implemented a solution to more quickly create PDF’s from Word files as well as for transferring TMX files to TMW files through a simple mouse click.• Initiated an Advanced Search and Replace tool to support customer needs saving hours of time on every project. Show less

· Supervise publishers formatting localized documents in various layout programs (such as FrameMaker, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, InDesign, Illustrator, various XML editors, PowerPoint, and Word).; · Supervise both regular and on-demand staff so that desktop publishing functions are executed on time and on budget. · Lead publishing projects and performs hands-on publishing tasks.… Show more · Supervise publishers formatting localized documents in various layout programs (such as FrameMaker, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, InDesign, Illustrator, various XML editors, PowerPoint, and Word).; · Supervise both regular and on-demand staff so that desktop publishing functions are executed on time and on budget. · Lead publishing projects and performs hands-on publishing tasks. · Manage budget of assigned publishing components. · Analyze, prepare, and post process DTP files using commercial tools (example: Trados suite). · Provide technical support to linguists and project managers. · Perform graphical editing, layout editing, formatting, and quality assurance of documents. · Establish "just in time" staffing for localization publishers and layout QA specialists Show less

• Managed the Localization Production Specialist department; conducted hiring, supervising, training, performance review, and mentoring of team members to support department needs.• Led all technical facets of localization production projects including analysis and preparing files for translation.• Directed post-processing steps including rebuilding localized software, editing graphics, and grabbing screens in alignment with quality standards and budgeted hours.• Collaborated with… Show more • Managed the Localization Production Specialist department; conducted hiring, supervising, training, performance review, and mentoring of team members to support department needs.• Led all technical facets of localization production projects including analysis and preparing files for translation.• Directed post-processing steps including rebuilding localized software, editing graphics, and grabbing screens in alignment with quality standards and budgeted hours.• Collaborated with senior management to brainstorm new processes, develop instructions for various applications and procedures; recommended and tested new software to support the companies’ business strategy and goals.• Coached project coordinators on effective localization publishing procedures.• Established and helped maintain a positive workplace culture; fostered interdepartmental cooperation through a combination of leading by example, transparent communication, and effective conflict resolution skills.• Acted as client point of contact and subject matter expert to educate client and determine ideal specifications. • Produced final output for delivery with strong track record of exceeding client expectations and needs.• Performed detailed statistical analysis of documentation files in order to determine resource efforts and translation costs. • Supported internal and external contractors on tools, applications, and best practices. Show less