Lynn E. Webb
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SKILLS

  • German to English Translator
  • Software/Website QA and Localization
  • Visual Basic and Java Programming
  • HTML, ASP and JavaScript
  • Web Page Translation and Design
  • MS Access Database Development and Maintenance
  • Animated GIFs and other image creation
  • Technical Support
  • Familiar with Pascal and Visual C++
  • EDUCATION

    Master of Arts in Translation of German
    Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA (1998)

    Semester Study in Germany
    Institute of Translation and Interpretation, Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg, Germany (1996/97)

    Bachelor of Arts, German
    San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA (1992) Cum Laude

    Summer Work in Aschaffenburg, Germany, International Education Program
    Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA (1990)

    Study Abroad Program, Rotary Club International
    Bunsen Gymnasium, Heidelberg, Germany (1985/86)

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    June 1998 to present German to English Freelance Translator specializing in technical translations for companies such as Adobe, Daimler AG, EVONIK, Landexx, Lionbridge Technologies, OmniLingua, STAR Group America, video2brain and Weisang GmbH
    June 2004 – August 2005 State SBDC Assistant Director
    Montana Department of Commerce, Small Business Development Center

    Project manager of SBDC program within the State of Montana; responsible for a team of ten external SBDC centers across the state; conduct meetings and conferences; implement program requirements; development and maintenance of Web pages and databases; preparation of grant proposals; financial report and general ledger analysis
    Dec. 2003 – June 2004 Program Assistant
    Montana Department of Commerce, Small Business Development Center

    Management of contracts; development and maintenance of Web pages and databases; development and maintenance of CD software product; computer technical support; file management; assistance in grant proposals
    April 2002 – December 2003 Contracts Manager
    Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Design and Construction Bureau

    Management of construction contracts; development and maintenance of bureau Web pages; computer technical support
    March 2000 – Sept. 2001 Software QA Engineer
    Netscape/AOL, Mountain View, CA

    White box and black box testing of International Netcenter Websites and international client browsers (Asian and European), incl. functionality, usability, GUI and code testing; creation of sherlock files and ad images; editing of Web pages; development and implementation of test plans; trained co-workers on international Web site testing; created a multi-platform/multilingual QA lab, which included network setup as well as installation and removal of hardware, software and operating systems; responsible for troubleshooting test systems
    Dec. 1998 – March 2000 Software Localization Engineer
    Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., Monterey, CA

    Software and help file localization, editing, compiling and testing in Asian and European languages; Web page localization, editing and testing in Asian and European languages; set up test platforms; document conversion; translation memory analysis; translation tool research
    May 1997 – Nov. 1998 Software QA Lead Test Coordinator and Tester
    Softbank Content Services, Monterey, CA

    Developed test cases and procedures; tested functionality, logic and graphical user interface of recovery software; computer hardware/software setup for testing, which included network setup as well as installation and removal of hardware, software and operating systems; responsible for troubleshooting test systems; supervised and trained new staff
    July – Sept. 1996 Disaster Contingency Plan Assistant
    Design Professionals Insurance Company (DPIC) via Westaff, Monterey, CA

    Researched and analyzed disaster recovery processes; developed initial draft of the DPIC Information Systems Disaster Contingency plan; analyzed contract agreements between DPIC and service providers
    April – July 1996 On-Line Help File Tester
    Softbank Content Services, Monterey, CA

    Proofread and tested on-line help files in European languages
    Sept. 1993 –
    March 1995
    Administrative/Production Assistant and Bookkeeper
    Goggio & Associates, Inc. (health care consultants), San Francisco, CA

    Designed flow charts, graphs, spreadsheets and other presentation materials; collaborated in editing and completion of proposals; created and maintained policies and procedures

    SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

    Operating Systems: DOS, Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 8 and 9, Linux, Unix (Solaris)

    Tools:Adobe CS3 Design Premium (Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), FrameMaker, GoLive, PageMaker; Microsoft Office 2003/2007 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher) Access, FrontPage, Visio, Visual Basic 6.0; other HTML editors, Paint Shop Pro, SDL Trados (Freelance Edition) and MultiTerm Extract, STAR Transit NXT, RC-WinTrans 2007; FTP and file compression software; familiar with Visual Source Safe, FileMaker Pro, Netfinder, Visio, guiTAR, Emacs, Vim, CVS, Delphi 3.0, Logos, QuickBooks for DOS and Windows, Peachtree, Word Perfect 5.2 for Windows, Word Perfect 6.0 for DOS, DOS 6.x

    Browsers/Clients: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Opera

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