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Services
Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)
Human Resources
Marketing
Also works in:
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Medical (general)
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Rates
English to Portuguese - Standard rate: 0.04 USD per word / 8 USD per hour
English to Portuguese: Business General field: Other
Source text - English Business Management source Text translation:
The rapid and significant progress in the production function, as a result of the emergence of new manufacturing strategies, has led to profound changes in production methods. One of the practices most affected by these changes is cost management. Up until the 1970's, direct labour and raw material costs represented a very high proportion of total costs. On the other hand, indirect costs, such as quality, production control, purchasing, etc., represented a relatively minor proportion. As a result, the traditional methods of allocating indirect costs, for the sake of simplification, recommended the distribution of such expenses according to criteria based on product mix volumes. However, over time, the product cost structure has changed such that the indirect expenses, which had been of the order of 5% of total costs, today have reached average values higher than 35%. In the case of companies with a high degree of automation, such expenses can be as high as 70% of total costs. Moreover, in the past, the cost of measuring expenses was high while product diversification was limited. Today, due to technological advances, measurement costs are much more accessible, allowing companies to make progress towards a more precise calculation of costs (Cogan, 1994). Also, currently, there is a trend towards the diversification of products and services aimed at achieving an operation that provides customers with tailor-made products and services. Taking all these considerations together one can conclude that the traditional cost management process has become very inadequate and that, therefore, new costing methods need to be researched and developed. This challenge to cost management has led to the emergence of a number of new concepts, the most successful of which has been Activity-Based Costing (ABC). The basic premise of ABC is to treat the indirect costs as if they were direct costs, by an analysis of the underlying activities.
General translation:
The name Luis von Ahn may not mean very much to you, but certainly you will have cursed him whenever you tried to access an e-mail and encountered a Captcha - those distorted letters that are there to prove you are a human-being and not a spamming robot or a criminal. This computer scientist is one of the creators of this technology that so irritates internet users. However the majority of users are unaware that because of it two million books per year are digitalised and made available for free on the internet. Behind the scenes of this achievement is crowd-sourcing, that massive on-line collaboration, to which von Ahn resorts once again, this time applying it to an even more Herculean task: translating the content of the internet while teaching languages to millions of users and without charging anything for it.
Translation - Portuguese Business target text translation:
O rápido e significativo progresso na função de produção, como resultado do surgimento de novas estratégias de fabricação, tem levado a mudanças profundas nos métodos de produção. Uma das praticas mais afetadas por estas mudanças e a gestão de custos. Ate a década de 1970, custos diretos de trabalhos e matérias-primas representaram uma proporção muito alta dos custos totais. Por outro lado, custos indiretos, tais como qualidade, controle de produção, compras, etc., representou uma proporção relativamente menor. Como resultado, os métodos tradicionais de alocação de custos indiretos, por motivos de simplificação, recomendaram a distribuição de tais despesas de acordo com os critérios baseados em volumes da mistura do produto. Entretanto, ao longo do tempo, a estrutura de custo do produto mudou tal que as dispensas indiretas, que tinham sido da ordem de 5% dos custos totais, hoje alcançaram valores médios superiores a 35%. No caso de empresas com um elevado grau de automação, tais despesas podem ser tao altas quanto 70% dos custos totais. Alem disso, no passado, o custo para medir despesas era elevado, quando a diversificação do produto era limitada. Hoje, devido aos avanços tecnológicos, os custos de mediação são muito mais acessíveis, permitindo que empresas façam progresso no sentido de um calculo mais preciso dos custos (Cogan,1994). Alem disso, atualmente, ha uma tendência para a diversificação de produtos e serviços visando consegui uma operação que forneça produtos feitos sob medida e serviços. Levando todas estas considerações juntas um pode concluir que o processo de gestão de custo tradicional tornou-se muito inadequado e que, consequentemente, novos métodos de custeio precisam ser pesquisados e desenvolvido. Este desafio para gestão de custos levou ao surgimento de uma serie de novos conceitos, do que o mais bem sucedido tem sido custeio baseado em atividade (ABC). A premissa básica do ABC e tratar os custos indiretos, como se fossem custos diretos por uma analises das atividades subjacentes.
General translation test:
The name Luis von Ahn may not mean very much to you, but certainly you will have cursed him whenever you tried to access an e-mail and encountered a Captcha - those distorted letters that are there to prove you are a human-being and not a spamming robot or a criminal. This computer scientist is one of the creators of this technology that so irritates internet users. However the majority of users are unaware that because of it two million books per year are
digitalised and made available for free on the internet. Behind the scenes of this achievement is crowd-sourcing, that massive on-line collaboration, to which von Ahn resorts once again, this time applying it to an even more Herculean task: translating the content of the internet while teaching languages to millions of users and without charging anything for it.
General translation: target text
O nome Luis von Ahn pode não significa muito para voce, mas certamente voce vai te-lo amaldiçoado sempre que voce tentou acessar um e-mail e encontrou Captcha - aquelas letras distorcidas que estão la para provar que voce e um ser humano e não um spam ou um criminoso. Este cientista da computação e um dos criadores desta tecnologia que tanto irrita os usuários da internet. Entretanto, a maioria dos usuários são inconscientes que por causa disso 2 milhões de livros por ano são digitalizados e disponibilizados gratuitamente na internet. Por trás das cenas desta conquista esta a colaboração em massa (crowdsourcing), aquela enorme colaboração coletiva online, ao qual von Ahn recorre mais uma vez, desta vez aplicando-a a uma tarefa ainda mais Hercúlea: traduzindo o conteúdo da internet durante o ensino de línguas para milhões de usuários e sem cobrar nada por isso.
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Translation education
Master's degree - Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK)
Experience
Years of experience: 10. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2016.
I left Brazil at a very early age to live my life in London (UK), I have been living in London for a number of 15 years and I simply love UK and indeed feel part of the country.
I am a ambitious, self-made, work alcoholic but at the same time down to earth. I like to balance professional & family life. Professional life gives you exposure, confidence & sense of achievement. I believe the fulfilment one gets from one's work is very important for wellbeing.
Living in London I have learned and gained fluency in English as well as having direct contact with the culture, has given me the opportunity to become a British citizen. Opening many possibilities in terms of my professional career in UK.
Having said that in UK I have Graduated in Business, as also have gained my Master in Business International at the Cardiff Metropolitan University. What a happy moment !!!
My Experience in Translation /Interpreting includes volunteering consecutive English/Portuguese interpreting. I use my language and people skills to help individual with limited English proficiency, communicate to professionals of healthcare, immigration care and others areas about their issues and concerns. My approach is very professional and polite, but also friendly. I am reliable, patient and trustworthy. Although empathetic I must remain neutral at all time, and use my listening skills to interpret accurately what is being said between professional and client, doctor and patient. For this position I also have to be committed, organised, punctual and understanding of ethics and confidentiality issues.
In Freelance translation my fields are Marketing, Religion, Business, Fitness, Hospitality menus and manuals and Websites.
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What motivates me is my passion for what I do, and superb customer satisfaction.
It will be a pleasure to be of service.
Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to hearing from you.
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Andreia souza
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