ForeignExchange Translations is led by a committed management team with a combined localization experience of over 60 years. Their goal is to inspire, challenge and work with the company’s excellent staff to achieve ForeignExchange’s vision of being the very best in medical translations.
Get to know ForeignExchange’s management team.
Andres Heuberger is President and founder of ForeignExchange Translations. A native of Switzerland, he has spent 16 years managing translations for drug and device companies.
Prior to founding ForeignExchange in 1998, Andres was Vice President of Sales at Harvard Translations. Previous to that role, Andres was Harvard Translations’ Vice President of Operations..
Andres draws on his extensive localization experience and regularly speaks at events for RAPS, STC, and Localization World, and writes for publications such as IVD Technology, Multilingual, Medical Product Outsourcing, Software Business, and European Medical Device Manufacturer.
Andres can be reached at andresh@fxtrans.com.
Drew Watson is the Manager of Project Services at ForeignExchange Translations, responsible for its project management staff and strategy.
A graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.A. in International Affairs, Drew began his career in localization project management 8 years ago.
He has been with ForeignExchange since early 2005.
Drew can be reached at dwatson@fxtrans.com.
Barbara Peralta is Director of Solutions Development at ForeignExchange Translations. She is responsible for supporting sales and operations with custom solutions for our clients. This may range from integration of new technology to the definition and implementation of new processes. In addition, she is responsible for our Technical Services team and the Account Management team. She has been with ForeignExchange Translations since June 2006.
Barbara has spent the past 18 years working within the localization field, starting out as a project manager and taking on progressively more demanding roles, including at one point, managing a localization production group of 200 people. She has served as a business unit manager, account manager, and site manager in the localization services industry.
Barbara can be reached at bperalta@fxtrans.com.
Sonia is Vice President of Operations at ForeignExchange, and has been in this role for the past 7 years. This role includes management of ForeignExchange’s service delivery processes and team, as well as quality systems.
Sonia is an industry veteran of 15 years, with an extensive background in the medical localization sector. Prior to joining ForeignExchange, Sonia worked in the localization industry in Project, Account, and Business Unit Management for a variety of localization companies in the past (Harvard Translations, International Language Engineering, International Communications, Lionbridge). Sonia holds a Bachelor of Arts in German from Middlebury College, and a Masters in Education from Lesley College.
Outside of work, Sonia spends her time with her family in the mountains, skiing, mountain biking, or hiking.
Sonia can be reached at smonahan@fxtrans.com.
Maria is a native of Sweden and spent the last decade in the localization industry. She moved to the States in 1996 to continue her career as a software translator. She spent her first 8 years in the States in the ERP software industry; first as a Swedish technical translator, and later as a Language Manager. In 2004, Maria moved to ForeignExchange Translations to manage their Project Services department. After a year, she also took on the responsibility of the Vendor Management department. When you don’t find Maria behind a computer, she is most likely spending time with her family and friends. She also loves skiing in the Rocky Mountains, reading a good book or cooking.
Maria can be reached at mhopfgarten@fxtrans.com.