ApexTra opened in 2005 and specializes in translating marketing copy for the legal, financial, and information technology industries. We also provide localization consulting services and professional training for translation tools. John Di Rico, the company founder originally from the United States, is a member of the French translation professional association (Société Française des Traducteurs) and has an MA in Translation and Localization Management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). John is a certified trainer for adult education and has been offering professional training for translators since 2006. He has taught more than 500 translators how to use CAT tools, how to manage their time, and how to manage translation projects. John is currently teaching project management for the online Master in Technical Communication and Localization (TCLoc) program at the University of Strasbourg.