Smartcat authors and contributors

The linguists, localization specialists, marketers, and subject-matter experts behind Smartcat’s articles, guides, and events. Every profile lists their role, expertise, and published work.

Adolfo Gomez-Urda

Localization Director at Warner Bros. Entertainment

Aleks Ignjatovic

Program Management Lead at Shopify

Alessandra Binazzi

Founder & Principal Consultant at Global Sights Consulting

Alex Chernenko

Chief Executive Officer at Chern & Co.

Alex Yanishevsky

Senior Director, AI and MT Solutions at Smartling

Alexander Murauski

CEO at Alconost

Alexandra Conza

Senior Strategic Content Marketing Manager at Smartcat

Alina Petrova

Founder, Growth Strategist at Grow.Repeat

Alison Toon

Principal Analyst at CSA Research

Allison Ferch

Executive Director at Globalization and Localization Association

Ana Trejo

Sr. Product Manager, Corporate Affairs Intelligence at Target

Anastasia Taymanova

Localization Team Lead at FinTech Eco

Anca Greve

Senior Localization Manager, Slack

Andrew Federici

Former VP of Marketing at Smartcat

Andy Crestodina

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Orbit Media Studios

Andy Nikulin

Founding CPO, Engineer at Chatronix

Ann Lawless

Senior Program Manager at Centific

Ann Montañana

Strategy Director at Optimational

Anna Bulakh

Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Ukraine at Google

Anna Iokhimovich

Co-Founder, Project Manager at Closure

Anna Schwarz

Senior Manager Brand & People Communications at bettercoach

Anne-Maj van der Meer

Head of Growth at TAUS

Axel-Marc Nianga

Product Localization Manager | AI Enablement at Tinder

Barbara Scottu

Documentation Specialist at General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

Beatriz Verdasco

Head of Localization

Becky Pearse

B2B SaaS Spanish Localization Specialist and Copywriter

Benedikt Grimm

M&A specialist at T'works

Benjamin Thiers

SEO and Digital Marketing Consultant

Bernie Wong

Founder at Social Stand

Bridget Hylak

Senior Consultant and Founder at TongueTek Language Consulting

Brooke Starling

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Bruno Bitter

Co-Founder, CEO at Blackbird.io

Bryan R Montpetit

Chief Growth Officer and Partner at 360 Smart Lingo

Carmela Richeson

Manager, Instructional Design and Development at Cardinal Health

Carmen Avilés Suárez

Localization Manager at Agilent Technologies

Carrie Livermore Fischer

Manager of Globalization Services at Subway

Catherine Cohen

Content Marketing Specialist at Smartcat

Cathy McPhillips

Chief Marketing Officer at SmarterX

Cecilia Enbäck

Owner and Managing Director at Translator Scandinavia AB

Chris Englund

International Growth Manager at Bluebeam

Chris Raulf

Founder & Chief Visionary Officer at Boulder SEO Marketing

Chris Taylor

Chief Growth Officer at Left Lane Capital

Christine Won

Writer and editor

Cisco Guzman

VP of Product Management at Smartcat

Claire Foster

Director of Customer Marketing

Clark Hayes

VP of Account Management at Smartcat

Claudia Müller

Head of UX Content and Localisation at Trusted Shops

Clysree Brown

IT Project Coordinator at PBG Consulting

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