Patrick McLoughlin

About Patrick McLoughlin

Multilingual professional with more than 20 years\' experience in different fields of the language industry. Lived and worked in four countries and used to thriving in international teams.Success in driving end-to-end localization programs for major global product releases. Particularly enjoy creating a Localization function from scratch, or helping more established Localization teams get to the next level.Key contributor in defining globalization strategies and promoting internationalization and localization best practices in product design and release process.I love languages and how they impact how different people view the world and experience life. I\'m a frequent speaker at Localization industry events and enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from my peersSpecialties: Localization management, MT, terminology management, translation quality, language teaching, globalization evangelization, global expansion, international go to market

Experience

1. Manager, Localization

   Verily Health

   Jul 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Hired to set up and manage localization workflows, programs and processes for a suite of B2B and B2C life sciences and medical products- Selected, onboarded and manage localization vendors and tools for right product/market fit- Established and manage scalable LQA model to meet regulatory standards without slowing down time-to-market

Education

• International House, London, UK

  Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), English Language Teaching

• Liceo Classico "Scipione Maffei", Verona, Italy

  Maturita' Classica (Italian High School Certificate), Italian, Greek, Latin, French, Maths, Physics, History, History of Art, Philosophy

  1988 — 1993

• University of California, Berkeley

  Intensive Program Management Certificate

  2014 — 2014

• Saint John's College, University of Oxford

  BA in Classics, Latin, Ancient Greek, Philosophy and Ancient History

  1993 — 1997

• King's College, London, UK

  MA in Classical Languages and Literature, Latin and Ancient Greek, Classical Linguistics

  1997 — 1998

• California State University, Chico

  Localization Project Management Certification, Localization

  2008 — 2008

Skills

• Proofreading
• Technical Documentation
• Foreign Languages
• Manuals
• Language Services
• Linguistics
• Machine Translation
• Internationalization
• Quality Assurance
• Web Project Management
• Globalization
• Localization Testing
• French
• Bilingual
• Software Project Management
• Translation
• Program Management
• Language Teaching
• Website Localization
• Legal Translation
• Technical Writing
• Terminology Management
• Computational Linguistics
• Technical Translation
• Agile Methodologies
• L10n
• Terminology
• Content Management
• Multilingual
• Content Strategy
• Project Management
• Language Technology
• Spanish
• I18n
• Italian
• Catalan
• Lexicography
• Subtitling
• Translation Management
• Website Translation