Project Manager Software

Thomas J. Whitfield Jr.

* ***** ******, ***. **

Phone: 518-***-****

Clifton Park NY, 12065

E-mail: *******@*****.***

Education

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (MA in Professional Writing)

(Completed in Dec. 1997) Coursework includes Technical Writing, Technical

Writing Education, Desktop Publishing, Fiction, Screenplays, HTML,

Communication Theory, Public Relations, Grants Writing, and Educational

Theory.

Bradford College (BA in Liberal Arts {Humanities} - English, Creative

Writing)

(Completed in May 1995) Coursework includes; Creative Writing, Theatrical

Writing, Literature (modern and classical), Theater Studies (Acting,

Directing and Technical Theater), Journalism, and Radio Play Production.

Experience

Project Manager / QA Specialist at Lingualinx Inc. (Cohoes / Troy, NY)

Feb 2011-May 2011 (temp) May 2011- Jan. 2014 (full time) Managed the

translation of documents from one to often multiple other languages from

preparation to final quality check in a team based, fast paced, multiple-

project and quick turn-over environment. Managed projects included a

variety of documents from single page MSDSs to 50,000 word instruction

manuals. Responsible for using several brands of specialty software to

extract text and replace it with translated text, while troubleshooting

formatting /design issues along with known (and unknown) application

/software issues.

Worked with sales and management to create streamlined work-flows

standards and best practices for reuse on similar future projects for long

term clients, including implementation of new features in our project

management software. Adjusted schedules, payments and document versions

basted on client requests /revisions. Provided multiple solutions to

formatting, content and consistency issues between document revisions and

alternate language versions. Worked with subcontracting linguists and

clients to best get tone of documents, legal requirements and localization

issues resolved to satisfaction of client.

Quality checked high volume of documents in over 38 languages for format,

design, translation and software errors in printed, DTP and MS Office

document formats. Rebuilt / restructured files altered by language

expansion / contraction to "best match" formatting of starting documents.

Collaborated with Linguisys and other Project Managers on best practices

for correcting errors, mistranslations and localization issues. Checked

Imperial, UAE, Metric and other numerical conversions.

Visiting Assistant Professor of English / Adjunct Professor of English at

the Community College of Rhode Island

(Jan. 1997 to Fall 2007) [Title and requirements mixed by institution

enrollment loads and budgetary concerns] Classes taught: Technical Writing,

Fundamentals of Writing, Composition I, Composition II, Reading and Study

Skills, Business Writing, Business Writing for Secretaries, Oral

Communication (speech) and College Writing.

Adjunct Professor of Computer Studies at the Community College of Rhode

Island

(Spring 1997/Summer 1997) Classes taught: Operating Systems Topics, Windows

Applications.

Adjunct Professor of Engineering at the Community College of Rhode Island

(Spring/Summer 1998) Class taught: CISCO Academy I (Industry based CISCO

networking classes that lead to a CCNA Degree and certificate).

Computer Software and Applications

Strong Knowledge: (Windows and Mac where applicable) Microsoft Office (Word

Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook) Corel Office, Open Office, Adobe

Acrobat, memoQ, Trados Studio, World Server and Plunet (project management

system). Basic Knowledge: Adobe In Design and Photoshop, Quark Xpress, The

Gimp, HTML, XML, C++ and LUA.

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