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Languages
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  English to Czech
  Czech to English
  Slovak to English
  English to Slovak

Expertise

Specializes in:
Media / Multimedia
IT (Information Technology)
Computers: Software
Electronics / Elect Eng
Computers (general)
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Human Resources
Tourism & Travel
Computers: Hardware

General fields:

Tech/Engineering
Art/Literary
Marketing
Other
Social Sciences

Software

Across
Adobe Acrobat
Catalyst
Idiom
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Passolo
SDL TRADOS
SDLX
Wordfast

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ProZ.com Member Sylva Ficova
Czech Republic
CAT Tools, EN/CZ, SK,CZ/EN, subtitling

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Specialization / Background
Available for:
- Professional translation (marketing, advertising, PR, HR; social affairs; contracts, reports, grant applications, scientific studies; tourism, history)
- Subtitling (DVD, TV, EU news, company presentations, tutorials, campaign videos)
- Localization (websites, software, apps, games)
- Technical translation (electronics, IT, telecommunications, automotive industry)
- Audio and video transcription
- Translation of literature


WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Professional translator, copy-editor and post-editor
- Experience as a teacher of English at secondary and language schools

TECHNICAL TRANSLATION:
(long-time projects)
• Philips, Kodak, Canon; LG, Samsung, Sony, Nokia, BlackBerry
• Garmin, TomTom; Skype, Broadcom; HP, Dell, Xerox
• Autodesk, Adobe, Oracle, Google
• Cisco, Taleo; Global English
• Assa Abloy; Renault, DAF, Ford

SUBTITLING, LITERARY TRANSLATION and other work:
• DVD and cable TV subtitles (more than 150 films and TV series episodes)
• 10 published book translations
• Reviews, studies, editing, blogging
• Member of the Czech Association of Translators (Jiri Levy Prize)

EDUCATION:
• Faculty of Arts, University of Leeds, Britain – exchange studies
• Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno – English-Czech

PC SPECIFICATION:
• IBM-compatible computer
• CAT: SDL Trados Freelance Suite 2009, Passolo 2009/2011, Idiom, Catalyst 7/9.0 Lite, Across

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Keywords:   subtitling dvd webpages manuals certificates electronic localisation advertising media literature pc furniture music film editing copywriter translator editor
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Experience

Degree: MA
School: Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Years experience: 12

Browniz points
760

Credentials
Language pair(s)
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  English to Czech
(Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno confirmed)


  Czech to English
[by Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno]


Memberships

the Czech Asociation of Translators