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About Us > People

Translatus has a dedicated staff that is committed to delivering for our clients. See below to learn about some of the members of our team:

James Guidi, CEO

A long time business developer in the IT, software and hardware industries, Mr. Guidi headed up Apple Computer's Eastern Europe expansion through its IMC during the 1990's. During that time, he led software localization activities for Microsoft, QuarkXpress and Apple Computer. Mr. Guidi speaks English, French, Italian, German and Czech.

David Depman, Director of Business Development

Mr. Depman brings considerable document project management and development acumen from high level experience in both the US and Europe. He worked at MSN.com where he managed graphics and advertising projects. He was a record-setting Operations Manager at Kinko's largest operation in the San Francisco area.

Tarah McCarthy, Manager of Operations

Ms. McCarthy graduated with honors from William Paterson University with a B.A. in Art and Communication, concentration: Art History. Before joining Translatus she has had 3 years experience working in the accounting department as an assistant to the Controller of a law firm in New Jersey, U.S.A.

Matthew Miodonski, President, North American Division

Mr. Miodonski graduated from the college of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.A. in Rhetoric, as well as a Minor in Germanic Studies. He has over 7 years of experience in customer service and sales roles, including 5 years in sales and account management for Translatus.

Christine Kee, Executive Vice President, Asia Division

Ms. Kee is a native Chinese speaker who was born in Hong Kong. She graduated with a MA in Applied Translation from the University of Leeds in England. Since joining Translatus in year 2004, Ms. Kee has been leading the company’s Sales force in Europe and driving key accounts of the company. Before joining Translatus, she had over 5 years

Joanna Nelson - Business to Business Services Manager

Ms. Nelson graduated as part of the International Sociology Honor Society from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a minor in Art History. Joanna joins Translatus with an extensive customer service background and skills. Before joining Translatus, she worked as a language teacher in the U.S.A and in the Czech Republic. She speaks Swedish, and is currently working on her Czech language skills.

Nicholas Lobkowicz, European Account Manager

Mr. Lobkowicz graduated from the University of Calgary with a Science degree in Geography. He spent nearly 4 years living and working in Taiwan before relocating to Prague. He is currently studying at the Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University in Chicago, where he will receive his MBA in June 2008. Nicholas speaks English, Czech, and Mandarin Chinese.

Veronika Svobodova, North American Account Manager

Ms. Svobodova is an alumna of La Salle University, Philadelphia with an M.A. in Professional Communication and Public Relations. She is a native Czech with international experience acquired through living in different countries of the world, including Indonesia and Greece. Before joining Translatus, Ms. Svobodova worked in the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Prague.

Lauren Nemec, Marketing Manager

Ms. Nemec is an alumna of The University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A. in International Business and a minor in French. Lauren joins Translatus with over 4 years of customer service experience from the International and Study Abroad office at The University of Texas.

Dimitry Panchenko, Chief Developer

Mr. Panchenko has an MS in Electronics Engineering and over 5 years experience in the Information Technology field. He has specialized in administration and support of UNIX-based and MS Windows NT/2000 Servers, and has knowledge in HTML, ASP and PHP programming languages.