Nicole Alves

Global Localization Supervisor

Crown Equipment

A seasoned localization professional with over 17 years’ experience in the industry, Nicole Alves’s love of languages began at home. Born and raised in the United States and a dual citizen of Portugal, her foreign language studies and travel began in grammar school, leading her to pursue a degree in French Language and Literature and Italian Studies at Providence College in Rhode Island. After graduating and working in a French immersion school, she pursued a career as a freelance linguist and foreign language consultant specializing in fashion and international relations. Her 13 years in this pursuit were an excellent foundation to transition to a more strategic role at Crown Equipment Corporation where she supports and fine tunes a corporate localization strategy covering 39 languages.