OXO Innovation

Temporary support to Talent team and project managers

Talent Coordinator

 pt-BR Translator, Editor, Language Specialist

Welocalize

Vendors-facing position on a global team supporting a 75 locale translation and transcreation program.

•	Onboarded Lead translators and vendors’ team members to the program
•	Updated onboarding guides and training materials to ensure consistency and accuracy in alignment with client guidelines
•	Supported project managers and the Talent team to identify risks, resolve issues and develop mitigation strategies
•	Managed escalations, both internal and from clients
•	Developed and updated guidelines to support arbitrations and escalations raised by Lead translators
•	Conducted issue investigations, guiding vendors through Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), and Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)
•	Monitored Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and initiated quality initiatives per client requirements
•	Monitored customer Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) to ensure targets were met
•	Addressed internal complaints and quality flags received from the review vendor
•	Monitored On-Time Deliveries (OTDs) PBI data and took actions to keep results within thresholds
•	Raised RFRs for program expansion or vendors’ replacement

Quality Manager

RWS Group

Head Language Lead of EN > pt-BR translation team for major Silicon Valley software company.

As a reviewer, implemented linguistic audits to improve Help, UI, API, Marketing, Glossary and Legal translations per client quality expectations, including performing cultural adaptation and transcreation. 

As a Language Lead:
•	Supported 6 sub-vendors (LSPs) and 11 pt-BR freelancer linguists across a 9.5 year period
•	Edited translations, generating comprehensive QA reports (Helios tool), and provided feedback to enhance vendors’ performance
•	Monitored pass/fail rates utilizing Power BI reports and other dashboards, proactively requesting Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) and devising improvement strategies
•	Analyzed LQE results to pinpoint error trends and updated guidelines to maintain the highest quality standards
•	Developed checklists featuring stylistic suggestions to enhance readability and implemented translation tool-based rules for automated quality checks
•	Engaged in proactive communication with linguists, responding to queries, and offering support for ongoing improvements during daily office hours
•	Arbitrated and escalated error codes to enhance communication and alignment with the review vendor
•	Formulated improvement proposals in collaboration with the quality team, contributing to processes’ optimization
•	Expedited the translators’ onboarding process by sharing feedback to accelerate learning curves
•	Assessed quality through examination of product and component reports, optimizing content distribution among linguists and suggesting changes to content split rules
•	Communicated with the client's Language Manager, review vendor’s linguists, and various stakeholders
•	Developed linguistic tests to evaluate the performance of the client's AI service

Brazilian Portuguese Language Lead

Senior translator, working for global companies as quality assurance person for IT, Business and Marketing projects.

pt-BR Translator, Editor, Language Specialist

UNESA

Language teacher at Estácio de Sá University. Classes taught in the areas of Brazilian Literature, Portuguese Language, and Legal Composition for Linguistic Studies, Law and Business courses.

Other activities as a language teacher include: 

Lecturer on Legal Composition for students at School of Magistrates of the Estate of Rio de Janeiro from 2004 onwards.

Teacher of English as a Foreign Language at Colégio de Aplicação Secondary School of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro from 1991 to 1992.

Language Teacher

Berlitz GlobalNET

•	Coordinated translation projects, created glossaries and style guides, and resolved queries to ensure high-quality deliverables
•	Served as a liaison between clients and linguists, ensuring clear communication and adherence to client expectations
•	Fixed bugs and tested software products for publishing
•	Provided feedback to translators, reviewers and the DTP team involved in production

Project Coordinator

Seasoned translation/localization professional with over 25 years of experience, including 9.5 years as a pt-BR Language Lead and 3 years as a Quality Manager on global teams. Highly skilled in managing complex projects, leading remote teams, and ensuring top-tier translation quality. Adept at using advanced translation tools and methodologies, with a strong focus on client satisfaction and continuous improvement. Native Brazilian Portuguese speaker with near-native English proficiency and intermediate Spanish. Open to relocation and eager to contribute to dynamic, global projects.

My online CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PiQqVMkbvzGxi9gLVCvh_xkiYfyTMa-P3W-Lth5WFAs/edit?usp=sharing

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