peekay - French to English translator. Translation services in Business/Commerce (general) business development business,advertising,engineering,travel,commerce,aerospace,technology,history,sociology,literature,archaeology,philosophy,cooking,sports,gaming,military,law enforcement,transport,security,government, politics,NGO,cinema,music,proofing,fact-checking,vetting, DAMAGE CONTROL,PRESS RELEASES.

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Working languages:

French to English
English to French
Greek to English
English to Greek
Greek to French

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Sat, Oct 11, 2008
19:58 GMT-5

peekay
Bene Legere Saecla Vincere

NA / Native in: English

, French

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Translation, Editing/proofreading, Training, Operations management

Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)	Government / Politics
History	Journalism
Management	Military / Defense
Tourism & Travel

Questions answered: 351, Questions asked: 2 Easy / 57 PRO, PRO-level points: 351

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Years of translation experience: 12. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2004. Became a member: Apr 2004.

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Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, MetaTexis, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Other (Anycount), Other (Photoshop), Other (Visio Pro), Pagemaker, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress

http://www.signifikatranslations.com, CV available upon request

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About me

I specialise in quite a few areas: international relations, trade, literature, history, human resources and the social, political and economic fields.

I (and a few very trusted colleagues) also provide research, consulting, translation, proofreading, fact finding and fact checking services, in French, English, Greek, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese combinations.

I also review and edit English text translated from Chinese for North American markets.

I keep the improvisation and guesswork to a strict minimum. I will go “in the field” to retrieve the right term and I do not overcompensate for lack of having the right term. I believe not in translating words but in conveying a message.

Pet peeves:

• Agencies and outsourcers under the mistaken impression that “urgent” is a punctuation mark…

• Agencies and outsourcers who really expect that I will give them a discount for volume; yeah; there's a real moneymaker-of-a-strategy: work more for less money; did I miss something here?

• Long winded debates of questionable pertinence over “the right term” which fly in the face of the ultimate objective.

• Emails starting with “Dear translator, we are currently expanding our databank of translators…”

Hint: If you're going to ask me to "do a short test" , be prepared ot pay top dollar (or euro or whatever) ...

I have written and translated a number of manuals for government, NGOs and private sector clients;

I routinely put together RFPs in three languages;

I review and edit English text translated from source languages other than English and French (this can be quite hilarious at times; great laugh therapy...);

I also draw up documents in French or English, pertaining to setting up of international joint ventures between large corporations, for whom I also help arrange venture or expansion capital, as a member of an international consulting firm.

For some strange reason, I have been getting lots of medical work over the last 4 years; translating medical files, which given my being a hypochondriac, is really doing a number on me...

I don't keep an updated CV but you can check out the portfolio section of my website at http://www.signifikatranslations.com/en/portfolio.html

My fees are most affordable;

My references will attest the quality of my work…

This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 404 PRO-level pts: 351
Top languages (PRO)
French to English	158
English to French	134
Greek to English	47
English to Greek	12
Top general fields (PRO)
Other	133
Bus/Financial	63
Tech/Engineering	62
Marketing	28
Art/Literary	24
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Business/Commerce (general)	55
Automotive / Cars & Trucks	36
Other	28
Human Resources	27
Telecom(munications)	25
Journalism	12
Sports / Fitness / Recreation	11
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Keywords: business development business, advertising, engineering, travel, commerce, aerospace, technology, history, sociology, literature, archaeology, philosophy, cooking, sports, gaming, military, law enforcement, transport, security, government, politics, NGO, cinema, music, proofing, fact-checking, vetting, DAMAGE CONTROL, PRESS RELEASES.