Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A seasoned language, development and communications professional experienced in providing high-quality services to stakeholders and opening doors of understanding and communication for everyone to go higher, faster and further while pursuing a common goal in a successful team. - Translation, Proofreading, Editing, Texting (legal, financial, commercial, medical) - Teaching, Education, Learning and Development, E-learning, Talent Development - Project Management - Marketing & Communications, Public Relations - French, English, German, Italian
- Translation and proofreading EN-FR and FR-EN - Domains: infrastructure, investments, finance, legal, HR, payroll, recruiting, internal communications, corporate communications and reporting, IT, social media, media relations and news cycles - Document types: contracts, news releases, presentations, speeches and reports to tweets, news articles, emails and internal messaging - Development and management of a translation tracker for reporting and metrics of team performance and company compliance to language laws - Creation and management of a translation distribution list as well as a translation planner to structure collaboration within the translation team and assign work within the workload and workflow processes - Development of translation processes and request requirements for a smoother client and team experience - Introduction and upkeep of new translation memories and term bases to create and maintain a consistent brand - Set up of brand guidelines for French language content and brand image
- Translated and proofread a large range of documents specialization in legal and medical - Official translator of dental studies of the German Armed Forces (i.e. Dental Anxiety and Higher Sensory Processing Sensitivity in a Sample of German Soldiers with Inflammatory Periodontal Disease) - Managed and coordinated translation projects for clients working with multiple stakeholders from discovery to delivery - Budget and expense coordination considering time, resource and budget constraints - Used variety of technology (translation, project management and accounting tools) - Provided customer support tailored to specific project and client needs Text editing and proofing for target audience - Collaborated across teams to define goals and commitment to timelines and deliverables - Led meetings to detail project milestones, brainstorm ideas and determine appropriate techniques to manage tasks - Developed relationships with appropriate client stakeholders
- Translation of government documents for online and offline channels, speeches, news releases and social media content in French and English - Review of final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation - Application of cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words - Effective communication with clients to establish scope and requirements of translation, following up after submission of work to confirm satisfaction and understanding
- Translated, edited and proofread all customerfacing content EN-FR - Provided subject matter expertise, linguistic and legal - FLS lead on agile teams - digital transformation - Subtitling and voiceover for video and audio projects - Developed, created and facilitated company-wide French proficiency training program for bilingual employees and new learners including personalized support and assessment, live lessons as well as creation of self-learning tools - Created delivery efficiencies - developed new request form, procured new technology - Coordinated translations between clients, external translators and internal review - Steering committee member of the Mental Wellness Network and the Réseau Français d'OLG, Member of the Cultural Diversity Network
- Taught French in Grades 7 to 11 - Head of French: Structured and led the French language program from JK to High School including multiple teachers - Planned, prepared and administered creative lessons and projects and units - Initiated, facilitated and moderated classroom discussions - Created a variety of synchronous and asynchronous e-learning modules for learners of different ages, using e-learning tools (ExplainEverything, Nearpod, OpenBoard) and Learning Management Systems (Edsby, Moodle) - Wrote, developed and revised a new curriculum on the basis of the Ministry's instructions - President of the Anti-Bullying Committee and the French Committee, certified member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee - Rebuilt the school's French program from 2 grade 9 classes to 6 senior classes over all 4 years - Organized, planned, budgeted and ran school-wide events (shows, sales, arts events) - Created and corrected assignments and exams - Supervised students in different settings - Coached basketball, curling, badminton, and athletics