Anastasia Saukova

Experience

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  The National Insitute for Higher Education

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

  Translator and Interpreter

  • Consecutive Interpreting (English and Japanese)• Translation (English and Japanese)• Guided tours on local history, culture and heritage• Content management for mass media• Event assistance and support

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  The National Children's Educational and Health-improving Center "Zybryonok"

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Translator and Interpreter

  • Translation (English and Japanese)• Consecutive interpreting (English and Japanese)• Guided tours on local history, culture and heritage• Content management for mass media

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  · CANOE ·

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Translator

  – Managed teams in translating technical specifications, design layouts, and legal documentation (English).

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

  International Exchange Programme "MIRAI: Politics and National Security"

  • Experience of various aspects and affairs in Japanese society, politics, and education, including traditional culture• Participation in academic lectures and debates conducted by leading professors of the University of Tokyo and Keio University• Learning various skills at culturally-oriented workshops and training• Visiting places of political and economic significance

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  HI-TECH PARK BELARUS

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Translator

  • Participation in workshops on the latest global IT trends• Translation of articles and surveys about the latest developments in IT industry

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  VAL Studio

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Project Manager

  – Managed presale and discovery activities for the EU and the USA film markets.– Coordinated lead-generation team activities within corporate expansion strategies.– Translated technical specifications, design layouts, project presentations, and legal documents (English, Japanese).– Analysed international film market in terms of business strategy and data research.

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  ALOTEQ

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

  Project Manager

  – Managed multiple projects and teams concurrently for European and Japanese customers. – Applied business analysis and product design practices for project planning, analysis, execution, and completion.– Conducted project meetings for multicultural teams spread globally (Slack, Zoom, Google Meet, Chatwork, Moro)– Integrated agile, scrum, and kanban practices into the traditional project delivery techniques.– Promoted knowledge-sharing sessions with the Japanese vendors.– Leaded customer accounts and corporate content in LinkedIn and Facebook.– Participated in strategic business development activities.– Translated technical specifications, design layouts, project presentations, and legal documents (English, Japanese).– Domains: entertainment, telecommunications, electronic commerce, healthcare.– Team: 7-10 people (business analyst, designer, system architect, technical lead, front-end developer, back-end developer, quality assurance engineer).– Stack: Kotlin, Java, Angular, React, Flutter– Technologies: Atlassian Software, Figma, Adobe, Git, Bitbucket, Sourcetree, AWS, Jenkins, Kubernetes.– Detailed documentation of the project workflow (Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Confluence). Show less

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  Andersen Lab

  Aug 2022 - now

  — Leading and managing a portfolio of projects from idea to delivery, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timelines, and budgets for cross-functional teams. — Defining and implementing program strategies to streamline cross-functional collaboration and optimize project implementation across multiple domains. — Promoting agile end-to-end program lifecycle, including roadmap planning, risk mitigation, stakeholder management, resource allocation, and performance reporting. — Creating and monitoring key performance indicators to measure program success and correct actions to ensure high-quality results and alignment with business objectives. — Facilitating effective communication between senior leadership, customers, project teams, and external partners to ensure all the stakeholders were aligned on expectations, deliverables, and deadlines. — Managing program budgets and constraints, optimizing resource allocation and ensuring cost efficiency. — Directing and mentoring project managers within the program to ensure cohesive and aligned execution of tasks and objectives, fostering a high-performance culture. — Controlling change management efforts by establishing frameworks to ensure seamless adaptation to new processes and tools. — Ensuring compliance with industry standards, best practices, and organizational policies in project execution to ensure consistent quality and risk management. — Directing third-party vendor relationships and outsourcing partners to establish clear communication workflows and collaboration guidelines to optimize program efficiency. Show less – Lead the projects from the presale and discovery through planning and development to the closure and support.– Analysed and estimated core and additional project streams for multiple teams.– Leveraged popular Atlassian tools and plugins in daily operations (Jira, Roadmap, Confluence, Tempo). – Elicited, controlled, and mitigated internal and external project risks.– Set up and monitored collaborative workflow with other outsourcing agencies and third-party vendors.– Facilitated comprehensive project discussion and directing communication to the efficient direction.– Conducted peer cross-review and project audit sessions to improve the work quality.– Developed delivery frameworks for complex projects through detailed guidelines.– Domains: manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, automotive, customer management system, documentation management system.– Stack: AWS, Azure, GCP, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Whaler, GitLab, GitHub, Java, Python, PHP, Golang, C#, C++, Ruby, .Net, Symfony, NodeJS, VueJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React, ReactNative, Flutter, Web View, Strapi CMS, Magnolia CMS, SonarQube, TestRail, Visual Studio, Postman, Swagger, relational and non-relational databases. Show less

  • Program Manager

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2022 - Jul 2024