Nesli Ayan

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• Developed strategies to perform accurate and consistent translations (Ex: target audience, language registry.)
• Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literally written words.
• Reviewed final work to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
• Translated various very well-known blogs, websites and apps including but not limited to Flipboard, FlexiSPY, ApowerSoft, TimeDoctor, English Attack!, LearnMatch, OlympTrade, Binomo.com, Appmia, Vocalpix, BlogicMedia.
• Book Translations from English to Turkish:

Dinolingo children's book, Wicwick children's book series, US best-seller author Morgan Rice's fantasy series ( Sorcerer's Ring, Slave, Warrior, Queen, Joust of Knights)

• Proofread, edited and improved apps of different sizes such as Duolingo, Letgo and Praira Bingo.
• Data Evaluator Role - Assessed the quality of organically recorded files in the Turkish language for the US-based company.
• Assessment Specialist (Bloomberg)
• Data analysis and research tasks: Indeed Human Resources researcher.
• Played a key role in international business efforts, working with client groups to optimize collaboration. (provided translation over the phone for customers all over the world to handle their business with Turkish companies)

• Finixio Ltd is UK-based company specializing in crypto media network. Reported to the Regional Manager and complying with briefings on writing SEO articles in Turkish.
• Created articles either through translating original document or from scratch after conducting searches on relevant subjects. In other times, it can be a blend so that articles are well performed in ranking higher in Google search.
• Managed at least two articles written from scratch and updating around 20 articles with the new campaign.

San Francisco, US-based company focusing on speech-to-text models. Trained the AI model according to the company’s style guide, elected candidates to transcribe, selected suitable recordings, prepared outlines for outsourcing audios and managed a team of 20.

• Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity, accuracy.
• Created style guide manuals according to the company's requirements to frame how transcribers should feed the model.
• Mentored and guided employees to foster proper completion of assigned duties.
• Conducted process of obtaining organic recordings in the Turkish language, created games and rules and guided the participants.
• Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
• Shared experience and worked together with an international team all around the globe from Argentina to India through Team Lead Forums.

Worked in this Local Directorate as the official translator. I was mainly in charge of organizing communications between the organization and designated artists to perform on stage from their fees to their local transportation.

• Translated surtitle of the productions
• Handled all copyright-related matters in terms of renting or purchasing scores and partitions.

Worked as the International Relations Agent at General Directorate between 2010-2013, I was responsible for artist management and holding international opera and ballet festivals. Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival, Bodrum International Ballet Festival and İstanbul International Opera Festival are organized through our office in conjunction with the Local Directorates.

• Reporting directly to the International Relations Manager
• Attending meetings with the General Director, Deputy General Director in handling all organizational matters.
• Bridging the guest companies with local technical teams to support and stage productions with appropriate sets and props.
• Handling all organizational matters for the foreign gigs of the State Opera and Ballet.

Worked as the official translator my job varied from artist management to translations.

• Replicated flow, style, and overall meaning of original synopsis of opera/ballet productions
• Translated technical documents from English to Turkish when hosting international artists.
• Managed around 200 member art companies through their stay in Turkey.
• Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literally written words when translating surtitles for the audience.

Started as an informational agent then promoted to the technical team. Worked round-the-clock shifts giving support to American and Canadian resident customers on their Toshiba brand devices.