Localization Automation by Sebastian Dzięcielski
Freelance · Systems, automation & ops consulting for localization teams
I look at your whole localization program, automate the repetitive work, and organize the data for the rest.
Nineteen years in localization, vendor side and in-house. I build with Claude Code and Codex, and test AI tools myself before I recommend them.
What I do
- 5/FWorkflows & programsHow localization runs: ownership, handoffs, processes and tools.
- 4/FAutomation & integrationsConnecting systems and automating recurring work.
- 3/FReporting & dashboardsMaking activity, costs and bottlenecks visible.
- 2/FTMS implementation & migrationSetup, data migration, rollout and adoption.
- 1/FTool testing & evaluationPlatforms, machine translation and AI tools, tested on real work.
Tools I work with
- Crowdin
- wxrks
- Phrase
- XTM
- Smartling
- Python
- Playwright
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Power BI
- SQL
- Snowflake
- Supabase
Background
- 2025 – nowFreelance
Systems, automation & ops consulting for localization teams.
- 2023–25AvettaLocalization Program Manager
Rebuilt most of product and content localization: tooling, machine translation, vendors and early AI quality pilots.
- 2021–23DegreedLocalization Project Manager → Program Manager, Product
Second hire on the team; built the program from scratch, through to the XTM rollout.
- 2016–21Craft WorldwideTranslation Tools Engineer → Solutions Architect
Systems, integrations and workflow design for global marketing localization.
- 2007–16Vendor sideLocalization engineer → engineering manager
Lionbridge, Jonckers and Argos Multilingual, then project management at Venga Global.
Get in touch
Send me a specific problem, or ask me to look at the wider localization setup.
A manual process your team repeats every week, tools that don’t work together, a second opinion before a change. I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help – and if I can, I do the work myself.