Linguistic Systems, Inc. Management Team

Martin Roberts

President
Founder and president of Linguistic Systems, Inc., Marty Roberts is thoroughly knowledgable regarding all aspects of translation services. From his initial involvement in the company's formation in 1967 to the present, Marty has developed a solid operation for continuous growth.

Marty's educational background includes a BSME (1954) from City College of New York and an SM (1960) from MIT in Mechanical Engineering. Before enrolling at MIT, he worked as an engineering project manager, and from 1960-1970 he was a staff research engineer in the NASA space program at MIT.

Under his leadership the company has branched out from legal translations to include many other areas: business, government, marketing, industrial, information technology, medical, insurance, training, finance, and bio-tech. He has guided the company from 3 staff members in a small room to its present 30 employees and some 6,000 contractors. His vision has enabled the company to develop a unique online system that will allow for rapid expansion in a world that is becoming more interconnected every day.

Bill Lawson

Director of Marketing
Bill joined Linguistic Systems, Inc. in 2005 and is responsible for overseeing marketing for the company. Prior to joining LSI, he was the principal of his own consulting firm, WFL Enterprises. Bill is a veteran marketing manager with a career in the technology and services industries. These companies include National Semiconductor, Bull Information Systems, VeriFone, and Cerida Corporation. He has a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University.

Edel Damkjaer

Director of Accounting and Human Resources
Edel is a native of Denmark, where she completed business school, and continued her education at Northeastern University in the US. She has been employed by several manufacturing companies, to design, implement, and install accounting systems. Edel has held her current position at LSI since 2000, and has been responsible for implementing major financial and HR systems. Edel came to LSI from a private mortgage and real estate holding company, where she was the head accountant.

Michael Hundt

Operations Manager
A native of Canada, Michael has over 25 years of experience in the language services industry, both on the client and on the provider side of the business. He graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1979 with a Bachelors degree in German and English before beginning his career with a large telecommunications manufacturer where he started a Translation Department from the ground up that handled all the of the company’s needs in 10 languages. In 1996, Michael and his family relocated to the US where he joined a large localization company and managed various aspects of their operation as the company expanded. Michael came to Linguistic Systems in the role of Operations Manager in 2004.

Jim Corcoran

IT Manager
Jim joined LSI in 1999 after working 20 years in human services. Jim manages the computer and telephone networks, supports staff and applications, as well as plans and implements new information technologies. Jim is a certified Novel Engineer and has received a certificate in client server application development from Boston University's Corporate Education Center. Jim has earned other various database development and Microsoft Windows certificates.  He has a BA degree from Fairfield College and a MA degree from Assumption College.

Kathrin Rueda

Quality Systems Manager

Kathrin joined Linguist Systems, Inc. in 2009 and is responsible for maintaining the company’s quality management system, including its ISO 9001:2008 and EN 15038:2006 certifications. Prior to joining LSI, Kathrin worked as a quality management system consultant and auditor for Siebert Quality Systems and as a technical writer, translator and translation project manager for Draeger Medical Systems and Siemens Medical Systems. Kathrin holds a Masters Degree in German and a Masters Degree in English from Tufts University, as well as certifications in auditing, web design and graphic design.

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