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Before starting BizWonk, Suzanne Topping ran the globalization process improvement consulting company named Localization Unlimited. In this capacity, she helped:Product development companies better understand global development issues Translation companies make the transition to offering localization services Localization companies develop processes for dealing with specific client challenges Prior to opening Localization Unlimited in 1998, Suzanne spent 10 years with a Fortune 500 Company, where she founded several organizations devoted to managing projects which converted US-based products for international sale. These groups managed localization activities for a wide range of products including thermal printers, digital printing kiosk systems, inkjet printers, digital scanners, and digital cameras. Suzanne has given presentations at Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) Forums, SimulTrans forums, International Resource Group meetings, Project Management Institute events, and the Software & Information Industry Association symposium. She has written for Language International magazine, and is a frequent contributor to Multilingual Computing & Technology magazine. She also authored a chapter in a book titled Language Management-Case Studies in Translation, Localization, and Internationalization, published by John Benjamins. (For a complete listing of Suzanne's portfolio, see our Published Works page.) | 