Alejandro Salas

Alejandro Salas has a diverse work experience in the field of translation and linguistic services. Alejandro started their career as an Audiovisual Translator at The Kitchen Dubbing & Subtitling in 2008, subtitling television series, movies, and documentaries. Alejandro then joined Translatina Linguistic Services as an Audiovisual Translator, where one of their key achievements was subtitling E! News Weekend as a rush assignment every week.

In 2009, Alejandro joined Traduplus Linguistic Services as a Senior Translator, responsible for subtitling and translating dubbing scripts for major networks in Latin America such as HBO, Sony, DirecTV, and Discovery Group. Alejandro also co-managed the company's social media section and supervised translations for the Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood dubbing process.

From 2012 to 2021, Alejandro worked at International Audiovisual Translations as an Audiovisual Translation Project Manager. In this role, they engaged with clients to procure projects, assessed resources to set accurate deadlines and expectations, and established translation and technical guidelines according to client expectations.

Since 2013, Alejandro has been employed at MotionPoint, initially working as a Translation Account Manager. In this role, they ensured timely processing of new content on customers' websites and coordinated efforts and strategies to ensure translation quality. Alejandro then transitioned to the role of Translation Engineer, where they created requirements for the development and maintenance of proprietary CAT tools, trained users on applications, and managed backlog and prioritized requirements.

Alejandro's most recent role at MotionPoint is the Translation Team Lead, where they manage the Translation production team and implements strategies to optimize processes and workflows. Some of their key achievements in this role include reducing time spent on translation assignment workflow for a top-tier customer by 60% and identifying and correcting operational bottlenecks within the internal IT team through data analysis.

Overall, Alejandro Salas has a strong background in translation and linguistics, with experience in different aspects of the field, including translation, project management, and team leadership.

Alejandro Salas has a diverse education history. In 2019, they attended Ironhack where they completed a Full-stack Web Development Bootcamp. Prior to this, they pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) at Nova Southeastern University from 2013 to 2014, specializing in Spanish Language Education. Their undergraduate degree, earned from Universidad Central de Venezuela between 2004 and 2009, is a Bachelor's degree in Translation with a focus on English and French.

In addition to their formal education, Alejandro has obtained several certifications. In May 2023, they became an Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer, through training provided by Oracle. Alejandro also earned the Certified Tester, Foundation Level certification in September 2022 from ASTQB - ISTQB in the U.S. - Official Page. Lastly, they achieved the CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ certification in June 2022, offered by CompTIA.