Igor Afanasyev

Igor Afanasyev

Product Director at Smartcat

Qualifications

12+ years in localization and internationalization

Author of Serge, Plurr, and other open-source l10n/i18n tools and libraries

Product Director at Smartcat

Expertise

Localization and internationalization

Localization automation and ROI

Open-source l10n/i18n tooling (Serge, Plurr)

Product management

Translation technology

Localization workflows

Localization / internationalization professional with 12+ years of experience. Passionate about automation, localization process optimizations and ROI. Author of Serge, Plurr and other open-source l10n/i18n tools and libraries.

Experience

Product Director at Smartcat

Feb 2022 — Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Leads product for localization automation and workflow optimization on the language-AI platform.

Senior Product Manager at Smartcat

Jul 2020 to Feb 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

Drove localization product initiatives focused on automation and ROI.

Director of Localization at Evernote

Jan 2015 to Jun 2020 · 5 yrs 5 mos

Managed the entire localization program across 25+ languages, 5 major platforms, and 30+ projects.

Development Lead, Localization Products at Evernote

Oct 2012 to Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Led in-house engineering on Evernote's localization tooling and translation server.

Manager, Evernote Russian Service

Sep 2008 to Oct 2012 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Product manager and designer for the translation server and Russian-market service.

Qualifications

12+ years in localization and internationalization

Author of Serge, Plurr, and other open-source l10n/i18n tools and libraries

Product Director at Smartcat

Expertise

Localization and internationalization

Localization automation and ROI

Open-source l10n/i18n tooling (Serge, Plurr)

Product management

Translation technology

Localization workflows

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