Devin Ryan
Localization Specialist at General Motors
- Role
- Localization Specialist at General Motors
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Devin Ryan
Localization Project Manager, Engineer and Specialist with five years of industry…
Experience
Localization Specialist
Feb 2015 — Present · Detroit, MI, US
Utilize knowledge of localization, internationalization, and globalization best practices to prepare digital UI systems for 32 core global client language markets • Responsible for end-to-end localization workflow of over thirty independent software localization programs • Track changes in technical specifications to anticipate gaps in translation coverage, identify project risk, and plan upcoming projects • Upon receipt of English source content, advocate proper design globalization to the Graphic User Interface and User Experience development teams to ensure optimum translation workflow • Partner with key internal and external stakeholders to define a cross-functional localization roadmap between various translation, design and software teams and external vendors • Coordinate in-depth evaluations with market representatives and customers to generate extensive product quality reviews • Apply data analysis to compare customer feedback with localization provider output to adapt content to specific domestic and international markets • Develop, test, and implement new quality assurance protocols to enhance productivity of onsite resources • Utilize extensive technical experience for contribute to the development and improvement of translation memories, style guides and string databases • Introduced and implemented two new language offerings for customer use within two vehicle model years
Education
Hope College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Studies, Management, and French Triple Major
2009 — 2013
Université Rennes 2
French Studies
2012 — 2012
Odense Katedralskole
Danish Language and Literature
2007 — 2008
Skills
- Management
- International Relations
- Intercultural Communication
- Foreign Languages
- Danish
- Language Services
- Linguistics
- Translation
- Quality Assurance
- Editing
- Internationalization
- Multilingual
- Proofreading
- Project Management
- Localization
- Research
- Leadership
- Graphics
- Microsoft Office
- Spanish
- Quality Management
- International Studies
- Cultural Awareness
- Localization Testing
- Current Affairs
- Portuguese
- French
- English
- Communication
- Social Media
- Swedish
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