Jacob Poul Skoubo

Current

Project Manager at Lionbridge

Past

Project Coordinator at Ordbogen.com
Team Coordinator at Ordbogen.com
Translator at Ordbogen.com

French teacher at TietgenSkolen
French teacher at Mulernes Legatskole, Odense

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Education

Syddansk Universitet
Universität Wien
Syddansk Universitet

Université de Lausanne
Sct. Knuds Gymnasium, Odense

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Jacob Poul Skoubo’s Summary

Master of Arts in French and German. Also fluent in English. Always interested in learning new things and in improving my work methods, focused on keeping up to date with latest developments.

Jacob Poul Skoubo’s Specialties:

Project coordinating, project planning, teamwork, work assessment.
French and German linguistics, francophone literature and culture, especially in Africa and Switzerland, European politics.

Jacob Poul Skoubo’s Experience

Project Manager

Lionbridge

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; LIOX; Translation and Localization industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Project Coordinator

Ordbogen.com

(Online Media industry)

November 2007 — July 2008 (9 months)

In charge of the elaboration of two online dictionaries, Danish/French-French/Danish and Danish/German-German/Danish, with 18 translators in total.
Responsable for hiring new translators and defining quality and quantity demands.
Coaching of translators both in French and German in their daily work.
Also working as translator on both dictionaries.
Team Coordinator

Ordbogen.com

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

July 2007 — October 2007 (4 months)

In charge of 7 translators. Responsible for ensuring daily work flow.
Working as translator with daily updates of the German online dictionary.
Translator

Ordbogen.com

(Online Media industry)

February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

Production of a Danish/German-German/Danish online dictionary. Translation and correction of words, combinations and sentences from Danish into German and vice versa.
French teacher

TietgenSkolen

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)

September 2003 — June 2004 (10 months)

Teaching adults in French oral and written proficiency.
French teacher

Mulernes Legatskole, Odense

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

August 2003 — June 2004 (11 months)

Teaching students of first year and second year in French oral and written proficiency.

Jacob Poul Skoubo’s Education

Syddansk Universitet

Cand.mag. , German , 2004 — 2007

Supplementary studies in German, Swiss and Austrian language, literature and culture. Upgrading of secondary subject to primary subject.
Universität Wien

German 2005 — 2006

Erasmus exchange student from October 2005 till February 2006.
Studies in Austrian and German literature.
Syddansk Universitet

Cand.mag. , French, German , 1997 — 2003

Primary subject: French and Francophone language, literature and culture.
Secondary subject: German, Swiss and Austrian language, literature and culture.

Activities and Societies:

Member of Fransk studienævn, 2000-2003
Université de Lausanne

French 2000 — 2000

Exchange student from March till June 2000.
Studies in French and Swiss literature and French language.
Sct. Knuds Gymnasium, Odense

1994 — 1997

Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination; average grade: 9,7 (on the 13-point scale)