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• Manage translation projects for an ISO-certified Language Service Provider that specializes in offering excellent project management to clients in medical, software, and technical fields. Projects up to one year in.
• Serve as an effective Account Manager for several accounts. Receive new requests from clients and assemble quotes. Assess project scope and determine priority of workload. Assemble teams of translators, engineers, and.
• Perform QA of localized materials and prepare deliveries for clients. Maintain Translation Memories, glossaries, and style guides for each client.
• Contribute to vendor recruitment, evaluation, and negotiation in order to increase profitability of projects.
• Address translation and company issues such as technical limitations and risk management individually and as a team. Assess efficiency of project workflows. Provide support within the company for common IT and computer.
• Ensure consistency and excellence in execution of each project. Comply with ISO requirements and conduct internal audits.

Madison, Wisconsin

• Managed translation projects for a Foreign Language service. Served as a chief liaison between salespeople, clients and vendors.
• Assisted in quoting prices for projects. Outsourced work and job details to vendors. Assigned desktop publishing tasks to in-house resources. Proofread and prepared translations for formatting and client delivery..
• Worked together with sales staff to foster good client relations via exceptional service and routine on-site meetings.
• Addressed translation issues individually and as a team. Ensured consistency and excellence in execution of each project.

Ba, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Member of the Chancellor's Scholarship Program

Ba, Russian Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Member of the Chancellor's Scholarship Program

High School

Activities and Societies: Student Council President (1995-1996), National Honor Society