Phillip A. Watson
Thornton,CO
Summary
Outgoing, energetic, technically minded business professional with a strong project work history on both the management and operations side. Eager to bring a fresh perspective to process and problem solving on any team.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
United Language Group
Remote
01.2017 - Current
- Managed localization projects for translation of elections materials
- Delivered accurate translations in print ready format on very tight 72-hour turnaround deadlines
- Performed quality assurance processes with an eye for detail to ensure proper translation of critical elections content
- Implemented robust tracking systems to track project progress, guarantee successful on-time deliveries, and triage and pivot to time-sensitive elements effectively
- Applied previous experience to decrease waste and increase quality
- Maintained relationships with material vendors to lower costs and diversify capabilities.
Localization Project Manager
CQ Fluency
Remote
05.2019 - 09.2019
- Budgeted projects to meet clients expectations, provide fair rates for linguists, and generate profit margins of at least 40%
- Created and maintained project or client specific glossaries and translation memories to reduce total adjusted word count allowing for faster turnaround times and greater profit margins.
- Specialized as dedicated Project Manager for a Global 500 healthcare insurance company.
- Became proficient with both proprietary client content management systems as well as Plunet translation management system.
- Worked with Vendor Management to onboard new linguistic vendors and distribute work to under-utilized vendors with more competitive rates in order to maximize profit margin while maintaining quality standards.
Project Manager
AMPLEXOR Life Sciences, LLC.
Broomfield, CO
09.2014 - 05.2017
- Managed localization projects for several high profile life sciences corporations.
- Implemented a set of comprehensive tracking processes to monitor project performance and milestones.
- Performed quality assurance inspections to ensure delivery of accurate translations
- Met with clients overseas to improve processes used to meet specialized client needs.
- Successfully co-managed $10M pharmaceutical packaging compliance retrospective project resulting in repeat business and further revenue.
Professional Services Project Manager
SurveyGizmo
Boulder, CO
07.2013 - 08.2014
- Surpassed quarterly revenue goals by converting sales leads into paid projects.
- Continually initiated key partnerships which resulted in 30% revenue growth each quarter.
- Supported growth of enterprise customer base by directing the design, creation, and maintenance of custom web solutions.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission
- Facilitated communication between internal personnel and stakeholders for project cohesion
Professional Services Developer
SurveyGizmo
Boulder, CO
09.2011 - 08.2012
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Informed internal personnel and external stakeholders of project milestones.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
- Coded using HTML, CSS and JavaScript to develop features for both mobile and desktop platforms.
- Delivered excellent customer service, resulting in consistent 98% customer satisfaction rating.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Longmont High School
2002
Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Enterprise applications
- Workflow management systems
- Proven ability to work in a deadline driven environment
- Knowledge of several programming languages
- Project budgeting
- Resource scheduling
Timeline
Localization Project Manager
CQ Fluency
05.2019 - 09.2019
Project Manager
United Language Group
01.2017 - Current
Project Manager
AMPLEXOR Life Sciences, LLC.
09.2014 - 05.2017
Professional Services Project Manager
SurveyGizmo
07.2013 - 08.2014
Professional Services Developer
SurveyGizmo
09.2011 - 08.2012
High School Diploma - undefined
Longmont High School
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