Simon Kendall
Translator
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Kendall is a bilingual British–Swedish translator and communications specialist with 12 years' experience bridging startups, product teams, and freelance localisation projects. He combines a background in product management and head of communications roles with deep practical knowledge of machine translation and CAT tools to deliver high-quality, consistent translations for finance, real estate and climate-focused work. At adjust he scaled comms teams, managed extensive documentation and drove PR and lead-generation efforts across international markets. Now freelance in Lyon, he focuses on applying MT thoughtfully rather than treating it as a threat, pairing linguistic judgement with automation to improve accuracy and workflow. Outside work he’s notably engaged in climate issues and sustainable living, with a pragmatic interest in reducing e-waste and fast-fashion impacts.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Sub-tertiary, Business Economics, Sub-tertiary, Business Economics at Internationella Engelska GymnasietMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, Literary Translation, Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Literary Translation at Trinity College DublinBSc, Economic History, BSc, Economic History at University of GothenburgBSc, Economics, BSc, Economics at Uppsala University
English, Swedish, German
Github Skills (33)
kotlin10
android-sdk10
sdk10
android10
sdk-android10
ios9
phonegap9
unity3d9
receipt-validation9
swift9
python8
in-app-purchase8
cordova8
home-assistant7
iot7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
adjust/hubot
Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
smart ass bot
Contributions:2 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 7 months
telegram-botassbottelegramchatbot
sighmoan/hubot-currencies
Jun 2014 - Oct 2016
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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