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English Translator
Translation and Software Development Manager
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Italian |
Native speaker |
| English |
Native speaker |
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| Professional Experience |
| Translation and Software Development Manager, with experience in Translation Tool Development, Terminology Management, Technical Support, and Translation. Italian and English native bilingual |
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Aliquantum, Inc.
Denver, CO
2004-Present - Project Manager, Localization Engineer, Translator, Terminologist
- Took part in various translation/localization projects as P.M./Engineer/Translator/Terminologist
J.D. Edwards/PeopleSoft
Denver, CO
(now an Oracle Company), a leading American business software company
1998-2004 - Translation Tools & Terminology Manager, Translator
Management / Project Management
- Established Terminology Management, Software Tool Development, and Software Tool Support functions for a major ERP software company.
- Recruited and led teams of terminologists, software developers, and software support specialist.
Translation Software Tool Development
- Determined priorities for localization and terminology management tools and drove development/implementation/maintenance/support of these systems to enhance translation productivity.
- Developed product specifications and identified technical and process-improvement solutions.
- Directly designed, developed and implemented localization, terminology, text-extraction and reporting systems using Microsoft/ADO, and, Java/JDBC technologies.
- Administered localization databases in DB2 and SQL Server.
- Researched and evaluated localization and terminology software products.
- Organized, developed, and delivered training in localization tools and terminology management.
Terminology Management
- Designed and implemented enterprise-wide terminology management system and processes.
- Coordinated multilingual terminology projects across the Translations/Publications Departments, increasing database entries to over 70,000.
- Served as a company resource and consultant to senior management in the areas of terminology management, translation, and translation tools.
Mercurio
Radnor, PA
1993-1998 - Owner, Translator
- Translator specializing in medicine, pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, and information systems.
- Localized software interfaces user documentation for Software and Manufacturing Companies.
- Researched, documented, and managed English and Italian terminology.
- Designed, developed, and implemented small localization tools.
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Professional Associations |
| ATA |
(American Translators Association): Member |
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Computer Proficiency |
- Very proficient on PCs. Expert-level knowledge of word-processing and translation memory software (especially Trados), knowledge of other application software (spreadsheets, PhotoShop, database managers,
project management programs).
- Extensive programming experience (VB, .NET,
C++, C#, Java).
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| Education |
University of Phoenix
B.S. in Business Information Systems
University of Genoa Medical School
Italy
Medical Sciences Curriculum
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