Member since Oct '05

Working languages:
English to Italian
French to Italian
Spanish to Italian
Italian (monolingual)

Availability today:
Partially available

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Conchita Conigliaro
Experienced translator

Lombardia, Italy
Local time: 16:37 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Italian Native in Italian
Willingness to Work Again info
3 Positive entries

User message
Native Italian speaker - 20 yrs experience in technical translation
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical: CardiologyConstruction / Civil Engineering
Energy / Power GenerationEngineering: Industrial
IT (Information Technology)Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Petroleum Eng/SciTourism & Travel

Rates
English to Italian - Rates: 0.07 - 0.08 EUR per word / 25 - 30 EUR per hour
French to Italian - Rates: 0.07 - 0.08 EUR per word / 25 - 30 EUR per hour
Spanish to Italian - Rates: 0.07 - 0.08 EUR per word / 25 - 30 EUR per hour
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 16, Questions answered: 16, Questions asked: 34
Project History 44 projects entered    6 positive feedback from outsourcers

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 6
Glossaries Business/Financial, Chemicals, Engineering: electrical, Engineering: railway, History/Egypt, Household appliances, Jewelry tools, Marketing / Surveying
Translation education Master's degree - IULM - Milan - Italy
Experience Years of translation experience: 21. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2005. Became a member: Oct 2005.
Credentials English to Italian (S.S.I.T. - Florence, verified)
English to Italian (I.U.L.M. - Milan, verified)
French to Italian (S.S.I.T. - Florence, verified)
French to Italian (I.U.L.M. - Milan, verified)
Spanish to Italian (Associazione Nazionale Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti)
Memberships ANITI
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Access, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, Wordfast
Website http://www.proz.com/profile/110154
Conference participation Conferences attended
Professional practices Conchita Conigliaro endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
About me
EDUCATION

Diploma in classical studies 'Liceo Classico' - Italian high school
University Degree (BA) in Translation and Interpreting S.S.I.T. (School for Interpreters and Translators) - Florence - English (degree thesis: translation from English into Italian of Sound and Hearing by Martin Rosenberg) French (degree thesis: translation from French into Italian of 'Vivement des femmes' by Violaine de Cordon
Refresher course for translators and interpreters (technical and simultaneous translation) S.S.I.T. - Florence
University Degree (MA) in Foreign Languages (Linguistics) - I.U.L.M. (University Institute of Modern Languages) - Milan - thesis in Glottology: 'Modelli di indeuropeizzazione. La ‘rivoluzione’ di Colin Renfrew' – 'Indeuropeanization Models. Colin Renfrew’s ‘Revolution’'


EXPERIENCE

1989-2001 Translator and liaison interpreter for LOGOS (translation agency located in Modena - Italy) and Project Manager for the same company. Free-lance translator for translation company located in Milan (contracts, brochures, promotion materials, web sites, company presentations, tourism). In-house and free-lance technical translator from English, French and Spanish into Italian and from English into French for different contracting companies (product data sheets, manuals, contracts and agreements, terms and conditions, bids for oil and gas industry, mechanics, engineering, optical fibres, power stations, onshore and offshore pipelines) in Florence, Modena, Milan, Turin and Novara. Translations for companies located in France (commercial and agricultural translations from French into Italian).


1998-2007 Teaching experiences of English (General and Technical for Electronics and Telecommunications) and French (General and Technical for Tourism) as a second language in high schools located in Milan.

2002-2005 Employee (non-permanent employment contract) at the University of Milano-Bicocca located in Milan (Human Resources - Competitions for Teaching Staff).

2005-2009 Technical translations (gas industry and technical manuals) for companies located in the USA (gas industry), Italy (advertising and public relations), Spain (carpentry, marketing, business standards, human resources, IT, hydroponics, solar energy), Czech Republic (gas turbines), Poland (literary translations), Finland (civil engineering: mining and construction, hydraulic hammers, hydraulic cutter-crushers, pulverizers, excavator attachments).

Since November 2007 full-time employee (permanent employment contract) at the University of Milano-Bicocca located in Milan (Human Resources - Competitions for Teaching Staff).

MOST IMPORTANT PROJECTS

SICON OIL & GAS (Italy)
Bids for Oil & Gas Industry
Gas Gathering Stations
Oil Pumping Stations
Gas Compression Stations
Gas and Oil Separation Plants
Oil Stabilization Plants
Gas Chilling and Condensation Recovery
Gas Sweetening Plants
Oil Dehydration and Desalting
Gas Dehydration
Low Temperature Separation
Metering and Reducing Stations
Design Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Onshore Pipeline Systems
Quality Manuals


ELETTRA ENERGIA (Italy)
Power stations for Oil & Gas Industry
Technical Manuals
Bids for Oil & Gas Industry


GLOBALVOX (Spain and Austria)
Information Technology
Treasury Management
Managing Platform
Connection hub
Software for banks
Technical Manuals
Human Resources
Hydroponics
Surveying
Medicine (stent implantation)


OILTECH (Italy)
Bids for Oil & Gas Industry
Dehydration Units
General Specifications


PERRELET ASSOCIATES (England)
Hydraulic Systems and Components
Technical Documents
Technical Manuals
Pumps and Motors
Control Valves
Industrial Valves
Proportional Valves
Pressure Relief Valves
Counterbalance Valves



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: 16
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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects44
With client feedback6
Corroborated6
100% positive (6 entries)
positive6
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation42
Editing/proofreading2
Language pairs
English to Italian22
French to Italian17
Spanish to Italian7
2
Italian to French1
Specialty fields
Petroleum Eng/Sci7
Mechanics / Mech Engineering4
IT (Information Technology)3
Botany2
Medical: Cardiology2
Marketing / Market Research2
Human Resources2
Agriculture1
Engineering: Industrial1
Advertising / Public Relations1
Religion1
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs1
Construction / Civil Engineering1
Cosmetics, Beauty1
Automation & Robotics1
Tourism & Travel1
Environment & Ecology1
Other fields
Furniture / Household Appliances4
Law: Contract(s)2
Metallurgy / Casting2
Poetry & Literature1
Ships, Sailing, Maritime1
Electronics / Elect Eng1
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino1
Keywords: énergie solaire, hydroponie, corps de chauffe, pétrole, énérgie, électronique, turbines à gaz, installations pétrolières, pipelines à terre et en mer, mécanique, ingénierie, contrats, manuels techniques, manuels de la qualité, fraises, concasseurs, marteaux pneumatiques, pulvérisateurs, religion, tourisme, informatique, questionnaires, energia solare, bioponia, corpi scaldanti, ingegneria, meccanica, petrolio, energia, elettronica, industria petrolifera, turbine a gas, gas naturale, sistemi di sicurezza, centrali elettriche, fibre ottiche, legale, contratti, accordi, manuali tecnici, manuali della qualità, religione, turismo, viaggi, informatica, sondaggi, engineering, construction, mechanics, petroleum, energy, electronics, oil and gas industry, onshore and offshore pipelines, gas stations, oil stations, gas turbines, natural gas, safety systems, power stations, optical fibers, law, contracts, agreements, technical manuals, quality manuals, gas gathering stations, oil pumping stations, gas compression stations, gas and oil separation plants, oil dehydration and desalting, metering stations, onshore pipeline systems, civil engineering, mining and construction, hydraulic hammers, hydraulic cutter-crushers, pulverizers, excavator attachments, religion, tourism, travel, information technology, IT, surveying, manuales técnicos, relaciones públicas, carpintería metalíca, centrales eléctricas, documentación empresarial, hidroponía, energía solar, paginas web, boyas de marcación, boyas de seguridad, boyas de delimitación, Wordfast, SDLX, Colin Renfrew, Violaine de Cordon, archaeology and language, vivement des femmes




Profile last updated
Jan 12