 Member since Oct '06
Working languages: Latin to EnglishSpanish to EnglishFrench to EnglishEnglish to LatinLatin to Spanish Greek (Ancient) to EnglishEnglish to Greek (Ancient) |
|    Nicholas Ferreira
THE Latin Document & Diploma Translator
NA Local time: 00:38 EST (GMT-5)
Native in: English  , Spanish | | |
STRENGTHS:
- extensive international and multicultural experience
- attention to detail combined with the ability to work quickly to meet deadlines
- creative writer and highly skilled editor
- an eagerness for knowledge
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My Qualifications
Spanish, French, Latin > English
• Directing a team of 3 professional translators
• Translated over 350K words SPEN, 200K words FR>EN and 100 pages LatinEnglish
• Registered Spanish>English translator in Government of Canada Translation Bureau Inventory
• Work includes texts in literary, art, religious, medical, legal, financial, engineering fields
• Extensive use of Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools to maximize translation efficiency
• Certified in Spanish consecutive interpretation through University of Toronto, Seneca College and CILISAT (Government of Ontario)
• Interpretation assignments include: week-long interpretation at Fatima conferences in Spain and Brazil, Toronto International Film Fest interpretation for directors and actors
• Pro-Bono translation work: ePriest.com weekly web updates
SO IF YOU WANT YOUR TRANSLATION DONE RIGHT, CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION SERVICE OR QUOTE, ASK A QUESTION, ETC.
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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
3rd Place in ProZ.com English-Spanish Translation Competition (February 2007)
Brainbench Master’s Level Certification in Spanish Listening & Reading Comprehension (ID 6284916)
Overall score 4.59, higher than 99% of test participants.
Brainbench Master’s Level Certification in English Vocabulary (ID 6284916)
Overall score 4.63, higher than 99% of test participants.
English Professor (Summer 2000, Summer 2001)
English professor for Spanish and Latin-American students at the Centro Vocacional, Ontaneda, Cantabria, Spain
English Professor and Tutor (Summer 2001)
Oxford English Proficiency Course Tutor, Almorchones, Madrid, Spain
Spanish Professor (2001-2003)
Spanish professor and tutor for students at the Center for Higher Studies, Thornwood, New York
Poetry Book Publishing (2001)
Authored and published a book of Spanish poetry entitled Ecos del Corazón
Editor and Graphic Designer (1995-1997)
Vanguard, Cheshire, Connecticut, a Spanish quarterly magazine
Editor and Graphic Designer (1997-1999)
Mission, Cornwall, Ontario, a Spanish biannual magazine
Most Distinguished Student of Honors Spanish (1995)
Immaculate Conception School, Center Harbor, NH
Honor Student of Information Technology (1994)
Immaculate Conception School, Center Harbor, NH
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