As senior localization program manager, Maike Patty drives localization and globalization strategies at Netflix. In 2016, she supported Netflix global launch, which made the service available in 130 countries. Maike also paved the way for scaling title localization work. She currently focuses on tooling optimization with a goal to fully automate translation requests and find innovative scalable solutions to address expedited workflows for Netflix original titles with compressed launch timelines, such as The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, The Break with Michelle Wolf and My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. Before joining Netflix in 2014, Maike worked at Facebook for eight years. As Facebook’s first language project manager, she helped the company grow from an English-only platform to supporting 150+ languages. Maike holds a master’s degree in history and communications from the University of Erfurt and was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.