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Member since Jun '06

Working languages:
English to Romanian

Cristian Brinza
Quality or bust!

Iasi, Iasi, Romania
Local time: 17:43 EET (GMT+2)

Native in: Romanian Native in Romanian
Willingness
to Work Again

3 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Cinema, Film, TV, DramaIdioms / Maxims / Sayings
Media / MultimediaMarketing / Market Research
IT (Information Technology)Engineering (general)
Engineering: IndustrialEnergy / Power Generation
Education / PedagogyElectronics / Elect Eng

Rates
English to Romanian - Standard rate: 0.06 EUR per word / 25 EUR per hour
KudoZ activity Questions answered: 539, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 162 PRO, PRO-level points: 1215
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1

Glossaries Around the world, Daffy Duck & Co, Education, Food, Hollywood world, Military style, Technical stuff
Translation education BA-"Al.I.Cuza" University, Iaşi
Experience Years of translation experience: 5. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2005. Became a member: Jun 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Romanian (Romanian Ministry of Justice)
Memberships N/A
TeamsSubtitlia
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, SDL TRADOS, SDLX
CV/Resume CV/Resume (PDF)
About me

Education

1993 - 1997 - BA - "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Romania

Experience

Technical and commercial

September 2001 - March 2005 - in-house translator and interpreter for S.C. CET Iasi S.A., Iasi, Romania (a power plant) - over 200,000 words

drilling, oil-industry equipment - 56,000 words

user manuals for home entertainment devices (MP3 player, home theater, digital camera) - 20,000 words

Education

“Web based classroom projects – A teachers’ guide to collaborative projects” - European Schoolnet, Bruxelles, Belgium - 2,200 words

Software localization

localization of Mozilla Firefox
localization of one of market's leading graphics editing software (proofreading) - 50,000 words

History

Romania's contemporary history - 32,000 words
Esotericism - 5,200 words

Marketing

marketing study - 2,000 words

Subtitling

subtitler, proofreader and QC-er for Softitler, USA

over 70,000 subtitles translated
over 80,000 subtitles proofread
over 100,000 subtitles QC-ed


subtitler for National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Viasat Explorer, Viasat History,
Viasat TV1000, Travel Channel, AXN, TCM


4500 minutes and counting

subtitler for Visual Data Media Services, USA

178 minutes, so far

Dictionaries I use

Technical dictionary, Romanian-English - 170,000 words
Technical dictionary, English-Romanian - 170,000 words
Dictionary of oil, English-Romanian - 7,000 words
Dictionary of cinema and TV terminology, English-Romanian


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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: 1235
PRO-level pts: 1215


Top languages (PRO)
English to Romanian1211
Romanian to English4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering409
Other380
Art/Literary182
Science84
Law/Patents43
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Mechanics / Mech Engineering84
Poetry & Literature82
Electronics / Elect Eng76
Automotive / Cars & Trucks56
Military / Defense56
Other52
IT (Information Technology)39
Pts in 67 more flds >

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

Project History Summary
Total projects1
With client feedback0
Corroborated0
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation1
Language pairs
English to Romanian1
Specialty fields
Petroleum Eng/Sci1
Other fields
Keywords: technical, pumps, engines, electricity, heat, cogeneration, education, educational project, localization, TRADOS, SDLX, subtitling, features, featurettes, director'scommentary, screenwriter'scommentary, makingof, proofreading, drilling, oil-industry equipment, Viasat Explorer, Viasat History, Viasat TV 1000, National Geographic, Travel Channel, HBO,



Profile last updated
May 20



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