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Yolanda Bello Olvera
Oil & Gas, Power Generation since 1999

Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish
Willingness
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4 Positive entries

User message
Freelance translator & interpreter, Oil & Gas since 1999
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Construction / Civil EngineeringEnergy / Power Generation
Engineering (general)Petroleum Eng/Sci

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 32, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 27 PRO, PRO-level points: 31
Project History 25 projects entered

Payment method accepted Check, Wire transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 5

Glossaries Technical Glossary
Translation education OTHER-Centro Universitario Angloamericano
Experience Years of translation experience: 12. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2006. Became a member: Mar 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Spanish (Instituto Superior de Intérpretes y Traductores)
English to Spanish (Centro Universitario Angloamericano)
Spanish to English (Instituto Superior de Intérpretes y Traductores)
Spanish to English (Centro Universitario Angloamericano)
Memberships ICVolunteers.org, Proz.com, babels.org, Iwith.org volunteer translators
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional, Adobe InDesign CS2, Microsoft Access, SDL Trados 2007, SDLX Lite, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS
Forum posts 122 forum posts
Website http://www.proz.com/profile/131644
Professional practices Yolanda Bello Olvera endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

Oil & Gas / Power Generation / Technical & Scientific / Legal Translation

Translating expertise since 1996

Worked seven years in the on-shore and offshore Oil & Gas and Power Generation Industries (Sunkyong Engineering and Construction, Halliburton/KBR) as an in-house technical translator and interpreter.

Worked on site at the CCC Campeche and CC Chihuahua for Transalta (2002-2003) and at the Valladolid III Energy Center for Compañía de Generación Valladolid (Jan - Sept., 2007) in the Yucatán Peninsula.

Currently working on-site for the Project 62 CC Pacifico at the Thermal power plant Pdte. Plutarco Elías Calles, in Petacalco, Guerrero, México. (Oct. - Dec. 2009)

Reporter & Translator for The Mexico City Times (1997-1998)

Expertise translating technical documents of the following disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, Piping, Welding, Instrumentation, and Industrial Safety & Environmental Protection.

Full-Time Freelance Translator & Interpreter currently translating technical and legal documentation and Working at present as a Translator, Interpreter and Proofreader for several translation agencies worldwide.


Freelance Subtitler for subtitling agencies Lenguaje Visual and N Producciones in Mexico City

Customers include:
Almi International, Servicios TransAlta, Hussmann de México, Medex de México, Perfect Translations, Escobar Latapí Consultores, Grupo Nacional Provincial, Ultraserv, Toshiba, Steven Fanizza Productions, Swecomex Condumex, Becerril, Coca & Becerril, Cotemar, Halliburton, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Sunkyong Engineering and Construction, Transperfect Translations, Grupo Sparh, Lenguaje Visual (Subtitling), N Producciones (Subtitling), Mitsubishi, Simitel, Kellogg’s, Tecnología Intercontinental, Relay Worldwide, Ingeniería y Construcción de Valladolid, Compañía de Generación Valladolid, Intergen Mexico, KERN AG, Metamorfose Vertalingen, Germanischer Lloyd Group, VerbaTerra, etc.

Technical courses interpreted

*TEG dehydration system by José Guillermo San Miguel -- April 6-8,2001
*Safety courses by José Luis Jácome, Ariel Velez & Gabriel Gutiérrez (COMMISA) - 2001
*Work Permit course (PEMEX) - March 20,2001; April 4-5, 2001; May 15-16, 2001; Sept. 11-13, 2001.
*Ebara- Elliott HP compressors by Steve Ross & Alex Serrano (Ebara Elliot) - May 6-8, 2001
*Offshore PEMEX weekly and daily meetings & field walkdowns - at AKAL-C Complex, Gulf of Mexico, 2001.
*Offshore Safety Induction courses - 2001
*Training from Zenon (Water systems), ABB (DCS system), IONICS (NOx measuring system), Alstom Power Sweden & Switzerland (Gas & Steam turbines for Combined Cycle Plants), PIC, IVESCO (PI system) at CCC Chihuahua III -May – Nov 2003
*Training from UHDE Jacobs, Cerrey, Tejas Gas, United Marine Shipyard (PI System), at CCC Chihuahua III. (May – Nov 2003)
*Conferences at European Social Forum 2003. Paris, France -(Nov. 11-17, 2003)
*Cased Hole Logging & Well Assessment Technologies by Halliburton, Poza Rica, Ver., (Aug 12, 2004)
*Project presentation by Consultores en Procesos Constitutivos and lobbying sessions at the Senate (November, 2004)
*SPARH system presentation to Lemery Laboratorios - January, 2005
*Technical meetings CFE - ICV in CFE office, Mexico City - 2005.
*Gluing system training by HHS and MeadWestVaco for Cartonajes Estrella, Industrial Vallejo (July 19-22, 2005)
*“Women and Globalization” Conferences, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato at Center for Global Justice. (Jul 27 – Aug 3, 2005)
*Cutting system training by Alfons Haar at Grupo Zapata, México. (Nov 11-14, 2005)
*Polyethylene system training by Mitsubishi / Univation at Pemosa Plant, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. (Nov 28- Dec 17, 2005)
*Business Presentation at Corsidian Mexico City Branch office (April 11, 2006).
*CFE-CGV-ICV technical meeting in CC Valladolid site, in Valladolid, Yucatán & CFE-CGV-ICV-CENACE meeting in CFE offices in Mérida, Yucatán (June 9 & June 13, 2006).
*CFE-ICV technical meeting in CFE offices, Mexico City, Valladolid Project (September 5,2006)
*Knowledge Audit to Plant Manager in CC Valladolid site, in Valladolid, Yucatán (June 15, 2007)
* Mexico-European Union Business Council's Project Management Course by Richard Scudder at ITESM, Cd Juárez, Chihuahua (Dec. 3 & 4, 2008)
* Operation and Maintenance training for Training simulator (Pacifico Model) at (November 2009) at the Thermal power plant Pdte. Plutarco Elías Calles, in Petacalco, Guerrero, México

Books translated:

"Heal yourself" by Ryuho Okawa
"The laws of Happiness" by Ryuho Okawa
"I'm fine spirit" by Ryuho Okawa

Voluntary work

Voluntary Translation Team Supervisor for Con Ganas de Vivir A.C. (2002)

Voluntary Translator for Urantia Foundation Finland (2001 - 2002) & (2006 - 2008). (EN > ES)

Voluntary Conference Interpreter for Babels.org (Paris, France at the European Social Forum in 2003 and
at the “Women and Globalization” Conferences held in San Miguel de Allende in 2005. (EN>ES>EN)

Voluntary Translator for Defence for Children International, Geneva, Switzerland., since 2006. (French into Spanish)

Voluntary Translator for Iwith.org, Nyon, Switzerland, since December 2006. (EN > ES > EN, FR>EN or ES)

Voluntary translator for Sisyphe.org, since January 2007. (French into Spanish & English)

Voluntary translator for Handicap International, Brussels, Belgium, since August 2007. (French into English)

Education:

B.A. Translation - Instituto Superior de Intérpretes y Traductores, Mexico.

Graduate degree in Technical Translation (specializing in IT, Legal, Economy & Finance, Medicine, International Trade, World Politics, Technical & Scientific, Literary Translation, Subtitling) at Centro Universitario Angloamericano.

Higher studies on legal translation (Escuela Libre de Derecho)

Language teaching certificates (Escuela Mexicana Canadiense de Ingles & The Anglo)

Gastronomy (International Cuisine Chef & Christmas Cuisine), French & Italian & English for Gastronomy at Instituto Gastronómico Aspic. January - November 2006.

French at IPN Esime Culhuacán and IFAL, Mexico City (2005-2006).

German at Goethe Institut Mexiko & IPN Esime Culhuacán, Mexico City (2004- 2005).

Gastronomy (Professional Cook and Baker) at Instituto Superior Mariano Moreno (2008)

Photography at the Club Mexicano de fotografía (1997)

German at Centro Universitario Angloamericano - (Sept - Dec. 2008)

Contact & Resources

Yolanda.Bello@gmail.com
ADSL Internet Connection, 1 Mb
250 Mb Email Box
Acrobat Professional 7.0
Desktops & Portable Computers, 2 Gb RAM, Intel Q6600, AMD 64 Athlon, Windows XP Professional & Vista, MS Office XP, Fax, Scanner, Printer.
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: 31
(All PRO level)


Top languages (PRO)
English to Spanish27
Spanish to English4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering16
Social Sciences11
Other4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Education / Pedagogy8
Energy / Power Generation8
Engineering: Industrial4
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings4
Petroleum Eng/Sci4
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.3

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

Project History Summary
Total projects25
With client feedback0
Corroborated0
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation23
Proofreading/editing2
Language pairs
English to Spanish15
Spanish to English10
Specialty fields
Energy / Power Generation6
Law (general)5
Law: Contract(s)4
Medical: Pharmaceuticals2
Mechanics / Mech Engineering2
Food & Dairy1
Business/Commerce (general)1
Telecom(munications)1
Electronics / Elect Eng1
Petroleum Eng/Sci1
Other fields
Marketing / Market Research1
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