Lucy Peach Email & Phone Number

Working within the B2B pod to ensure that requirements are delivered according to the client's brief.Managing projects for a range of clients involving translation and other language services.Supporting with initiatives to improve gross profit across the business.

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Marketed and ran language classes for children aged 0 to 11 in educational and community settings.

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

As Head of Department, I was responsible for ensuring we delivered excellent levels of service and I therefore managed a very broad workload. Some examples include:- Assisted the Team Leads, Project Managers, Designers and Compliance Expert to successfully complete all projects by ensuring the right skills and resources were in place.- Monitored and reported on team performance day-to-day and over time through various KPIs.- Supported the growth of the business through… Show more As Head of Department, I was responsible for ensuring we delivered excellent levels of service and I therefore managed a very broad workload. Some examples include:- Assisted the Team Leads, Project Managers, Designers and Compliance Expert to successfully complete all projects by ensuring the right skills and resources were in place.- Monitored and reported on team performance day-to-day and over time through various KPIs.- Supported the growth of the business through collaboration with other departments.- Worked on continual improvement initiatives. Show less

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

- Managed projects involving UK and global (non-) food compliance.- Supported colleagues to grow this area of the business in conjunction with our other language services.- Implemented process changes to improve our service offering.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

- Managed translation projects for ministerial and non-ministerial departments of the UK Government, as well as local authorities. - Participated in the implementation of a new interpreting platform, including recruitment of suppliers.

Bedford, United Kingdom

- Appointed to set up a fully in-house translation/transcreation department (built supplier and client database, integrated translation technology into existing design/production processes etc.).- Managed translation/localisation and other digital projects for existing clients such as Epson and Apttus. - Worked on innovative ways to advertise our translation services. - Qualified as a Memsource certified trainer. - Wrote regular blogs and guides for the company… Show more - Appointed to set up a fully in-house translation/transcreation department (built supplier and client database, integrated translation technology into existing design/production processes etc.).- Managed translation/localisation and other digital projects for existing clients such as Epson and Apttus. - Worked on innovative ways to advertise our translation services. - Qualified as a Memsource certified trainer. - Wrote regular blogs and guides for the company web pages: https://www.xigen.co.uk/http://www.transcreationagency.co.uk/ Show less

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

- Managed translation projects for the large UK food retailer Marks & Spencer (English into French and Dutch, as well as some FR-EN and EN-PL). - Appointed as the project manager overseeing the implementation of a new process over 18 months, in line with the changes in EU Food Information Regulations. Role evolved after 9 months to become the Relationship Manager in the M&S team, making me the main point of contact with the client. - Worked with the CAT tool MemoQ on a daily… Show more - Managed translation projects for the large UK food retailer Marks & Spencer (English into French and Dutch, as well as some FR-EN and EN-PL). - Appointed as the project manager overseeing the implementation of a new process over 18 months, in line with the changes in EU Food Information Regulations. Role evolved after 9 months to become the Relationship Manager in the M&S team, making me the main point of contact with the client. - Worked with the CAT tool MemoQ on a daily basis. - Daily client and supplier communication, and regular visits to the client's HQ.- Problem-solving on linguistic issues. - Recruitment of new translators and training of new PMs. - Account management (quoting and invoicing)....- Project manager on a trial for a new UK client hoping to break into French and Danish supermarkets (food packaging, elements of transcreation).- Main PM and point of contact on a large, multilingual project for a UK trade association (food safety information).- PM on a multilingual project for a specialist food manufacturer in the UK (food labelling).- Selected as PM after a deal was recently secured with another major UK food retailer (food packaging).- Worked on a project for one of the world's largest fast-food retailers.- Company blog writing. Show less

- Modules in specialised French/German > English translation, computer-assisted translation, methods and approaches in translation and screen translation. - Summer project involving two 5000 word translations with accompanying commentaries. For German, a play and for French, a governmental text about cultural education. Following completion of my course, I actually continued my translation of the German play and managed to complete it for the playwright to publish on his website.

Worked in a busy restaurant during 2 summers.

Taught English to Chinese students aged 14-17, planned lessons and marked work.I also taught English in two French primary schools for 7 months as part of my degree.

Master'S Degree, Applied Translation Studies, Pass With Merit

Study of the theory and practice of translation, including CAT software.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), French And German, First

I was based in Leeds for 3 of the 4 years and split the rest of the time between France and Germany. First, I spent a semester studying.

A Levels In French, German And Latin, All Grade A