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Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Frontpage, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Pagemaker, Powerpoint
Bio
Translations and interpretation offered: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Time Sensitivity: Reliable to meet deadlines.
Understanding: Highly technical, with experience in all technical fields.
Consistency: Extensive glossaries constantly updated.
Ability: Native speaker of Spanish and Galician, fluent in Portuguese. Able to catch the nuances and localisms of Spanish language worldwide.
EDUCATION
MBA in progress
Electrical Engineering
Curriculum: Strength of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodymamics, Electric Circuits, Programming, Electronic Devices, Logic Circuits, Graphics, Microprocessors, Electronic Construction, Integrated Circuits, Operating Systems, Telecommunications, Microcontroller Applications, Electric Controls.
Management Systems
Curriculum: Microeconomics, Business Law, Production Management, Quantitative Management, Information Systems, Computer Programming, International Business, Systems Management, Systems Analysis, Forecasting, Management Policies.
Certified Training Courses:
Basic Crushing, Advanced Crushing, Basic and Advanced Screening principles, Advanced Automatic Setting Regulation for Crushers, Certified Visual Basic Training, Certified training in AutoCAD R14 fundamentals and advanced principles, Certified Extend Simulation Training.
Translation Experience
1993-1995 - H.C. Miller - Star Language Center, Milwaukee, WI - Project Manager. Project coordination for desktop publishing and translation services company. Task assignment and follow up. Met 98% of deadlines. Edition of text in Spanish, French, Portuguese. Compiled national database of U.S translators. Proofreader of Spanish, French and Portuguese.
1988-Present: Freelance Translator/Interpreter: 18 Years experience in Spanish-English, English-Spanish, and Portuguese-English.
Specialty in: Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, Chemical Engineering (more than 4 million words translated); Computer Science (ASCII Strings), Motion Picture Scripts, History, Economy, and Spanish Literature.
Computer knowledge:
Programming: Fortran, Cobol, C++, Visual Basic, Modl, Assembly, PSpice
CAD: CADKey, AutoCAD
Word Processing: All
Spreadsheets: Excel, Lotus
Databases: Access, Lotus Notes
Publishing: Pagemaker, Quark, Adobe illustrator, Photoshop.
TMS: SDL Trados
Languages:
Strong background in Latin, Greek and International linguistics. Native Speaker of Spanish and Galician, Fluent in Portuguese (able to write, read, and speak), proficient in French (able to write and read), Italian (able to read), and knowledgeable of Finnish and Swedish, Japanese and Chinese.
Organizations: Society of Mining Engineers , American Translators Association
Some of the companies recipient of translations:
Automotive: Honda Motor Company, Oshkosh Truck
Chemicals: Dupont, Dow
Computers: Microsoft, Intel
Communications: Motorola; AT&T
Electrical: Allen Bradley, Johnson Controls; Square D
Entertainment: Paramount Pictures
Health: Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Industrial: Melroe/Bobcat, JI Case, Nordberg, Svedala
Education: California Public School System (Riverside)
Translations of less than 50 words: FREE
Non-Profit Organizations: FREE
More 500 companies served. More than 4,000,000 words translated.
Expertise