LISA CV Postings http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html CV postings at Localization Industry Standards Association’s web site en http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2209http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2209Sheila Phalon: RésuméLISATue, 10 Jun 2008 02:37:17 -0500Last Job Title
Business Analsyt/QA & Testing

Experience


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paragon Computer Professionals, Inc. 11/2006 - Current
Business Analyst/ Project Manager /QA and Testing
Current client: Bank of New York Mellon
For the merger between The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial:
• Project managing the develop and migration of web-based financial applications.
• Working for the PMO to gather and write Business Requirement Documents for applications integral to the merger between Bank of New York and Mellon.
• Developing QA/Testing scripts for applications for billing processes, eProxy, and daily trading.
• Eisai Pharmaceutical – Business Analyst/Project Manager/Content Manager.
Project – Upgrade corporate Intranet.
• Interviewed department heads in Eisai five subsidiaries to gather business requirements to upgrade its intranet.
• Utilized Six Sigma Voice of the Customer techniques to develop questionnaires and surveys to define intranet usability.
• Worked with the IT department to gather technical requirements to upgrade the intranet.
Pfizer
• Wrote the business and user requirements for three Web-based applications which included a tablet drawing tool and a vendor management system.
Reuters America Global Operations5/2006-11/2006
Project Manager/Business Analyst
Project: The consolidation & upgrade existing data centers
• Managed the discovery phase of a Reuter initiative to consolidate & upgrade existing data centers in America, Canada, and Latin America.
• Created the project scope, determined the resources required, defined the project schedule, assigned & tracked tasks to completion, as well as managed project communications across organizations and with third party vendors on data center consolidation projects.
• Researched, analyzed, and documented the current business state of all existing systems/services and defined, and documented the future business model.
Digital Fusion LLC 1/2006 - 5/2006
Business Analyst/ Project Manager /Content Manager
Projects: Develop and deploy client Internets, intranets, and extranets for CIA (Client Instance Access) and The Hobart West Group. Worked with Marketing team to write/develop content that supported strategic business drivers, objectives, and messages.
• Managed agency projects to develop and deploy client Internets, intranets, and extranets.
• Worked with clients to evaluate business opportunities, assess project impact and to develop the most cost-effective and efficient solutions.
• Documented business requirements, responded to RFPs and wrote SOWs
• Managed, planned, and administered the system lifecycle activities for multiple projects that included upgrading client portals for a legal firm.
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corporation4/2005 - 12/2005
Business Analyst/ Project Manager/ Content Manager
Projects: Development and/or enhancement of applications on the corporate Internet and Intranet.
• Managed the upgrade of an online pharmaceutical library from MS DOS to Softlink, a proprietary software program.
• Led evaluation of tools for a competitive analysis intranet.
• Worked across organizations to gather and review user requirements.
• Conducted face-to-face interviews with Subject Matter Experts to define usability issues and how competitive information could be used more comprehensively and productively.
• Detailed content gathering issues, data usage, and user interface design in a requirements document for vendors.
• Created documentation that detailed user requirements and tool capabilities and implementation cost that led to the selection of the tool.
• Managed the development and/or enhancement of applications on the corporate Internet and Intranet.
• Communicated the updates of the master project plans for all for Daiichi Pharmaceutical Corporation and Daiichi Medical Research internal applications to stakeholders.
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (GSUSA)9/2003 – 4/2005
Business Analyst/ Project Manager /Content Manager
Projects: Implementation and development of the extranet, and implementation of the search engine. Worked with Marketing team to write/develop content that supported strategic business drivers, objectives, and messages.
-- Received cash award recognition for content and project management work on Web site for 300 national Girl Scout councils that utilized Documentum as the content management system.
• Project managed Documentum upgrades and site enhancements and tested new functionality.
• Troubleshot problems with HTML and XML code.
• Determined and managed the implementation of new business requirements.
• Managed the implementation and optimized search engine with metadata.
• Created downloadable marketing materials to ensure best practices in communication methods.
• Worked across organizations to determine new user requirements.
• Attended weekly production meeting to assess & implement site enhancements
and upgrades.
• Managed the daily news flow to ensure the site was sufficiently populated and created weekly e-newsletter for internal and external use.
• Wrote, edited, and developed content for the site and monitored web usage and statistics.
Avaya Inc., Somerset, N.J.6/2000 – 8/2002
IT Applications Delivery, Development/Business Analyst and Project Manager
Projects: Managed the CIO intranet, and migrated, upgraded, tested, deployed & maintain 25 web-based applications for Avaya’s spin-off from Lucent Technologies. Worked with Marketing team to write/develop content that supported strategic business drivers, objectives, and messages.
• Managed a team of eight UNIX and NT developers to migrate, upgrade, test, deploy & maintain 25 applications for Av
•Deployed centralized web portal that provided employees with critical IT information and roll-outs.
• Deployed global Business Management Review Process (BMRP) on-line. Integrated existing infrastructure from Europe with US developed content management tools. The tool permitted executives from Asia, Europe, South America and North America to review, object or approve projects costing $50,000 or more online.
• Deployed Verity Search engine throughout Avaya’s intranets.
• Delivered Web-based content management system for eight organizations. Centralized CIO services for pagers, cell phones, remote access accounts, and software downloads to reduce costs by standardizing procurement process throughout the company.
• Integrated IBM Web-enabled Help Desk services and the CIO IT services Web site which empowered employees to research IT questions online in lieu of calling the IBM Help Desks.
 
Lucent Technologies, Warren, N.J. 4/1997- 6/2000 
Content Manager /Business Analyst/Project Manager, Chief Information Office.
Projects: Developed, implemented and maintained the CIO intranet and developed web-tools. Created and managed the content for marketing Internet.
• Actively worked with Marketing team to write/develop content that supported strategic business drivers, objectives, and messages.
• Worked across business units to collect requirements for a centralized web portal.
• Developed, deployed and maintained a centralized content management system for the CIO organization which consolidated some dozen Web sites into one unified user interface for Lucent employees.
• Worked with internal customers to determine their business requirements to move their sites under the centralized content management system.
 
• Developed Web tools such as Webzines for the Marketing and Communications team to put their marketing collateral online. 
• Managed the daily news flow and ensured content was timely, relevant, and up-to-date.
• Project managed and produced content for Lucent’s Service Provider site, and sub-sites for internal customers.
• Created secure, password protected site for industry and financial analysts to view Lucent Executive Board messages and speeches.
• Wrote weekly articles for the Service Provider site that highlighted Lucent’s products and services.
DermDigest, Glendale, CA. 1/1996-4/1997
Web Producer/Project Manager for a Web site covering health issues
• Designed, wrote content, and managed the Website dermdigest.com.
Gruen Associates, Los.Angeles, CA.2/1995-6/1995
Public Relations Coordinator
• Acted as a Public Relations liaison for local and national magazines.
Asahi Homecast Corporation, Pasadena, CA 9/1992- 5/1994
Producer/Writer
• Created, wrote, and produced a weekly radio program on Japanese culture that aired on Radio KIEV. Edited television programs which aired on the International Channel, and wrote all the promotional materials for television and radio programs.
Japan Experience9/1980-9/1992
See “Additional Information”
EDUCATION
Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia PA, Photography/Fine Art
Epsom School of Art and Design, Surrey, England, Photography/Fine Art
North East London Polytechnic, London, England, Photography/Fine Art
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Microsoft Technical Training, Designing Business Solutions
Information & Interface Design Seminar by Edward Tufte
Lucent Learning & Performance Center:
Developing Procedures, Policies & Documentation
Marketing Communications
Active Communicating
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan; Japanese Studies
Asahi Culture Center, Tokyo, Japan, Japanese Studies
ASSOCIATIONS
Elected to the Board of Directors of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, 1989 and 1990. Raised over $20,000 for the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in art sales and other events.
NYC Relief Fund – Volunteer work for September 11th
American Red Cross Volunteer
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Cash Award for developing the Girl Scouts of the USA Council Web site
Cash Award for developing Lucent CIO intranet 1998
Lucent High Performance Behavior Award 1999, 2000, 2002
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Japan Assignments: 9/1980 - 9/1992
Worked in Japan as a writer and photographer for American, European and Asian publications as well as public relations firms. A full list of credits is available upon request. However, some credits include:
 
•The International Herald Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bureau of National Affairs for writing. 
•Newsweek, Forbes, and the Christian Science Monitor for photography.
•Dentsu, Burson, Marsteller (Japan) for public relations work.

Languages Known


Japanese

Notes / Other Skills


TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
• Evaluation and planning for deploying NT and UNIX servers
• Application and systems deployment in mixed environments
• Integration with internal back-end legacy, and proprietary systems
• Load-balancing configuration for NT servers
• Search engine implementation
• Custom developed Content Management and CRM Web and collaboration tools such as QuickPlace, SharePoint and Documentum.
• Work with HTML, ASP, XML, JAVA, Java Script, Visual Basic, Oracle 8.x, MS SQL Server 6.5/7.0, MS Access 97/2000, SSH, Oracle, FTP protocols, Verity Search Software, Ariba, and streaming video.
• Evaluation and planning the implementation of Top Tier: Portal, Procurement, CRM and Content Management and Document Management Technologies that include
Documentum Web Publisher 4.4.2., Documentum Publisher 5.2.5 SP2, Interwoven, SharePoint, and proprietary ASP systems.

Contact Information


Sheila Phalon
Mailing address: 1315-1317 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: 1 201 217 1325
Mobile: 1 201 982 4980
E-mail: sphalon@yahoo.com]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2199http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2199Kelly Enny: RésuméLISAWed, 4 Jun 2008 05:29:27 -0500Last Job Title
French teacher

Experience


Sep 2006-present Monmouth Regional High School Tinton Falls, NJ
French teacher and French club advisor
Sep. 2004-present Sayreville War Memorial High School Sayreville, NJ
French teacher (maternity leave)
Sep. 2003-June 2004 Freehold Regional H.S. District Freehold , NJ
French Teacher (part-time in Colts Neck and Howell High Schools)
Communicative approach to foreign language teaching
Class coverage for other subject areas
July 2002-2004 Berlitz Language Center Princeton, NJ
Instructor of ESL/ and French
April 2002-2994 Middletown Board of Education Middletown, NJ
Substitute teacher for all grades
Sept. 2000-Jan ‘02 Net2Phone Inc. Newark, NJ
Project Localization Specialist/Quality Assurance Tester
Coordinate with translation/localization companies for localization of client and corporate website and editing of returned copy
Product testing of localized product in regard to product registration and purchase (foreign and local currency)
Product specifications for internationalization of client and website for company database
Built and configured test network of Windows 98 in French, Italian, German, Dutch,Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional using virtual machine technology
Designed International QA test plans to ensure quality and usability of Java client.
July 99–Sept. 2000 Net2Phone, Inc. Hackensack, NJ
Business Operations
Coordinated with sales and marketing departments to generate cookies for URLs, create copies of software and burn CDs
Tracking and payment for International Resellers and TSS
Communicated with weblinking partners to ensure proper functioning of affiliate links
Sept. 1997-July 1999 IDT Inc. Hackensack, NJ
Billing Representative/Customer Service
Dealt with wire, check and credit card payments.
Chargebacks and customer fraud issues.
Communicated with French and Italian speaking customers when needed
Troubleshooting of client software.
Sales to various international customers.

Languages Known


French Italian

Notes / Other Skills


Fluent in French and Italian, Microsoft Office 97,Office 2000 ,KANA, PINE
Netscape, Internet Explorer, knowledge of SQL, HTML, C and C++, Visible Analyst, Visio
Configuration of TCP/IP, configuration Windows 98, 2000, ME, 95 for test networks,
Editing and proofreading skills, Vmware, Starbase StarTeam, Oracle Payables, Quickbooks
Windows XP, Magellan, Command Post, Crystal Reports, certified in Divine Conversations
Citrix

Contact Information


kellye1010@hotmail.com
Tel: 1 732 542 3905
Mailing address: 99A White Street
Eatontown, NJ 07724
Mobile: 1 732 693 4461]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2196http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2196Patrick Fueldner: RésuméLISAThu, 29 May 2008 07:37:31 -0500Last Job Title
Technical Reviewer, Germany

Experience


Apr. 2008 – present
VMware Global, Inc. in Unterschleißheim (Munich)
Technical Reviewer, Germany (Globalization Program)
Responsibilites and tasks include:
•Linguistic and technical review of translated material for the Sales, Marketing and Professional Services departments (including presentations, web sites, data sheets, e-learning courses, student guides, marketing campaigns, etc.)
•Project Management for localization of above mentioned material
•Cooperation with external service providers, providing feedback as well as linguistic and technical guidance
•In-country point of contact and linguistic expert for the product localization team in the US
•Terminology management (creation and review of style guides and glossaries for German)
Apr. 2005 – Mar. 2008
Altiris, Inc. and Symantec (Deutschland) GmbH, Altiris Business Unit in Düsseldorf and Landau (Pfalz)
Senior Language Coordinator (Internationalization Services Group)
Responsibilities and tasks included:
•Accountability for the quality of localized German software products
•Internationalization Testing (I18N)
•In-context review of localized software products prior to release
•Beta-testing localized software products and bug reporting/tracking through an automated helpdesk system
•Review/translation of software strings and documentation
•Assuring linguistic consistency across multiple software products and between products and their documentation
•Desktop publishing of software documentation (help files and manuals) in CHM and PDF format
•Terminology management (working with a proprietary database of existing string translations as well as market-leading tools)
•Creation and maintenance of glossaries and style guides
•Providing guidance and feedback to external translation providers
•Acting as a point of contact for sales, marketing and customer support personnel in EMEA regarding any localization/internationalization issues
•Participation in industry conferences to meet partners and customers and to continuously train on upcoming software products

Education:


Oct. 1996 - Feb. 2003
University of Mainz, School of Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies in Germersheim
Major: Applied Linguistics in English and Spanish with a minor in Law Degree: Diplom-Übersetzer (roughly equivalent to a Master's in translation), Final Grade: 1.9
Sept. 1999 - April 2000Exchange program at the University of Valencia, Spain
Focus: Spanish philology and language courses in Portuguese and Catalan
Since Dec. 2007
Project Management / Certified Project Manager (IHK) at Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt (SGD); Distance learning course projected to last 12 months

Languages Known


German (mother tongue)
English (written and spoken fluency)
Spanish (written and spoken fluency)
French, Portuguese and Catalan (Passive knowledge, reading comprehension)
Russian and Arabic (some basic knowledge)

Notes / Other Skills


- Currently in a distance learning program for Project Management
- Experienced user of Trados, MultiTerm and Alchemy Catalyst
- Experience in creating glossaries and style guides for German
- Experience in multilingual software QA testing and internationalization testing
- Always eager to learn and acquire new skills
- Dedicated to localization/translation quality

Contact Information


patrick.fueldner@gmail.com
Cell: +4917623596457]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2090http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2090William He: RésuméLISAMon, 31 Mar 2008 06:35:02 -0500Last Job Title
Project Manager

Experience


WORKING EXPERIENCE
Beyondsoft Co. Ltd. Translator and Editor 06/2005/-03/2008
* Macfee Enterprise level antivirus software (translator): Translation and editing of software UI, on-line and printed components (CHM, PDF, etc); total amount: 120,000 words.
* HP Printer manual and help (translator): Exclusively responsible for translation and editing of on-line and printed components (CHM, PDF, etc); Final check of on-line and printed components (CHM, PDF, etc) against software UI (PC and MAC platform) and check-list provided by clients; total amount: 200,000 words.
* MS Vista Operating System UI and Help (linguistical QA) : Mainly take charge of linguistic QA for localization of Microsoft Windows Vista (the related components include Indigo, Avalon, SMS, WMP11 and WSS Exchange), schedule and control the progress of linguistic tasks; Support internal team members and outside vendors about all the linguistic queries, and certain technical issues, total project amount: 1,000,000 words
* MS Vista SP1 and Longhore Sever: translation of UI and Help with Trados 7.0 and Locostudio, total amount: 200,000 words;
* US Continental Airlines website: translation of web content with WS Desktop Workbench, total amount: 100,000 words
* Autodesk Project Dept (Project Manager): Responsible for project creation, tracking and finalization on Worldserver, and resolve all the issues about WS Desktop Workbench from vendors and freelances; preparation of the files and tools needed to localize and test printed and online documentation into European (FIGS+limited EE) and Asian languages (JP,KR,CN,TW). Follow localization process to prepare all documentation deliverables within the scheduled timeframe.
To-where Translation Co., Ltd 2003/7-2005/6
* Responsible for translating various kinds of files which involve multi-industries and fields, especially IT and automotive with professional CAT software;
* Took initiative to research technical terminology in various dictionaries and databases to ensure accuracy and quality of translations. Updated translation database to include new terminology to help team with future translations;
* Revised junior translators’ work enhancing teamwork and ensuring quality control at all project phases.
* Total translation amount: 1,000,000 words
EDUCATION
Xi'an International Studies University 1999 －2003
* Bachelor of English

Languages Known


* CET Level 6
* Native Chinese level.
* Fluent in Speaking, Reading and Written English

Notes / Other Skills


SUMMARY
Professional translator, especially in IT, software and automobile; Familiar with localization process and workflow for software and user assistant documentation. Strong problem-analysis and solving ability; Pro-active and self motivated.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
* Localization tools: Trados, SDLX, RC-WinTrans, Catalyst, Passolo, Locostudio，WS DeskTop Workbench 8.0 etc.
* Engineering & DTP: HTML Help Workshop, MS Word，Adobe Acrobat, FrameMaker,
* Content Management System (CMS): Idiom WorldServer 8.0
* Management Tools: MS Excel, MS Project

Contact Information


william.hedx@yahoo.com.cn;
MSN: hedongxing@hotmail.com;
Mobile:13522729485.]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2060http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2060Colin Brayton: RésuméLISAWed, 12 Mar 2008 07:55:07 -0500Last Job Title
Translation Editor

Experience


B.A., Pomona College, Philosophy & Literature

M.A., UC Berkeley, Comparative Literature, with admission to candidacy and doctoral coursework

Languages Known


Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic: Translated

Portuguese (Brazil): Fluent

Notes / Other Skills


General business and financial journalism, public and investor relations, print, electronic and book production management, project management, copyediting (Chicago, AP, APA, Words Into Type) and line editing, academic publishing, journalistic and literary translation, terminology management, editorial management, cross-cultural communications consulting

Contact Information


São Paulo, Brazil

zebu.cavaco@gmail.com

+55 11 3814 6673]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2020http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2020Christie Fidura: RésuméLISAMon, 3 Mar 2008 07:52:39 -0600Last Job Title
Senior Product Marketing Manager

Experience


5/2006 - present: Senior Product Marketing Manager for Terminology Solutions, SDL (Maidenhead, UK)
2/2005 - 2/2006: Senior Product Marketing Manager, 1E (Ealing, UK)
1/2004 - 10/2004: Senior Product Marketing Manager, edge IPK (Newbury, UK) [contract position]
9/2003 - 11/2003: Games Delivery Manager, 3G (Maidenhead, UK) [contract position]
8/2002 - 9/2003: International Product Manager, Betfair (Hammersmith, UK)
 
11/1997 - 3/2002: EMEA Product Marketing Manager, Remedy Corporation (San Francisco, USA and London, UK)

Languages Known


English
Spanish (fluent)
French (beginner)

Notes / Other Skills


PERSONAL PROFILE
- Strategic and experienced thought leader and target-driven Senior Marketing Product Manager
- 15+ years experience in global software development and international product launch
- Core strength of product positioning and messaging, while building solid industry and customer awareness
- Independent self-starter able to manage cross-functional virtual teams to time and to budget
- Highly effective communicator and networker
- Strong, diplomatic and persuasive individual with high credibility
- Capable of influencing at board level
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Raised industry, analyst and customer awareness of product, contributing to 20% revenue increase and 60% new pipeline development
- Became a sought-after trade show presenter
- Significantly increased attendee size at lead generation webinars
- Successfully aligned Sales, Marketing and Engineering to deliver a world-class product to market with the right messages, positioning and pricing for targeted customer types
- Launched software applications with culturally-appropriate messages to international audiences
- Identified gaps in the market and exploited them with specific marketing messages
- Leveraged partnerships to create a comprehensive solution for the market
- Managed cross-functional teams to deliver internal infrastructure improvement projects
- Received Remedy EMEA Extra Mile Award for outstanding EMEA product launch

Contact Information


cfidurauk@yahoo.com
+44 77402 13684]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2018http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2018Yueh-fen He: RésuméLISAFri, 29 Feb 2008 02:56:58 -0600Last Job Title
Localization Project Manager

Experience


Summary:
• Professional Localization Engineer with 3+ years localization project management and computer software experience
• Understanding of programming/scripting languages and source control environment
• Demonstrated ability to engage and oversee technical off-shore teams and/or vendors in a timely fashion
• Language QA Engineer for Translation, Verification, and Testing Specialist
• Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills in a culturally diverse environment
• Strong ability to gain quick fluency on technologies used in various projects

Profession Experience
Avaya Inc., Westminster, Colorado 09/04 – present
ECAD / GCS / Information Solutions
Senior Project Manager and Localization Engineer
• Plan and manage various localization and globalization projects where responsibilities include budget planning, risk management, implementation and project lifecycle planning.
• Manage deliverables across different organizations, releases, multiple locations with different teams and vendors.
• Provide solutions and trainings to complex problems, budget planning and risk management for different projects
• Design and implement the localization processes for IS localization team
• Improve localization quality assurance and customer satisfaction by developing questionnaire and evaluating questionnaires and feedbacks from in-regions.
• Develop Telephone User Interface software for various languages
• Design, implement and support various localization projects in different platforms (Windows, Solaris and AIX)
• Implement TMS configuration and workflow in different localization projects
• Design and implement CTO internalization standard requirement in various projects

General Electric (GE), Denver, Colorado 2002 – 2004
• Design and Develop data acquisition software where responsibilities include collecting/tracking data set from DB mainframe and performing data analysis
• Develop automation software for generating reports and data matrix
• Design and implement database software for internal business operations by using VB
• Design and maintain www.elfun.org website for Rocky Mountain Chapter

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan 1995 - 1996
• Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Seng Pao Lu Hospital, Taoyuang, Taiwan 1992 - 1994
• Registered Nurse, Surgical Department

Education
B.S., Information System
University of Colorado at Denver Denver, Colorado 2003

A.S., Nursing Chung-Tai Junior College, Tai-Chung, TWA, 1994

Languages Known


Traditional Chinese (native) and Simplified Chinese

Notes / Other Skills


Professional skills:
• Computer Language: Visual Basic, HTML, Java Script
• Computer Applications: Microsoft Project, ClearCase, FrameMaker, Catalyst, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Front Page
• Fluent in Character Entry (IME) in Traditional Chinese

Contact Information


Please contact me @ brenda.he@comcast.net. Thanks.]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2007http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2007Elly Liu: RésuméLISAMon, 25 Feb 2008 02:49:09 -0600Last Job Title
Marketing and Sales Welocalize

Experience


2004-2006 BD Specialist, Business Development Division, Transco
2007-2008 Global Marketing Team, Welocalize

Languages Known


Chinese (native)

English (working language)

Notes / Other Skills


Solution Selling, B2B Marketing...

Contact Information


Email: elly.liu.cn [at] welocalize.com (or you may add a connection at social networking websites)]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2002http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=2002Colin Brayton: RésuméLISAMon, 25 Feb 2008 02:48:41 -0600Last Job Title
Translation Editor

Experience


B.A., Pomona College, Philosophy and Literature
M.A., UC Berkeley, Comparative Literature
20 years' experience in academic, mass-market, business and technical publishing and communications.

Languages Known


Portuguese (fluent), Spanish (conversant), French, Italian, Catalan, Arabic, Latin (branslation)

Notes / Other Skills


Project management, production editor, copydesk, terminology management and lexicography, copywriting, business journalism

Contact Information


cbrayton@gmail.com
+55 11 3814 6673 (São Paulo, Brazil)
AIM: blindtangerine]]> http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1897http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1897William He, Translator (English - Chinese): RésuméLISASun, 17 Feb 2008 13:22:39 -0600Last Job Title
Translator (English - Chinese)

Experience


WORKING EXPERIENCE
Translation freelance (EN-CN) 02/2007-Present
Mainly taken tasks:
  • MS Vista SP1 and Longhore Sever: Translation of UI and Help with Trados 7.0 and Locostudio, total amount: 200,000 words;

  • US Continental Airlines website (Chinese): translation of web content with WS Desktop Workbench, total amount: 100,000 words

    • Beyondsoft (Beijing) Co. Ltd. Translator and Editor (EN-CN) 06/2005/-01/2007
  • Macfee Enterprise level antivirus software (translator): Translation and editing of software UI, on-line and printed components (CHM, PDF, etc); total amount: 120,000 words.

  • ERP and SSA software documentations (translator): Translation and editing of on-line and printed components (CHM, PDF, etc); total amount: 100,000 words.

  • HP Printer manual and help (translator): Exclusively responsible for translation and editing of on-line and printed components (CHM, PDF, etc); Final check of on-line and printed components (CHM, PDF, etc) against software UI (PC and MAC platform) and check-list provided by clients; total amount: 200,000 words.

  • MS Vista Operating System UI and Help (linguistical QA) : Mainly take charge of linguistic QA for localization of Microsoft Windows Vista (the related components include Indigo, Avalon, SMS, WMP11 and WSS Exchange), schedule and control the progress of linguistic tasks; Support internal team members and outside vendors about all the linguistic queries, and certain technical issues, total project amount: 1,000,000 words

  • Autodesk Project Dept (Project Manager): Responsible for project creation, tracking and finalization on Worldserver, and resolve all the issues about WS Desktop Workbench from vendors and freelances; preparation of the files and tools needed to localize and test printed and online documentation into European (FIGS+limited EE) and Asian languages (JP,KR,CN,TW). Follow localization process to prepare all documentation deliverables within the scheduled timeframe.

    • To-where Translation Co., Ltd Translator and Editor (EN-CN, CN-EN) 2003/7-2005/6
  • Responsible for translating various kinds of files which involve multi-industries and fields, especially IT and automotive with professional CAT software;

  • Took initiative to research technical terminology in various dictionaries and databases to ensure accuracy and quality of translations. Updated translation database to include new terminology to help team with future translations;

  • Revised junior translators’ and supervisor’s work enhancing teamwork and ensuring quality control at all project phases.

  • Total translation amount: 1,000,000 words

    • EDUCATION
    Xi'an International Studies University Sep, 1999 －July, 2003
  • Bachelor of English

    • Xi'an Institute of Chemical Technology Sep, 1997 －July, 1999
  • Chemical Engineer Major

    • Languages Known


    LANGUAGE SKILLS
  • CET Level 6

  • Fluent in Speaking, Reading and Written English

  • Native Chinese speaker

    • Notes / Other Skills


    SUMMARY
    Professional translator, especially in IT, software and automobile; Familiar with localization process and workflow for software and user assistant documentation. Strong problem-analysis and solving ability; Pro-active and self motivated
    TECHNICAL SKILLS
  • Localization tools: Trados, SDLX, RC-WinTrans, Passolo, Locostudio，WS DeskTop Workbench 8.0 etc.

  • Engineering & DTP: HTML Help Workshop, MS Word，Adobe Acrobat, FrameMaker

  • Content Management System (CMS): Idiom WorldServer 8.0

  • Management Tools: MS Excel, MS Project

  • Basic of XML, HTML

    • Contact Information


  • Tel: +86-10-81727622

  • Email: william.hedx@gmail.com

  • MSN：hedongxing@hotmail.com
    • ]]>     http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1896http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1896Elaine Keown, Independent researcher, computational Semitics: RésuméLISASun, 17 Feb 2008 13:22:39 -0600Last Job Title
    Independent researcher, computational Semitics

    Experience


    CONFERENCE PRESENTATION:
    IUC18 April, 2001, Hong Kong. Presentation on multilingual collation in Arabic- and Hebrew-script languages
    WEB SITE with 4 Unicode Proposals:
    http://www.shamaymah.net
    EDUCATION:
    B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1971.
    Minors: linguistics, mathematics. Major: French.
    Postbaccalaureate training:
    University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2002-03 (generative phonology, Modern Hebrew)
    Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, 2000-01 (Aramaic, textlinguistics)
    TAMU Computer Science, 1996-97 (C, engineering statistics)
    Harvard Divinity, 1990-92 (Hebrew, ANE history)
    Harvard Extension, 1987-88 (discrete math, Mandarin)
    VCU, Virginia, 1984-85 (statistics, COBOL, BASIC)
    Oakland University, Michigan, 1980s (Modern Hebrew, FORTRAN, systems engineering)
    CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY:
    [2005-2007: family obligations, Kentucky]
    June 1999-2004: Research on computerizing Hebrew better. Led to IUC 18 conference presentation
    in Hong Kong, 4 Unicode proposals, one publication in REJ 2004.
    December 1998-May 1999: helped write Hebrew textbook to use in Bulgarian seminaries, Minneapolis.
    [1998: illness]
    1996-1997: Computer courses, TAMU (Texas A&M University).
    [1995: travel in Mediterranean]
    1994: temporary database programming work on DEC mainframe, CNF, Cornell University, New York.
    [1993- spring 1994: partly in Haifa, Israel]
    [1990-1992: classes Harvard Divinity]
    Fall 1989-spring 1990: Ported administrative marketing database to Macintosh,
    processing with Pascal, trained new workers, administrator. MTL, Electical Engineering & Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
    1987-1989: Technical secretary, MTL, EE&CS, MIT.

    Languages Known


    Native American English; Southwestern U.S. Spanish; some French and Modern Hebrew.

    Notes / Other Skills


    Tools: HTML 4.01 Transitional, PowerPoint, some Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, LaTeX.
    Programming languages: Pascal; C, FORTRAN, BASIC (all academic coursework).
    Hardware: PC, Macintosh, PDP11, DEC mainframe.

    Contact Information


    Cell phone: 859 619 1266
    Email: elaine_nunavut@yahoo.com]]>     http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1894http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1894Iolanta Paneva, Freelance translator (English-Bulgarian): RésuméLISASun, 17 Feb 2008 13:22:39 -0600Last Job Title
    Freelance translator (English-Bulgarian)

    Experience


    Bachelor of Arts French Language

    1996 to present:

    Head of team of translators, experienced in IT and technical projects.
    Education
    2002-2003 University of Windsor,Canada
    Bachelor of Education, Junior/Intermediate Division, French

    1984-1989 University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
    Bachelor of Arts, French
    Work Experience
    1988-present Freelance translator

    Personal skills: experienced, reliable, responsible, hard worker
    Extensive expertise in IT and technical translations: Medical device technology, RC, Help files, GUI's, User's Manuals of NTI, Solar Turbines, QuickOffice, Mitsubishi Electric, TomTom, Transics, Brother, Epson, BENQ, ASUS, GE Healthcare, Hewllet - Packard
    IT clients- NTI, Solar Turbines, QuickOffice, Mitsubishi Electric, TomTom, Transics, Brother, Komori, Epson, BENQ, ASUS, GE Healthcare, Hewllet - Packard
    Recent IT projects: RC and Help files, GUI, Safety notices, User's Manuals, etc
    Mitsubishi - Air-Conditioner Installation manuals
    GE Healthcare - Medical device technology, Image processing software (Manuals)
    NTI-Help Files, Media Maker, Photo Maker, Audio Maker etc
    Brother-Manuals, GUI
    Hewllet – Packard - Technical Manuals: HP Integrity BL60p Server Blade; HP 10000 G2 Series Rack

    Specialization
    • Finance, economics, business
    • Technical
    • Medical and pharmaceuticals
    • Marketing and public relations
    • Computer software and hardware
    • Multimedia, Internet
    • Health care
    • Medical and industrial equipment
    • Documentation, manuals, contracts
    Membership
    ATA, AIT, LISA Industry Professional Membership, Ontario College of Teachers

    Languages Known


    Bulgarian, French France, French Canada, English

    Notes / Other Skills


    Software:
    Trados 8.0, Star Transit, Winlexic (Microsoft Glossaries)

    Contact Information


    Email: ivlaykova@yahoo.com
    Tel/Fax: 416 519 9418]]>     http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1893http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1893Clove Lynch, Principal Product Manager: RésuméLISASun, 17 Feb 2008 13:22:39 -0600Last Job Title
    Principal Product Manager

    Experience


    PRINCIPAL PRODUCT MANAGER
    January, 2007 to February, 2008
    Idiom Technologies, Waltham, MA
    Contributed to product strategy and helped maintain the product roadmap for the Idiom WorldServer platform. Responsible for writing and maintaining requirements specifications for the WorldServer On Demand product. Responsible for designing and delivering live user trainings for the WorldServer Desktop Workbench product, and for development of a computer-based training course for the Desktop Workbench. Responsible for various product marketing activities, including content development for whitepapers and data sheets. Responsible for gathering product usability feedback directly from customers via on-site visits and observation sessions. Delivered product presentations on the TransPort user portal and Desktop Workbench product at WorldSummit user conferences.
    CHIEF PRODUCT STRATEGIST
    March to December, 2006
    Translations.com, Boulder, CO
    Responsible for maintaining product roadmap and defining overall product development and marketing strategy for the GlobalLink product platform. Developed and maintain product requirements, use cases and high-level design documents. Provided pre-sales support through product demonstrations, marketing collateral development, RFI/RFP responses and contract negotiation. Provided guidance on product licensing for ASP, perpetual and term licensed solutions. Developed and promoted alliances with leading CMS providers.
    PRINCIPAL PRODUCT MANAGER
    January, 2001 to March, 2006
    GlobalSight Corporation, Boulder, CO
    Responsible for defining, evolving and driving product market requirements and roadmap strategy for GlobalSight's System3, System4 and Ambassador Globalization Management System (GMS) software. Worked closely with Engineering, Professional Services and Sales to set and communicate product release schedules, strategy and positioning. Work with Marketing to perform competitive research and analysis. Worked with customers such as The World Bank, HP, Philip Morris International and Dell to gather and define requirements. Worked with Engineering to develop release plans, MRD and SRS documentation (including product design specifications and use cases). Responsible for negotiation of technical and alliance partnerships, including numerous OEM agreements. Assisted Sales with responses to RFI/RFP documents for prospective customers. Delivered customer briefings, product demonstrations and product training presentations. Provided professional services for product deployment and integration. Responsible for managing software development outsourcing partner in China.
    DIRECTOR OF LOCALIZATION
    May to December, 2000
    Broadform, Inc., New York, NY
    Responsible for management and execution of core product localization, including a large data-driven Web site and a Web-based enterprise Java application. Responsible for overall design and implementation of localization strategy, working closely with software development, business development and senior management. Responsible for development of internationalization and localization guidelines.
    SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    May, 1999 to May, 2000
    International Communications/INT'L.com/LionBridge Technologies, Boulder, CO
    Responsible for tool deployment, end-user support and management of staff in three US offices. Responsible for promotion of corporate technology solutions (ForeignDesk, Liontrack), staff development and performance, and technology consulting to clients. Designed and conducted tool trainings for internal staff and customer-licensees, directly supported end users, drafted end user documentation, and coordinated corporate tool policy implementation. Technical troubleshooting responsibilities covered solutions for Windows-based applications, help systems, and documentation, Unix database output and message catalogs, and multimedia. Tools used include the complete TRADOS Translation Solution, ForeignDesk, Corel CATALYST and numerous custom scripts and applications.
    TRANSLATION TOOLS MANAGER
    January, 1998 to April, 1999
    International Language Engineering Corporation, Boulder, CO
    Managed a team dedicated to evaluation, implementation, support and troubleshooting of translation tools in production, including Translation Memory (TM) tools, terminology management tools, Document Management (DM) systems and filters. Responsible for workflow design, tool evaluation and testing, budget and management. Extensive experience with the complete suite of TRADOS tools, Corel CATALYST, Atril Déjà Vu and STAR Transit.
    PROJECT MANAGER
    May, 1997 to January, 1998
    International Language Engineering Corporation, Boulder, CO
    Responsible for management of software localization projects, including scheduling, budget oversight, client contact, and team building.
    PROJECT MANAGER
    January, 1996 to April, 1997
    Terra Pacific Writing Corporation, Corvallis, OR
    Responsible for management of large-scale European and Asian language localization projects, including client contact, budget, bidding, oversight, research of technical issues, and production. Responsible for proofreading English to Spanish translated text and for translating Spanish to English text. Responsible for developing and implementing Translation Memory (TM) strategies.
    CONTRACT TRANSLATOR-TERMINOLOGIST
    July, 1993 to January, 1996
    Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC
    Responsible for design, development and management of the FHIbase TDB using MultiTerm 2 and MultiTerm Professional, involving research and translation of COSTART-coded ADR terminology from English into Spanish. Responsible for translation memory creation using the Trados Translator's Workbench, and for translation and editing of Case Report Forms and other clinical study documentation. Presented FHIbase to ATA, STC and DIA audiences.
    EDUCATION

    KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Kent, OH
    M.A., Translation Studies and Spanish, May, 1995
    CLARK UNIVERSITY
    Worcester, MA
    B.A. cum laude, Government and Spanish, May, 1991
    PUBLICATIONS
    Lynch, Clove. GMS Technology Making the Localization Business Case. In Keiran J. Dunne, Ed, Perspectives on Localization. American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series, Volume XIII. Amsterdam: Benjamins, 2006, 37-46.
    Lynch, Clove. Review of MetaTexis. MultiLingual Computing & Technology, #47 13 (3). Sandpoint: MultiLingual Computing, Inc., 2002, 23-25.
    Lynch, Clove and Andres Heuberger. Calculating Return on Investment in Tools. MultiLingual Computing & Technology, #39 12 (3). Sandpoint: MultiLingual Computing, Inc., 2001, 41-44.
    Lynch, Clove, Mylène Vialard and Ellen Slavitz. Translating Websites: Danger and Opportunity. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the American Translators Association. ATA, 2000, 467-88.
    Lynch, Clove. On-line Medical Terminology. In Henry Fischbach, Ed, Translation and Medicine. American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series, Volume X, 1998. Amsterdam: Benjamins, 1998, 147-61.
    Lynch, Clove. Medical Terminology Management. In S.E. Wright and G. Budin, Eds. Handbook of Terminology Management. Amsterdam: Benjamins, 1997, 160-70.
    Lynch, Clove, Helen Knight and Brenda Rudder. Medical Terminology Management in a Multilingual Environment. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association. Medford: Information Today, 1995.
    Lynch, Clove. Review of Stedman’s Diccionario de ciencias médicas. ATA Chronicle, 23 (9).Alexandria: ATA,1994, 28.
    Lynch, Clove and Brenda Rudder. Issues in Translation of Medical Terminology. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Practical Conference on Communication. Oak Ridge: ETC/STC, 1994, 10-16.

    PRESENTATIONS
    Lynch, Clove. GMX: The Word Count Standard. What it is and why it should matter to translators. 48th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association. ATA. San Francisco, November 2, 2007.
    Lynch, Clove. Linguistic Technology Breakthroughs in Globalisation Management Systems. LRC 2002 - eContent Localisation. November 12, 2002.
    Lynch, Clove, Mylène Vialard and Ellen Slavitz. Translating Websites: Danger and Opportunity. 41st Annual Conference of the American Translators Association. ATA. Orlando, September 22, 2000.
    Lynch, Clove and Brenda Rudder. A Case Study in Practical Translation-Oriented Terminology Management. 36th Annual conference of the American Translators Association. Nashville, November 10, 1995.
    Lynch, Clove, Brenda Rudder and Helen Knight. Translation-oriented Terminology Management: A Systematic Approach to Term Documentation. Ninth Annual Conference of the Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI). Raleigh, April 22, 1995.
    Lynch, Clove. Issues and Solutions for Translation-oriented Management of Medical Terminology. DIA 10th Annual Symposium and Exhibition: Worldwide Issues and Solutions for Clinical Data Management. Philadelphia, March 28, 1995.
    Lynch, Clove and Brenda Rudder. Issues in Translation of Medical Terminology. 18th Annual Practical Conference on Communication of the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. Oak Ridge, November 3, 1994.
    MEMBERSHIPS

    Active Member, American Translators Association (ATA), 1991 to present. Certified Spanish into English.
    Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) OSCAR Steering Committee, 2002 – 2005, 2007
    US Delegation to the International Organization for Standards, Technical Committee 37 (ISO/TC37), 2007 to present

    Languages Known


    English, Spanish

    Contact Information


    Tel +303-666-7644
    Cell +303-898-9682
    Email: clovel@comcast.net]]>     http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1898http://www.lisa.org/CVPosting.623.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=1898Raed Habash, Senior Project Manager: RésuméLISASun, 17 Feb 2008 13:22:39 -0600Last Job Title
    Senior Project Manager

    Experience



      1998 – Present
      SDL International – Dubai Office
      (previously Lingua Franca)
      www.sdl.com - Dubai, UAE
      Senior Project Manager

        • Fully managed the following Arabic localization projects for Microsoft Corp., Redmond - USA, (User Interface & User Assistance): MS Office 2000, MS Office XP, MS Office 2003 (UI) and Windows Server 2003. The average duration of each of these projects was ± 1 year.


        • Assisted in managing the following Arabic localization projects for Microsoft Corp., Redmond - USA: MS Windows XP (UI & UA) and MS Office 2003 (UA). The average duration of each of these projects was ± 1 year.


        • Was part of the Arabic localization team in the following projects for Microsoft Corp., Redmond - USA: MS Windows 98, MS Windows 2000 and MS Windows Millennium. The average duration of each of these projects was ± 1 year.


        • Managed several medium to small sized Arabic localization projects for various reputed clients such as Microsoft, Kodak, Boeing, HP & Compaq, Samsung, LG, Canon, Sage, Exact Software, InfoSys, Logrus, Think’z/Milengo and many others.


        • According to projects in hand, I managed teams ranging in size from 2 to 25 in-house personnel, in addition to outsourcing tasks to several vendors.


        • My project management responsibilities included preparing the project charter, project plan, project scope, project schedule and milestones, managing the project budget and cost (estimation and control), issuing purchase orders (POs) & invoices, planning purchases, quality planning and control, managing human resources and risk management.


        • Familiar with various localization tools such as SDLX, Trados, MS LocStudio, MS Help Workshop, MS HTML Help Workshop & others.


        • Familiar with Microsoft Project.


        • Was responsible for file management, transfer & backup using various tools such as VSS, Rainbow and others.


        • Localization processes included building & compiling various file types (e.g., DLLs, EXEs, MSIs, AWs, CHMs, HLPs, ..etc.).


        • Localization also included testing, troubleshooting and quality assurance (QA) processes.


        • Attended several project kickoffs, postmortems and trainings in the US, UK & Ireland.

      1994 – 1998
      United Computer Services (UCS)
      Amman, Jordan
      Network Support & Hardware Maintenance

        • Installed, maintained, supported & troubleshooted several Microsoft & Novell 3.x/4.x networks at various sites ranging from hotels, hospitals, educational institutes and commercial companies.


        • Provided hardware maintenance for PCs, printers and plotters as UCS was an authorized HP product reseller.

      1992 – 1994
      General Computers Corp. (GCC)
      Amman, Jordan
      Software Support & Training

        • Provided software support and training on different word processors, OSs, data bases, DTP and custom-made packages to various clients, including embassies, cultural centers, UN and others.


        • Installed and maintained several Novell 3.x, Lantastic and Windows for Workgroup networks.

      1991 – 1992
      Royal Jordanian Airlines
      Amman, Jordan
      Data Base Developer

        • Worked on a secondary basis as a data base developer using Q&A.

      Languages Known


      Fluent in Arabic & English.

      Notes / Other Skills


      Education:
      • B.S., Computer Science (major) & Banking and Finance (minor).
      1986 – 1990, Yarmouk University, Irbid - Jordan
      Training Courses:

        • Completed a Project Management Professional (PMP) course & currently preparing for the certification exam.


        • ITIL Foundation, 2005 – Certified.


        • Attended several project specific kickoffs, postmortems and trainings in the US, UK & Ireland.


        • Designing Cisco Networks (DCN), 2002.


        • Introduction to Windows NT, 1997.


        • Introduction to UNIX, 1996.


        • Computer Maintenance – Advanced, 1995.


        • Novell Networking, 1995.


        • Introduction to Oracle RDBMS, 1994.


        • Computer Maintenance, 1991.

      Personal Info.:

        • Date of Birth: January, 1969.


        • Marital Status: Single.


        • Nationality: Jordanian.

      Contact Information


      Email: raed_uae@hotmail.com
      Mobile: +97150 4821 657]]>