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ProZ.com Member Elena Ghetti
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technical translation specialist
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Industrial:
PLC literature, automation, computer hardware and networking, software, measuring and control equipment, electronics, industrial cleaning machinery, machine tools, machinery for the rubber & plastic industry, hydraulic pumps and filters, motors, thermal power plants, turbines, boilers, windmills, fuel cells, steel processing, lighting technology, heating-ventilating air conditioning, shipbuilding (cargo ships, passenger ships), automotive, earth moving machines, construction and mining equipment.

Insurance/legal:
Maritime insurance, P&I Club documents, surveyor reports, chartering activity, legal documents and contracts in general.

Transportation:
Sea freight (bulk cargoes, containers), air freight, railway (including high speed trains), logistics.

Science:
Environment, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, nutrition, geology, hydrogeology, hydrology, nanotechnologies

Medical:
Ophthalmology, cardiology, medical appliances, chromatography, spectrometry, laboratory analysis.

Other:
Marketing, patents and certification, advertising material, tourism (Ravenna, Romagna, Scotland, Côte d'Azur).


WORK EXPERIENCE

From 2002 to date:
Full-time freelance translator. Cooperation with various Italian and international agencies. Translation of manuals, installation instructions, catalogues, advertising brochures, Web pages etc. for large international companies. Details on works/projects and on final customers available on request.

From 1997 to 2001:
- Long-term co-operation with an Italian company manufacturing machinery for the rubber industry (Proteo International). My job included: translation and interpreting in close contact with all company departments, from sales to production; handling contacts with foreign customers (Cooper Standard, Michelin, Pirelli (foreign branches), etc. I had the opportunity to personally see how extruders, roll mills, mixers, presses, etc. were built, under the mechanical, electrical and electronic point of view. I was directly involved with after-sale service (i.e. troubleshooting procedures) as well as marketing.
- Freelance translator for Italian and overseas agencies.

From 1992 to 1996:
In-house translator for an Italian translation agency (Language Service). Translation of manuals and technical texts. Supervision, co-ordination and organisation of translation projects (in-house and out-sourced). Among the clients I followed personally: Enichem, Gruppo Ferruzzi, Ravenna Hospital (Ophthalmology Department), Della Pasqua Shipyard.

From 1989 to 1992:
In-house translator for an Italian translation agency. Translation of manuals and technical texts. Specialization in maritime business (chartering, survey reports, contracts) and shipbuilding. Interpreting. Among the clients I followed personally were various shipagents, forwarding agents, surveyors as well as large shipping companies. Details on works/projects and on final customers available on request.

References (*):
1) Susanna Pasini and Roberta Panzavolta (Language Service - translation agency based in Italy) - tel. +39 0544 217299, fax +39 0544 213766, e-mail: susannalanguageservice.it, robertalanguageservice.it

2) Fiorenzo Zannini (Proteo International, machinery for the rubber industry) - tel. +39 0544 684021, e-mail: proteointernationaltin.it

3) Bill Barker (Cooper Standard) - tel. +1 519 496 0627, e-mail: joybearrogers.com

4) Prof. Cesare Forlini, Chief Ophthalmologist, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Ravenna hospital, tel. +39 335 352452, e-mail forlinictin.it


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