Emily Diamand OP Oulou

EMILY DIAMANDOPOULOU L AN G UA GE SE R V I CE S A GE N CY FO U N DE R - I NT E RP RE T E R PROFILE Founder & CEO of Rhyme&Reason Language Services, an AI-enabled Language Service Provider based in Athens and Patras, Greece. I lead a high-performing team delivering multilingual communication across 90 language pairs, with trusted partnerships spanning government agencies and global industry leaders. Bilingual (UK English, Greek), with advanced French and Italian, I specialise in start-up, medical, technical, legal and banking translation. An early adopter of CAT tools, I have translated over 30 published books and 100 book chapters, while I also deliver high-stakes RSI services. With a deep interest in the convergence of IT and linguistics, in 2020, I founded RIMA Language_Tech_Culture, a spinout dedicated to AIassisted language and terminology management systems. I actively promote sustainable digital entrepreneurship and the New European Bauhaus initiative and organise the annual event Language_Tech Patras, dedicated to all that is new in language tech. A frequent speaker on AI and translation at industry events, I also mentor language professionals on digital entrepreneurship. --linkedin.com/in/emilydiamandopoulou-1b27b02 ADDRESS Address: 153, Karaiskaki Street Patras 26225, Greece EDUCATION 2003 - Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK MSc in Translation Studies 2002 - Napier University, Scotland, UK BA Publishing 1997 - 4th Senior High School of Patras, Greece Specialisation: Language & Literature PORTFOLIO PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE See my portfolio at: https://bit.ly/4cDcbMK 2020–Present | Founder, RIMA Language_Tech_Culture IT SKILLS AI-assisted Language Asset Management, Online Dictionaries and Advanced. Terminology Systems 2005–Present | Founder and CEO, Rhyme&Reason Language Services Professional translation, post-editing, subtitling and interpretation services: RES, medical, legal, financial, scientific, industrial, marketing, and banking for the global market Key clients: Sunlight Group, SIEMENS, Alpha Bank Group, UNESCO, Hellenic Cables, EKOME, Stavros Niarchos Foundation/IMEDD, Region of Western Greece, BOLT, CROSSBORDER MEDCARE, BIOIATRKI CLINIC, ICAP ADVISORY, Think Silicon, Adamant Composites AI tools, Prompt engineering, Phrase TMS, TRADOS 2021, MemoQ, X-Bench, XTRF, Notion, various post-editing and RSI platforms, Adobe Acrobat LANGUAGES English: Native Speaker, Cambridge English Proficiency Grade A (and teaching permit) Greek: Native Speaker, Primary Over 1,500 hours of interpretation – RSI provided 2004 - 2014 | Fixer – Interpreter for the BBC and RTE 1997 - 2004 | Freelance translator Clients included: Region of Western Greece, University of Patras, University of Athens, Athens Medical Association, various scientific journals 2007 | International Communications Officer 5th International Congress on Lung Cancer, Patras,- | Organisation Manager Seminar on Geriatric Oncology, Patras University, Patras, Greece 2005 - 2007 | Journalist and Translator Peloponnesus Newspaper. Editor: Supplement “P@tra” [science & technology] 2005 | Conference Organisation Manager 3rd Meeting of the IHSM, Patras,- | Organisation Manager Theatrical play “Water our Saviour: A production dedicated to the relationship between Man and Water” broadcast by the National TV and Radio – Channel 1”, Roman Odeum, Patras, Greece 2005 | Organisation Manager and Secondary Education in Greece Italian: Advanced French: Advanced. CITIZENSHIP British, Greek TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor at the University of Piraeus Training and Lifelong Learning Centre, Subject: Translation Technologies. Founder and Head of Training at interngo.gr, an internship platform consisting of a Library of Resources, Online Tests and Mock Projects, created by Rhyme&Reason Language Services CONFERENCES & SEMINARS I deliver talks on translation, terminology, AI, the New European Bauhaus, GDPR, and collaborative tools like Notion. Seminar: “Women and the Media”, Astir, Hotel, Patras, Greece. MEMBER OF Translation, Interpretation, creation of social and scientific 2024: Hellenic Society for Translation Studies 2023: Federation of Enterprises & Industries of the Peloponnese and Western Greece, 2011: Panhellenic Association of Translators, Member No-: Corps of Qualified Translators & Interpreters 2004: International Society for the History of Medicine programs 2003 - 2005 | Journalist and Translator Peloponnesus Newspaper. Editor: Supplement “Have a nice trip” [travel], Coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games 2003 | English tutor ACB Centre for the Study of English, Edinburgh, Scotland 1999 | Sales & Events Manager Bookstore & Cultural Centre Polyhedron, Patras, Greece INTERESTS Computational Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence, Science, Technology, Evolution, Science Fiction, New European Bauhaus, Darkwave, Heavy metal.