Complete Professional Experience

A comprehensive overview of my career journey in localization management and technical writing.

Technical Content Developer

Pricefx

2024 July - Present

Creating accurate, concise and usable documentation for Pricefx configuration, user guides, and API documentation. Working closely with Engineering, QA, Product Management, and other teams to deliver high-quality technical content.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining comprehensive Groovy API documentation
  • Creating user-friendly configuration guides
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams for content accuracy
  • Ensuring documentation meets quality standards and user needs
Documentation
API Documentation
Javadocs
Groovy
Jira
Technical Writing

Head of Documentation

CS SOFT a.s.

2024 April - June

Led the documentation team, managed infrastructure, and ensured quality standards. Responsible for onboarding new writers and establishing comprehensive documentation processes.

Key Achievements:

  • Established documentation team structure and workflows
  • Implemented quality assurance processes
  • Created onboarding programs for new technical writers
  • Managed documentation infrastructure and tools
Team Leadership
Documentation Strategy
Training
Quality Assurance
Markdown

Localization Manager

Ataccama

2022 March - 2024 March

Managed comprehensive localization projects, vendor relationships. Led internationalization initiatives and provided technical support for global markets.

Major Accomplishments:

  • Managed localization for 5+ languages across multiple product lines
  • Established vendor relationships and translation workflows
  • Led internationalization engineering initiatives
  • Provided technical support for global customer implementations
Localization Management
Vendor Management
i18n
l10n
Engineering
Technical Writing
Project Management

Technical Writer

Ataccama

2019 June - 2022 February

Focused on creating high-quality technical documentation, user guides, and training materials for Ataccama's data quality and governance solutions.

Key Contributions:

  • Authored comprehensive user documentation for complex data solutions
  • Collaborated with engineering teams on feature documentation
  • Maintained documentation standards and style guides
Technical Writing
User Documentation
Training Materials
Style Guides

Senior Globalization Engineer

CA Technologies

2018 February - 2019 April

Led globalization initiatives, created and maintained applications for international markets, and provided technical leadership for localization engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Creation and maintenance of applications required for Globalization
  • Analysis for software selection, design and development
  • Problem solving and evaluation of software performance with recommendations
  • Leading and mentoring Localization Engineers
  • Influencing other teams (Sales, Corporate Strategy, and Marketing)
Globalization Engineering
Team Leadership
Software Development
Mentoring
Cross-functional Collaboration
Performance Analysis

Localization Development Engineer

Avaya

2010 September - 2018 January

Specialized in localization engineering for international projects, quality assurance of localized documentation, and technical problem solving while collaborating with global development teams.

Core Expertise:

  • L10n engineering on localization projects
  • QA of localized documentation and software
  • Securing competencies in localization engineering
  • Applying knowledge & skills of localization process
  • Technical problems solving and process optimization
  • Working with development teams located worldwide
L10n Engineering
Quality Assurance
Documentation QA
Global Collaboration
Process Optimization
Technical Problem Solving

Localization Engineer

Jonckers Translation & Engineering

2008 February - 2010 August

Responsible for all technical aspects of the localization process, from project preparation to final quality assurance, while supporting project managers and training new engineers.

Technical Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support to Project Managers by preparing software projects
  • Organize and implement software testing, compiling, bug fixing and bug reporting
  • Provide on-line technical support to external subcontractors and vendors
  • Plan for the use of automation wherever possible
  • Train new test engineers into processes and applications
  • Design and document localization tools
  • Implement the final Quality Assurance of localized products
Software Testing
Bug Fixing
Vendor Support
Automation Planning
Training & Mentoring
Tool Design
Final QA

Localization Lead Engineer

Moravia (now RWS)

2007 November - 2008 January

Led technical aspects of localization projects, developed automation solutions, and provided engineering support for complex internationalization challenges.

Technical Leadership:

  • Developed automation tools for localization workflows
  • Provided technical consultation for complex projects
  • Led engineering solutions for internationalization challenges
  • Mentored junior localization engineers
Localization Engineering
Automation
Technical Leadership
Mentoring

Localization Engineer

Moravia (now RWS)

2006 February - 2007 October

Handled technical aspects of localization projects, including file processing, quality assurance, and engineering support for various software localization initiatives.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Processed and prepared files for translation workflows
  • Performed linguistic and technical quality assurance
  • Supported complex software localization projects
  • Collaborated with project managers and translators
File Processing
Quality Assurance
Software Localization
Project Support

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