Justin Shepherd

Experience

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  THINK Subscription

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2007

  Facilities Manager

  • Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the facility.• Managed the successful completion of office repair and refurbishment projects.• Hired, trained, and managed staff to ensure that all services were effectively delivered and facility needs were met.• Drove innovation through the development of best practices, operational and service efficiency, and trends that would contribute to operational excellence goals.

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  ALLIANCE MARKETING

  Mar 2004 - Feb 2005

  Sales Representative

  • Sold alarm systems (outside sales) in the Northern California area.• Trained and guided other sales representatives. • Performed as a top 10 sales representative in the company and the top sales representative recruiter.• Worked as an inside sales representative.• Market tested potentially new selling areas.

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  SLAVIC LAW CENTER

  Dec 2005 - Apr 2006

  Translator

  • Translated (Russian to English) legal journals and judicial opinions on freedom of religion topics, advancing freedom of religion in Russia.

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  IntegriView

  Apr 2006 - May 2007

  Account Manager

  • Acted as primary contact for Sales and Customer Service.• Responded to inbound client inquiries received via phone and email.• Worked with potential clients to understand their specific needs and requirements.• Represented the company at various trade shows within the United States. • Maintained regular communication with team members, constantly handling customer expectations.• Analyzed and presented impactful data and insight to leadership.

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  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  Jul 2007 - now

  • Develop, train, and manage a team of supervisors within a matrixed organization in carrying out the end-to-end scripture and introductory materials translation processes from approval to publication. • Train and guide team leads in their efforts to oversee other sacred materials translation work.• Seek out, identify, and select translators and reviewers.• Oversee the work of hundreds of translators and reviewers for scripture and introductory materials globally. • Provide in-office, remote, and in-field training at all levels and for all roles of involvement. • Direct the daily operations and logistics for over 40 active, multi-year projects and provide all necessary support for additional languages with the geographic areas.• Partner with product management in the planning, strategy, production, implementation, and assessment of all scripture products. Show less • Represent translation and act as point for all global communication associated with sacred materials translation. • Govern the scripture processes and partner with stakeholders and senior ecclesiastical leaders to continually seek for improvement.• Help further the mission of the Scriptures Committee to provide, promote, and preserve the scriptures.• Present all scripture translation requests and reports in committee meetings and to leaders at the highest levels of the Church.• Review all new language requests and support local area presidencies in all scripture translation matters. Show less • Directed scripture, temple, and core music translation for the organization. • Managed a team of translation supervisors, support linguists, developers, and music production specialists.• Guided the creation of a new music translation team and music translation processes.• Partnered with senior ecclesiastical leaders and staff both at headquarters and in area offices within the organization to produce materials that met the needs of target audiences.• Managed the global operations of scripture, temple, and music materials in over 100 languages, utilizing over 1000 translation resources globally.• Led initiatives to improve the production and publishing of sacred materials. Show less • Researched, initiated, and managed multi-year projects in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. • Supervised ~50 translation resources globally. • Oversaw the end-to-end process for each project, ensuring the adherence of all approved policies and procedures. • Provided in-field training for local translators on scripture translation and the use of guides, resources, and software.• Partnered with other Church headquarters departments and local ecclesiastical leaders to achieve intended results.• Analyzed the translation of the scriptures in dozens of languages for accuracy, appropriateness, and quality. Show less

  • Group Manager, Missionary Assignments

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Team Lead, Sacred Materials Translation

    Dec 2018 - Sept 2023

  • Scriptures Committee

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2022

  • Global Manager, Sacred Materials Translation

    Jun 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Scripture Translation Supervisor

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2015