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David Ribeiro

@davidribeiro1

Localization Project Manager at TransPerfect and RWS, coordinating multilingual projects and teams.

At TransPerfect, I coordinated multilingual localization programs in travel and tourism, developing project plans, budgets, schedules, and KPI reporting. I also managed project resources and quality checks across Portuguese, English, and Mandarin Chinese.

At RWS, I coordinated internal linguists, freelance vendors, and external agencies on pharmaceutical localization projects. I maintained workflows and translation memories, and carried out final quality assurance in Portuguese, English, and Mandarin Chinese.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Associate Resource Coordinator

RWS

Feb 2025 - Sep 2025 (7 months)

Coordinated multilingual project teams for pharmaceutical localization projects, maintaining workflows and ensuring timely delivery. Executed QA protocols across Portuguese, English, and Mandarin Chinese.

SDL Trados Translation Management Systems GroupShare Multiterm Quality Assurance Vendor Management Project Coordination

Project Manager

TransPerfect

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Facilitated cross-border collaboration for multilingual localization programs in the travel and tourism sector. Managed project plans, budgets, schedules, and KPI reporting, and negotiated service level agreements with vendors.

GlobalLink Project Director Jira Request Tracker Wordfast Linguistic Quality Assurance Vendor Management Budget Tracking KPI Reporting

Audiovisual Translation Intern

Buggin Media

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 (2 months)

Completed practical training in audiovisual translation and localization for films, TV, and streaming media. Authored, time-coded, and synchronized subtitles and dubbing scripts in Portuguese.

Subtitle Edit Subtitling and Dubbing Audiovisual Translation Subtitling Dubbing Localization

Content Moderator

Conectys

Jan 2022 - May 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Reviewed high-volume multilingual user-generated content across text, audio, and visual formats while maintaining productivity and accuracy targets. Applied platform safety policies and escalation procedures.

Content Moderation Policy Enforcement Quality Assurance Multilingual

Machine Translation & AI Research Center Intern

Center of Applied Technology on Machine Translation and Arti

Feb 2021 - May 2021 (3 months)

Prepared and annotated Chinese-language audio datasets for machine translation and AI training. Translated news and editorial content from Chinese into Portuguese under daily deadlines.

Machine Translation AI Training Data Annotation Translation Chinese Portuguese

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Polytechnic University of Leiria

Bachelor's Degree, Translation and Interpreting

2017 - 2021

Activities and societies: International joint degree completed across Portugal, China (Beijing Language and Culture University), and Macao; developed advanced Mandarin Chinese proficiency through immersive academic study abroad.

Completed a joint international degree in Translation and Interpreting across Portugal, China, and Macao, with specialization in translation, interpreting, localization workflows, and CAT tools.

Francisco Rodrigues Lobo High School

High School Diploma, Languages and Humanities

2013 - 2016

Activities and societies: Exchange program in Germany.

Studied Languages and Humanities, including foreign languages, history, geography, and philosophy, and participated in an exchange program in Germany.