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Maria Mindlin
CEO , Readability Expert,
Certified Linguist
Maria holds a graduate degree from University of California, Davis in Education, with an emphasis in Language Acquisition and expertise in Reading Theory.
She is a published author and trainer on Readability, Literacy and Plain Language
and works with many of the Departments
of the State of California to produce materials that are easy to read in English and excellent platforms for translation.
Maria is also a Court-certified Spanish linguist, qualified French linguist, Language Proficiency Evaluator and “mum” to three perfect teenage boys.
Maria's resume is at: www.transcend.net/at/maria_at.html
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Amy Abramson
Financial Manager
Amy holds a MBA Degree from the Graduate School of Management at University of California, Davis and a BA degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Amy is Transcend's business and financial wizard. She manages Transcend's contracts and all internal financial operations. She also foresees our financial future through her accurate financial analysis and projections.
Working at Transcend has been the highlight of Amy's career. She loves being part of a team that constantly strives to provide the highest level of service to its clients. “My peers at Transcend make coming to work a great experience."
Amy loves early morning aerobics, studying math, tofu and traveling.
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Cindy Sun
Director of Operations, Voice Talent and Project Manager
Cindy holds a degree from the prestigious Institute of Diplomacy of Beijing.
Before coming to the United States, she worked for Caterpillar China in their
Beijing office.
Cindy is the Director of Internal Operations at Transcend, supervising the interface between linguists, project specialists and artists.
Cindy also develops and promotes new products and services, including a Voice Talent team of over 50 linguists providing a range of deliverables for radio, video, teleprompts and television.
Cindy has a spicy sense of humor and joy
for life, movies, good food and a compulsion for shoes.
If you have any questions on Chinese language or culture, go to Chinese Translation or ask Cindy .
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Amy Guest Reeves
Director of Field Testing and
Project Manager
Amy holds a Masters Degree from Emerson College in Global Marketing, Communication and Advertising.
As Transcend's expert in field-testing and focus groups, Amy designs instruments, conducts and monitors field tests and provides recommendations to clients based on consumer feedback.
Amy's field test work includes health and legal documents and program information
for various departments at the State and County level.
Loves snowboarding, traveling and
learning new things.
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Susan Holmes
Proofreader and Plain English Editor
Susan holds a Bachelors degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters Degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, both in Anthropology. She has worked as an Archaeologist, Anthropologist, and Teacher.
As Transcend's senior proofreader, she makes sure adapted and translated text is complete, accurate, and consistent with the source text.
She loves family, quilting, and using a
red pen!
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Tirtza Deel
Senior Graphic Designer
Tirtza holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
She has been working as a graphic artist
for 5 years, designing for the military and civilian sectors.
At Transcend, Tirtza is the Senior Goddess of the Arts, designing and formatting the highest-quality documents. She also works on developing Transcend's image by creating promotional and image material (CD covers, brochures, etc.).
She is a well-traveled individual (being a military dependent all her life and counting), has a broad sense of humor, enough humility for the world, and knows how to shoot a mean game of pool.
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Nicole Newman
Graphic Designer
Nicole holds a degree in Design from the University of California, Davis. Her work experience includes graphics, interior and exhibition design, and art direction.
At Transcend, Nicole serves as a graphic artist for foreign language and plain
language projects.
In addition, Nicole continues the company's tradition of superior formatting services by creating original designs for client and internal collateral.
Nicole is also our foreign language HTML guru. Go ahead and ask if her Arabic holds up to an xml environment.
Enjoys life!
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