Luca Tinnirello

Luca Tinnirello

Graduate Teaching Assistant

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  • About me

    Senior Technical Quality Manager @ ICS-translate | Localisation & Quality Management

  • Education

    • Università degli Studi di Palermo

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor's degree Language Mediation and Italian as a Second Language 110/110 with Honours

      Dissertation: The Taiwan Issue - historical background and political implications of the question of sovereignity over Taiwan

    • The University of Sheffield

      2018 - 2019
      Master of Science East Asian Business

      • Acquired understanding of Chinese consumer behaviour through work on team-based project on marketing strategies for foreign firms in China.• Acquired business and corporate awareness through lectures, and real case studies. • Developed communication and teamwork skills by working in collaborative environments, through completion of several team-based assignments.• Honed my analysis and research skills, by working on my own research projects.Dissertation: “What does ‘Made… Show more • Acquired understanding of Chinese consumer behaviour through work on team-based project on marketing strategies for foreign firms in China.• Acquired business and corporate awareness through lectures, and real case studies. • Developed communication and teamwork skills by working in collaborative environments, through completion of several team-based assignments.• Honed my analysis and research skills, by working on my own research projects.Dissertation: “What does ‘Made in China’ stand for to Italian consumers? A study of China’s country-of-origin image as producer of consumer electronics” - My research project approached Italian consumers' perceptions of Made-in-China consumer electronics from the perspective of nation branding, analysing how these perceptions shape China’s national image in Italy. Show less

    • 四川外语学院

      2013 - 2013
      Language certificate Chinese Language

      Exchange semester February-July 2013 in Chongqing, China. Mandarin Chinese as major.

    • Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

      2015 - 2017
      Master's Degree Master in Translation and Interpretation - Translation

      • Acquired teamwork skills, and the ability to take the lead in group discussion.• Strong spoken and written communication skills, as well as the ability to communicate across cultures avoiding major clashes.• Developed effective time management skills, as throughout my course I’ve always had part-time jobs, mostly in translation and education.• Demonstrated strong research and project planning skills, as well as qualitative data analysis skills by working on my own research… Show more • Acquired teamwork skills, and the ability to take the lead in group discussion.• Strong spoken and written communication skills, as well as the ability to communicate across cultures avoiding major clashes.• Developed effective time management skills, as throughout my course I’ve always had part-time jobs, mostly in translation and education.• Demonstrated strong research and project planning skills, as well as qualitative data analysis skills by working on my own research project, that has developed my critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Show less

  • Experience

    • 西南财经大学

      Apr 2016 - Jul 2016
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      Provided teaching support for undergraduates majoring in English, as well as assistance in tests evaluation.

    • Self-employed

      Jan 2017 - Aug 2022
      Independent Translator

      • Developed customer service skills having dealt with a variety of customers, effectively meeting their needs and satisfying their requests• Acquired communications skills over the phone and email, having liaised with several agencies• Successfully managed my time so as to meet tight deadlines of multiple tasks, while maintaining high quality standards• Demonstrated strong IT skills, and the ability the quickly learn how to use new software packages as I had to use different translation tools to complete each assignment• Showed commitment to translation-quality standards in order to ensure legal and ethical obligations to the customerLatest Collaborations: Straker Translations Ltd: • Website translation • Legal translation • User manual translation • Technical translation 昊通语言文化传播(北京)有限公司 • Cooperated to the localisation, and QA processes for several mobile platforms games. • Worked on the Italian localisation and QA of “Pirate Code”, and “Clash or Narnia”, managing the terminology, and ensuring its consistency throughout the process (ongoing) • Provided support – in terms of translation and rewriting – to the marketing campaign for the launch of “Candleman” on mobile platforms GeeYoo.com, Chengdu Tap4Fun, Chengdu School of Foreign Languages for Business, SWUFE, Chengdu Show less

    • Morgan Stanley

      May 2017 - Jun 2017
      Assistant Fund Manager

      - Cooperated with the creation of promotional content for international markets- Provided translation services in the fields of artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and health-care

    • Sichuan Normal University

      Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
      Italian Language Teacher

      • Enabled 80% of students to pass their language examination required for university admission• Developed strong communication skills, and demonstrated confidence in presentation and public speaking by holding lectures in Italian reading, writing, and speaking• Demonstrated creativity and IT skills creating engaging instructional materials for classroom training• Implemented material to enhance lesson delivery, researching content and teaching strategies to effectively impact on a diverse student base• Assessed work and maintained performance targets, ensuring the progression of each student• Showed ability to work in team when cooperating with colleagues in the setting up of curriculum, and in strengthening relations with Italian universities, and academies, as well as recruiting talents to visit our School Show less

    • Enable2 CIC

      Aug 2019 - Feb 2020
      Freelance Interpreter

      • Demonstrated strong communication skills face to face, as well as on the phone, having conducted multiple interpreting assignment remotely• Showed ability to comply to privacy and confidentiality norms, working in liaison with social services and healthcare professionals• Honed relational skills by building personal but confidential relationships with a variety of service users

    • ICS-translate

      Feb 2020 - now

      • Managed numerous translation projects from planning and budgeting to selecting the best vendors and partners, with a keen eye for deadlines and budget• Coordinated linguistic teams of various sizes (up to 30+ linguists) across the entire project lifecycle, negotiating deadlines and rates and mediating whenever disputes arose• Consistently kept average margins for all projects I managed above 56%• Contributed to better integration of CAT tools within our processes, championing a more extensive use of translation memories and glossaries where they weren’t used before• Applied internal LQA models and standard to all deliverables to ensure the best possible quality of all project outputs Show less

      • Senior Technical Quality Manager

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Senior Client Account Manager

        Aug 2022 - Apr 2024
      • Client Account Manager

        Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
      • Translation Project Manager

        Feb 2020 - Apr 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TAUS Post-Editing/Reviewing

      TAUS
      Aug 2023
    • Language Quality Manager course

      Localization Academy
      Jun 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Google AdWords

      Google
      Sept 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Project management in memoQ desktop client - Advanced

      MemoQ
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • IELTS for academic purposes Band 8

      British Council
      Mar 2018
    • The Project Management Course: Beginner to PROject Manager

      Udemy
      Jun 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • HSK Chinese Profeciency Test Level 4 - 汉语水平考试四级

      Confucius Institute Online
      Jun 2015