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Greater Los Angeles Area

Private business specializing in post production and localization consultation and project management. • Developed relationship and partnership with independent film production companies on video mastering, caption and subtitling requirements as well as post production services• Areas of focus include consultation and collaboration on contract fulfillment outsourcing for post production services, localization planning, vendor management and negotiations• Handled project management; comprising of the daily project coordination, scheduling and overseeing the mastering of feature & television content (including both traditional tape base, and digital workflows) for international distribution, and digital/steaming services (i.e. Netflix, Google, iTunes Amazon etc.)• Managed client relations and needs assessment, vendor pricing negotiations, purchase orders, and invoice approvals

Burbank, California

Headed the BTI Studios’ new home in the United States that is located in Burbank, California. Responsible for spearheading the facility that is strategically positioned to cater to the company’s expanding US and Latin American based clients and will provide full caption and localization services support to both the company's local and international customers, including Warner, Netflix, NBCU, CBS and Fox. BTI Studios is a leading provider of subtitling, dubbing and access services throughout Europe and the US. BTI operates 16 offices across Europe and the US, serving a dozen international broadcasters and more than 50 local VOD/OTT providers, broadcasters, production companies and video distributors with dubbing, subtitling and access services in more than 30 languages. • Managed overall services of BTI Studios in the US; variety of localization services: translation, subtitling, dubbing, voiceover and also access services such as closed captions and audio descriptions, international versioning• Managed Post Production services requests locally and internationally• Managed expanding US based clients/accounts; provided support to local and international customers such as: Warner, Netflix, NBCU, CBS, Fox, DreamWorks, Fotokem, Univision, and other content providers• Collaborated with the Director of International Sales to foster new clients; assisted with transition of US accounts from London; performed project management of US accounts • Managed business operations: office management, account management, payroll, HR, staff, resources, purchase orders, invoicing approvals, vendor management and monthly budget & financial reporting• Established network/server/core infrastructure and general office: collaboration with accounting/bookkeeping and bank agencies and payroll and health benefit vendors; HR related documents (i.e. Handbooks, policies and procedures for the office), property management• Overall in-house staff supervisory role and resource management.

Burbank

• Responsible for “day to day” operations and evaluation of SMV accounts and operational work flows as it relates to Captioning and Subtitling • Gathered Information and assessed current customers and current market rates and pricing• Established and performed cost analysis on customers’ projects for profitability and recommended new workflows, additional equipment and personnel when necessary• Managed, reviewed and recruited vendors for outsourced projects. Identified and allocated resources appropriately. • Reports directly to Chairman/CEO and direct liaison between SMV Sales, Account Executives, Customers, Operations and Vendors • Responsible for Fiduciary Reporting on SMV Foreign Language/Subtitling/Captioning Division

Burbank, Ca

Managed a team, led all facets of operation within the caption and localization department .Oversaw all activities associated within caption and localization projects for broadcast, syndication and digital media distributions to multiple platforms as well as Post Production services, schedule and budgets.• Managed Post Editorial/Audio/QC/Caption Department Schedule of resources & staffing requirements, projects and performed cost-analysis of every project to meet budget and deadlines• Managed multi-lingual subtitling, translation and localization projects and translator recruitment• Recruited translators; integrated key operational activities in a localization environment: tracking & scheduling the translation process, quality control, final preparations and deliverables to the client• Provided technical support to clients and client services department; assisted in order fulfillment • Responsible for department review of annual budget; monitor monthly BU expenditures; Freelance and outsourcing costs• Maintained compliance of policies and procedures when engaging and interfacing with clients and departments• Collaborated with staff to build individual goals for growth and opportunities; created performance goals ensuring departments achieve peak performance• Maintained technical knowledge of media and content distribution; attends industry seminars, demonstrations and conferences regarding new technology and products • Participated in operational and management meetingsKey Highlights of Position: ➢ Generated about 65% profit margin contribution on a monthly basis on projects minimizing operational cost and contributed 25% profit margin overall on a yearly basis for the company➢ More than doubled the department profit margin from $1.5 million to $3 million (during tenure) without impacting productivity through scalability and outsourcing➢ Achieved high level of customer service with zero project rejections

Burbank, California

Management of multi-lingual subtitling, translation and localization projects and translator recruitment.Responsible for internal communication and coordination of projects with highest quality results, which is achieved through efficient use of centralized databases, procedure and other tools utilized and provided by the company.Responsible for recruitment of translators, integration of key operational activities in a localization environment, including but not limited to tracking & scheduling the translation process, quality control, final preparations and deliverables to the client.Responsible for professional relationship building and work-sharing with colleagues worldwide as well as internally and externally.Main contact for necessary source reference materials internally or externally, providing approved materials for client approvals based on streamlined and approved, established subtitling and localization conventions and standards.Main point of contact for all issues concerning translation and feedback on assigned projects and dissemination of key operations information throughout the Visual Data Operations group.Management of highest linguistic and service quality as well as collaborate and contribute to inter-department growing needs within the company.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management

Bachelor Of Science, Architecture