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Paula Barreto De Mattos

Paula Barreto De Mattos

Portuguese (Brazil) Terminologist/ Language Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Customer Quality Manager at RWS Group

  • Education

    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

      1990 - 1991
      Postgraduate diploma (lato sensu) Linguistics

    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

      1985 - 1989
      BA in Languages Portuguese and English Languages and Literature

    • University of Washington

      2010 - 2011
      Certificate in Software Localization

      9-month certification program, with a focus on Localization Project Management and Software Engineering.

    • Villanova University

      2006 - 2006
      Project Management Certification for IT/IS Professionals Project Management

  • Experience

    • Microsoft

      Jan 1998 - Mar 2009
      Portuguese (Brazil) Terminologist/ Language Specialist

      • Terminology research and approval services for all Microsoft products localized for Portuguese (Brazil)• Creation and maintenance of language reference materials for Portuguese (Brazil), including glossaries and Style Guide• Creation and maintenance of the Portuguese (Brazil) section of Microsoft Language Portal. • Testing of terminology management tools• Management of multilingual community projects • Language/terminology support to localization and LQA vendors• Training to Microsoft localization teams and localization vendors Show less

    • Self Employed

      Aug 2009 - now
      Portuguese (Brazil) terminologist and language specialist (independent contractor)

      Provide terminology and language quality assurance services for Portuguese (Brazil) for different localization and software companies, including: Logrus, LQS Lionbridge, Microsoft, Dell, Welocalize, and others. Work as Portuguese (Brazil) target terminologist for several Microsoft products, in charge of maintaining Microsoft terminology and Style Guide for Portuguese (Brazil).

    • Globalme (formerly uniQode)

      Aug 2010 - Sept 2011
      Portuguese (Brazil) Linguist

      Part-time linguist at Corbis Images (agency: Globalme), responsible for the Web site translation, review and testing, as well as the Website vocabulary keywords for Portuguese (Brazil).

    • AdaQuest

      Sept 2011 - Aug 2014
      Language Manager & Terminologist

      Worked on Windows Phone and Windows Device Group International terminology projects. My main responsibilities were:• Manage corporate terminology data in support of localization and content publishing.• Identify, research, and document key Windows Phone and Windows Device Group terminology.• Manage terminology and language quality related activities for 50+ languages.• Manage community engagement terminology projects.• Handle terminology bugs.

    • Moravia

      Sept 2014 - Oct 2018
      Linguistic Services Manager/Terminologist

    • RWS Moravia

      Oct 2018 - Feb 2021
      Linguistic Services Manager/Terminologist

    • RWS Group

      Mar 2021 - now

      * In charge of terminology management activities for one of RWS Group Fortune 100 client. My main responsibilities are:- Identify new source terms, author definitions, and document them in the terminology database. - Maintain the terminology database up-to-date and accurate.- Manage the target terminology translation workflow, which includes: prepare terminology hand-offs to target terminologists, review, and sign them off to the client. - Manage the target terminology change process for all target languages.- Create reports for all terminology-related tasks. Show less

      • Customer Quality Manager

        Oct 2022 - now

      • Linguistic Solution Consultant/Terminologist

        Mar 2021 - Nov 2022

  • Licenses & Certifications