Deann Cougler Email & Phone Number

Bavaria, Germany

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

Referent/advisor in multimedia and brand communications, Project manager in change management Establishment of a central coordination office for translations and terminology at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft headquarters with a focus on clear communication guidelines, standard text phrasing and tone of voice, terminology, vendor and outsource management and developmentNetworking among institutes and stakeholders to support multilingual content, processes and best practices.Review and implementation of the latest in industry technology and best practices.

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

2015 - Hot Chestnut UG www.linkedin.com/company/hot-chestnut-ug-haftungsbeschränkt-/Co-founder, board member and product development advisor2023 - FenztraQBoard member and communications advisorwww.linkedin.com/in/fenztraqgmbh

• Does Size Matter? What clients look for in vendors. LocWorld49 international conference, June 6-8, 2023, Malmö, Sweden•Technical Documentation Optimization, Acrolinx Content Connections 2018, May 14, 2018, Berlin, Germany•Vendors, Clouds and Security – Guidelines, TC World, November 2015, Wiesbaden, Germany•Selling Terminology as a Product, TC World, November 2011, Wiesbaden, Germany•Terminology across the divide, tekom e.V. November 2011, Wiesbaden, Germany•Terminology: The Big Picture, Tradulinguas International Technical Translation Conference, 28-29 May 2010, Lisbon, Portugal•Wie ein Komma 50 Euro kostet, tekom e.V. spring conference, April 2009, Friedrichshafen, Germany•Mythos der billigen TM-gestützten Übersetzung in der Technischen Dokumentation, tekom e.V. spring conference, April 2008, Bamberg, Germany•Shape up to ship out – How to clean up your source documentation for effective localization, with Helen Fawcett, tekom e.V., November 2008, Wiesbaden,Germany•Does Size Matter? Grosse Unternehmen gegen Einzelkämpfer in der Übersetzungsdienstleitung, tekom e.V. November 2007, Wiesbaden, Germany •Trados/SDL Roadshows: Geneva, Dachau, Zurich, Berlin (2007-2009)•Streamlining Technical and Marketing Communications - Terminology as a tool for collaborationLocalization World, 30 May – 1 June 2006, Barcelona, Spain

Munich Area, Germany

Interim localization management, including terminology development and support.

Munich Area, Germany

Manage technical documentation and localization department, including:- Driving coordination with project stakeholders across the USA and Europe in an agile environment- Controlling digital content creation, leveraging quality assurance tools in standard documentation- Assuring a consistent product user interface experience - Leveraging translation databases, terminology for the localization of the product and translation of the documentationAccompany team transitions in the scope of corporate restructurings, including:- Developing new processes to coordinate content curation across departments- Establishing streamlined tools for terminology and localization management- Coordinating rebranding of extensive content sources

Munich Area, Germany

www.langolution.comProfessional solutions for translation and localization needs. Database support for terminology extraction or computer-assisted translation tools. Workflow and project management development for outsourcing and insourcing localization and translation.Onsite support at Giesecke&Devrient, Wacker Chemie, Infineon, Teradata/Mapp, among others

Munich Area, Germany

Consolidated multiple divisional translation departments into one corporate translation department. Drove adoption of DIN 2345 quality assurance process. Developed process guidelines.Establishment of company-wide terminology management processes with terminology portal.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd (Abd), Cultural Studies/Critical Theory And Analysis

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M.A., Cultural Studies/Critical Theory And Analysis, "Sehr Gut / Very Good" (A)

Master's program in North American Studies

Germanistik, Politologie

Exchange student studying German and International Political Science

B.Sc., Political Science, International Relations, German

Foreign study: (former) Soviet Union study tour Universitaet Heidelberg, Germany