Ana Lucia Amaral

A natural leader, fanatic and enthusiast Project Manager, addict to Marketing, Sales, Business Development and Team Management

Highly talented, versatile, experienced and creative professional. A native Brazilian with a strong academic and linguistic background in Portuguese and Spanish. A LATAM Language Specialist, Localization Project Manager, Team Manager, IT Professional Training, Business Development and Online Marketing specialist for over 22 years.

Ana is known for her contagious enthusiasm, ability to build long term relationships and talent for collaboration and management across teams. She is the number one for managing large projects on server-based and multilingual teams (collaborative translation expert), creating and implementing training that expands team member capabilities and instructs users on Cloud Based Technology and CAT Tools system.

Dynamic and analytic professional with strong problem solving skills. Completely reader-focused translations, always taking into consideration target audience. Experience in transcreation/creative writing and localization for South American audience and market. Solid knowledge regarding linguistic variants, both in Portuguese and Spanish.

Thorough knowledge of technical information technologies including Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), ERP/PDM, database management software, multilingual technical manual production, and corporate identification.

Highlights:

* Ability to build and maintain good business relationships, and communicate technical information to the team, partners and line leaders.

* Capability to build the bridge between North America and Latin America, being responsible for the areas of business development, sales & marketing and team management.

* Wide international experience through commercial negotiations, traveling, events, conventions, trainings and meetings/e-meetings in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

* Extensive network and a natural leader, easy to engage with global and local customers and suppliers, targeting business expansion, margin improvement and enhanced profitability in highly competitive environments.

* True passion for collaboration, partner marketing, OEM marketing, business development, localization, leadership, events, campaigns, technology and social media.

* Trilingual (English, Spanish and Portuguese).