A Message from the President
Quality is often in the eye of the beholder... the client, that is! A client who requires rapid feedback from customer surveys in foreign markets has a different set of priorities than a law firm filing a high–profile patent invention. McElroy has developed more flexible quality assurance paradigms to match the variety of ways in which our clients define quality. We are moving toward a more front–loaded QA system and harnessing the interactive and collaborative capabilities of translators and editors through a server–based translation environment. Still, for many clients, this progress remains ultimately contingent on the role of the technical translator. E. Ray Collins describes in his article the function of technical editing in translation workflow when stringent standards apply.
Yet again technology and progress work hand in hand with the skills of human specialists.
–Shelly Priebe, President
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Featured Profile
Kim Vitray, VP Operations
Kim Vitray joined McElroy Translation in February 1999 as project manager, and currently serves as vice president of operations and human resources administrator. She has a strong and varied skill set in human resources, technical documentation, and workflow management. Under her early leadership, McElroy solidified its human resources practices, developed its first electronic workflow system, localized its website into several languages, and incorporated translation memory technology into its workflow.
Kim grew up in north Alabama, the only daughter of an electrical engineer and a teacher. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, followed by a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin. In Austin she met hubby Bob, fell in love with both Austin and Bob, and has lived there ever since.
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