Experience

adaQuest

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solutions Architect

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Bellevue, WA Security & Compliance Consulting and Solutions development mainly around the Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 & Office 365 Stacks. Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) - 2018



adaQuest

• Software Localization Engineer

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2017

  Redmond, WA Working at Microsoft doing an analysis of Localization QA Processes in the Cloud & Enterprise Group (C&E). Develop recommendations for efficiency improvements (process automation/changes for cost/time-saving.) Implement approved recommendations.



adaQuest

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Project Engineer

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

  Redmond, WA Working as a vendor at Microsoft in the Windows and Devices Group, (WDG), Localization team on Software and UA content. Develop, Automate and Test prototype processes for new Localization workflows. (Utilizing GitHub, Visual Studio Team System, iCMS, BlackBox, Touchdown & Reach.) Machine Translation process development and automation. Train custom domain for MSR MT Engine for 21 languages to improve Machine Translation quality for Developer Content. Troubleshoot, diagnose and fix… Show more Working as a vendor at Microsoft in the Windows and Devices Group, (WDG), Localization team on Software and UA content. Develop, Automate and Test prototype processes for new Localization workflows. (Utilizing GitHub, Visual Studio Team System, iCMS, BlackBox, Touchdown & Reach.) Machine Translation process development and automation. Train custom domain for MSR MT Engine for 21 languages to improve Machine Translation quality for Developer Content. Troubleshoot, diagnose and fix issues with existing processes. Manage SW Handoff and Handback for several Out-Of-Band projects utilizing internal Microsoft tools. Process/debug SW Handbacks for Windows 8.1. Created PowerShell automation to speed-up analysis of HB logs. Engineer responsible for Windows Run-Time IntellliSense localization used by Developers with non-English versions of Visual Studio to develop Windows 8 applications. Show less



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Project Engineer

  • Aug 2005 - Jan 2012

  Redmond, WA Help system engineering and troubleshooting. Website publishing of help content for major releases (>12M words) Work closely with multi-national team members as part of a globally distributed team to deliver localized help content on tight schedules in multiple languages. Develop automation tools to make processes more efficient. Mentor new employees through formal and informal training. Collaborate on development of training courses. Present formal classroom training to other… Show more Help system engineering and troubleshooting. Website publishing of help content for major releases (>12M words) Work closely with multi-national team members as part of a globally distributed team to deliver localized help content on tight schedules in multiple languages. Develop automation tools to make processes more efficient. Mentor new employees through formal and informal training. Collaborate on development of training courses. Present formal classroom training to other engineers and managers. Show less



Prior Relevant Experience

• Localization Project Manager, Build Engineer; Localization Engineer; Software Engineer

  • 1981 - 2005

  Localization Project Manager: * Website content updates/publishing for Australian, U.K. and Canadian English Office Online Websites. Assistance and support for Complex Script Office Websites. Develop automation tools to speed up the updating/publishing processes. * Scheduling, budget management, client interactions, translator coordination, QA management and delivery of localized software, documentation, and on-line help. Included large multi-national web-sites, driver localization and… Show more Localization Project Manager: * Website content updates/publishing for Australian, U.K. and Canadian English Office Online Websites. Assistance and support for Complex Script Office Websites. Develop automation tools to speed up the updating/publishing processes. * Scheduling, budget management, client interactions, translator coordination, QA management and delivery of localized software, documentation, and on-line help. Included large multi-national web-sites, driver localization and extensive printer documentation in up to 21 languages. Build Engineer; Localization Engineer; Software Engineer: * Co-Managed HP's 1st Japanese Laptop Development Project * Unix System Administration * Hardware and Software Localization * Laptop OS Pre-Installs using Windows OPK Show less