Industry veteran Dorothy van Lingen joins Rubric
Friday, March 23, 2001
Rubric, a leading localization services provider to Information Technology companies, announced the appointment of Dorothy van Lingen as Director of Business Development for the mid-Atlantic and southeast US regions. In this role, van Lingen is responsible for formulating business development strategies, building Rubric's client base, and overseeing customer relations in these regions.
"We are very excited to have Dorothy as a key member of the Rubric business development team. Dorothy has extensive knowledge and experience in the localization industry, and we feel that she is a perfect complement to the entire Rubric organization," said Tom Shapiro, VP of Sales & Marketing at Rubric. "We look forward to Dorothy's contributions to our growth."
"Rubric has impressive and exceptional systems and processes in place. With our Streamliner™ localization methodology and a great team of people behind it, we are in a unique position to offer our customers highly efficient, reliable and scalable localization solutions," said van Lingen. "I look forward to our future with enthusiasm."
Formerly holding titles of Director of Sales and Director of Translation and Interpreting at firms in the localization and translation industry, van Lingen brings thirteen years of experience in the industry to her position with Rubric. van Lingen is a graduate of Bentley College with a Masters of Business Administration concentrating in International Business. Beginning with her undergraduate degree in Spanish, throughout her career she has pursued the study of languages including Greek, Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese and Arabic.
Rubric has grown steadily since its inception in 1994. In 1997 the company opened its first US office, and its US customer base has increased dramatically since that time. Under van Lingen's stewardship, Rubric is anticipating substantial growth in the mid-Atlantic and southeast US regions in the coming years.
About Rubric
Rubric assures a better localization experience. Specializing in globalization services for the high technology industry, Rubric brings flexibility, on-demand scalability, and integrity to guarantee localization success. Rubric's refined processes adapt to the high tech sector's need for proactive localization planning, anticipation of dynamically changing requirements, and agile response capabilities. For more information, visit www.rubric.com.