Academic Background

> European Master's in Translation (German, English, Greek). Overall grade: 9.12

> Βachelor of Arts in the English Language and Literature (2009-2013): Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Overall grade: 8.4/10

> Diploma in Translation (2011): Chartered Institute of Linguists (English to Greek)

> Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (2011): Goethe Institut Athen. Note: 1.

> Cambridge Proficiency in English (2007): Grade C.

> German School of Athens (Deutsche Schule Athen) (2003-2009): Highschool. Abitur 1.3. Greek Highschool Certificate 18.7/20.

Professional Experience

> January 2019-present: Language Lead of the Greek team for Airbnb. Owner of the quality of the language, reviewing quality data and product flows for Greek on a regular basis. Respond to language-specific questions from translators/reviewers, taking linguistic and marketing decisions, working closely with a dedicated team and with Airbnb stakeholders. Creating and maintaining up to date glossaries and Style Guide.

June 2017-present: > Greek language specialist for KAYAK, the global fare aggregator and travel metasearch engine. Tasks involve website/application localization, LQA, and QA, bug fixing (JIRA), use of metacookies and testing (beta) environments.

> December 2013-present:Translation of general, legal, gaming, and technical texts in German, English, and Greek for several translation agencies in Greece and abroad for end-clients including Bosch, Google, Riot, Mercedes, Delta-Sport, Microsoft, and more.

> July-August 2013: Translation from German to English of the website for the company Social Active. Proofreading of English ads.

> July-September 2013: Translation from English to Greek of Andrew Bovell's theatrical play "Speaking in Tongues" for the Greek director Kostis Tsonos.