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Anca Mitocaru

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Hi, I’m Anca Mitocaru, a linguistics and language operations specialist with 15+ years of experience across translation, localization project management, and multilingual content quality.

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Hi, I’m Anca Mitocaru, a linguistics and language operations specialist with 15+ years of experience across translation, localization project management, and multilingual content quality. I’m currently pivoting toward AI/LLM language evaluation, data quality, and language operations, with a strong focus on systematic quality improvement and cross-functional collaboration. I enjoy collaborating with product, engineering, QA, and marketing teams to deliver scalable localization for global SaaS products and to expand language portfolios while improving turnaround times.

I thrive in global teams and have led localization for 25+ languages, managed budgets and workflows, and partnered across stakeholders to align releases and ensure linguistic and functional quality. I’m passionate about process optimization, tooling enhancements, and driving excellent user experiences through precise language work.

  • 15 years' experience
  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • Romanian, Moldavian, MoldovanFluent
  • EnglishFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 6 roles

Localization Specialist · ZenSai (formerly LMS365)May 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Part of a cross-functional focus group reviewing UI labels to identify linguistic ambiguity, grammatical inconsistencies, and pragmatic mismatches, ensuring clarity and usability across user contexts. Designed and implemented scalable localization processes, selecting TMS and managing multilingual vendor teams across regions. Coordinated localization into 25+ languages for global SaaS products, achieving 100% on-time delivery for major releases. Partnered with Product, Engineering, QA, and Marketing teams to align releases and ensure linguistic and functional quality. Managed localization budgets and optimized workflows, reducing turnaround time by 20%. Expanded supported language portfolio and enhanced overall translation quality through improved tooling and asset management.

Localization Specialist · ZensaiMay 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Designed and implemented scalable localization processes, selected TMS, and managed multilingual vendor teams across regions. Coordinated localization into 25+ languages for global SaaS products, achieving 100% on-time delivery for major releases. Partnered with Product, QA, Documentation, Sales, and Marketing to ensure linguistic and functional quality. Managed localization budgets and optimized workflows, reducing turnaround time by 20%. Expanded language portfolio and improved translation quality through asset management.

QA Tester · HighTech Passport, Ltd.Aug 2019 – May 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Collaborated with software developers to design and improve proprietary tools for the Localization Project Management teams. Performed functional and regression testing prior to feature releases, ensuring bug-free tool deployment. Identified, documented, and tracked software bugs, and trained PMs on new tool functionalities to boost adoption. Managed issue reports, investigated root causes, and escalated critical cases to development when needed. Contributed to continuous process improvement for tooling reliability and workflow efficiency.

Localization Project Manager & QA Tester · High Tech Passport, Ltd.Feb 2015 – May 2022 · 7 yrs 4 mos
Localization Project Manager · HighTech Passport, Ltd.Feb 2015 – May 2022 · 7 yrs 4 mos
Translator & Interpreter (English, Spanish, Romanian) · FreelancerJan 2011 – Dec 2015 · 5 yrs

Education

Master’s Degree in Translations – English · University of Bucharest2010 – 2012
Bachelor’s Degree in Translations – English and Spanish · University of Bucharest2007 – 2010
Master's Degree in Translations – English · University of Bucharest2010 – 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Translations – English & Spanish · University of Bucharest2007 – 2010

Certifications and awards· 5

Sworn translator certificate for English and Spanish2030 – 2026
Internationalization and Localization Certificate, University of Washington via edX2030 – 2026
Driver’s license B category2030 – 2026
Sworn Translator (English & Spanish)2030 – 2026

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