Joe Rowan
Head Of Localization Health & Life Sciences Organisation
Dublin, Ireland
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Top SchoolJoe Rowan is a seasoned software internationalization and localization leader with over three decades of experience driving global readiness for major products, currently heading Localization for Microsoft's Health & Life Sciences organization in Dublin. He combines deep engineering roots—from early testing and development on Windows and Office to senior roles on HealthVault, MS Band, BCM and CRM—with strategic program and people management across localization, accessibility, and global readiness. Known for translating complex product requirements into scalable localization engineering practices, he is equally comfortable in hands-on technical roles and executive stewardship. A Trinity College Dublin alumnus in Maths, Computers and Physics, Joe’s long tenure at Microsoft and prior client-side localization work give him a rare, end-to-end perspective on shipping globally successful software.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
2, Maths, Computers, Physics, 2, Maths, Computers, Physics at Trinity College Dublin
English, French
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Github Skills (34)
azure-cosmos-db10
azure-cli10
azure-app-service10
azure-api10
medical-imaging10
dicomweb10
azure10
dicom10
hl710
converter9
data-formats9
microsoft-azure9
openxml9
hl7v29
translate8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
JoeDRowan/pipelines-dotnet-core
Dec 2021 - Sep 2023
A simple ASP.NET Core MVC app for Azure Pipelines docs
Contributions:9 pushes in 1 year 9 months
azure-pipelinesmvc-coreaspasp-net-core-mvcasp-net
JoeDRowan/Tetris-MAUI
May 2026 - Jun 2026
Contributions:12 pushes in 19 days
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