Kevin J Brown

# Experience

1. Localization Engineering Specialist @ Argos Multilingual / Venga Global

   Sep 2022 – Mar 2026

   Barcelona, remote

   • Administered and configured enterprise production management platforms (XTRF), building automated templates and file-parsing rules that cut manual project setup time by up to 20% across 20+ concurrent pipelines.
   • Owned platform access administration and system-level troubleshooting for 10+ internal engineering staff as well as external partners, resolving 10-20 production issues per month and maintaining 98% platform uptime.
   • Partnered with Engineering and QA to design automated localization workflows, reducing manual process steps by 20% and cutting recurring linguistic and technical errors by 50%.
   • Led internal audits and quality-compliance reviews, standardizing processes across teams and closing compliance gaps.

2. Localization Program Manager @ Argos Multilingual / Venga Global

   Oct 2021 – Sep 2022

   Barcelona, remote

   • Directed end-to-end delivery for 10+ concurrent, high-volume localization programs spanning 60+ language pairs and distributed engineering teams, hitting 98% on-time delivery.
   • Built resource-allocation and workload-balancing models across 100+ linguists and technical resources, cutting scheduling conflicts by 20%.
   • Produced monthly delivery-health and risk reporting for senior leadership, covering $250k+ in monthly program value with 98% budget-margin accuracy.
   • Managed 7 direct reports, overseeing invoicing, service agreements, and financial tracking.

3. Senior Localization Project Manager @ Venga Global

   Oct 2020 – Oct 2021

   Barcelona, remote

   • Delivered 100+ concurrent, high-volume localization projects per quarter under shifting priorities and aggressive release timelines.
   • Served as the primary point of contact across clients, 100+ external vendors, QA, and internal stakeholders, resolving 10+ cross-team blockers per month.
   • Managed and mentored 2 direct reports while maintaining 90% linguistic quality-metric compliance across production output.

4. Localization Project Manager @ Venga Global

   Aug 2016 – Oct 2020

   Barcelona, remote

   • Coordinated technical deployments and project delivery across global markets and 60+ distributed vendor teams.
   • Built and maintained automated workflows spanning 20+ parallel data paths, including centralized translation memory repositories, reference asset libraries, and master validation databases used by 60+ teams.
   • Managed production scheduling and milestone tracking across concurrent project lines, achieving 98% on-time delivery.
   • Owned vendor administration and financial tracking for $1m+ in annual vendor spend.

5. Translation / Interpretation Project Manager @ SKYE Language Solutions

   2008 – 2016

   Barcelona · Freelance / Part-Time

6. English Language Teacher @ Various Companies

   2006 – 2010

   Barcelona · Freelance / Part-Time

# Core Competencies

# Tools and Platforms

# Languages

• English (Native)
• Spanish (Professional Working)
• Catalan (Limited Working)

# Professional Development & Certifications

• MemoQ-Certified (Project Management)
• Scrum Fundamentals Certified (2020)
• Generative AI Overview for Project Managers (2025)
• "Introduction to Data Analysis" - BarcelonaActiva (Government of Catalunya, 2026)
• Coursera - Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate (In Progress)
• Coursera - Oracle Java Foundations (In Progress)

# Education