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Working languages:
Portuguese to English
Spanish to English
English (monolingual)

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R-i-c-h-a-r-d
All Things Tech Put Into Check

Belém, Brazil
Local time: 05:55 BRT (GMT-3)

Native in: English Native in English
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Richard Alex Jenkins - Language Engineer
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Construction / Civil EngineeringEngineering (general)
Metallurgy / CastingComputers: Software
Computers: Systems, NetworksElectronics / Elect Eng
IT (Information Technology)Internet, e-Commerce
Telecom(munications)Computers (general)

Preferred currency GBP
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 2733, Questions answered: 1362, Questions asked: 145
Payment method accepted Wire transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 8
Glossaries RAJ: Business-Financial-Law-Politics, RAJ: Engineering - Civ/Ind/Chem/Elec/Mech, RAJ: Environment-Ecology-Tourism-Science, RAJ: General/Undefined Category, RAJ: IT-Computing-Telecoms-Electronics, RAJ: Medical / Biological
Translation education Other
Experience Years of translation experience: 9. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2006. Became a member: Aug 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials English (HND (BTEC) Software Engineering)
Memberships N/A
TeamsProz/Pará Collaborators
Software SDL TRADOS, Wordfast
Forum posts 154 forum posts
Website http://www.Interpretacao.com
CV/Resume English (DOC)
Conference participation Conferences attended
    Professional practices R-i-c-h-a-r-d endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
    About me
    Dear Reader,

    I'm Richard Alex Jenkins, a full-time Technical Translator and a specialist in the world of Engineering and Technology.
    This is the area where I feel most comfortable and where I do my best work.

    Native English, I translate European and Continental Portuguese into English - my top speciality. My wife and children are native Portuguese speakers and I live in Brazil.
    I also translate Spanish into English, but I am much more selective and do not work outside of my specialist areas or on very large projects.

    I believe that I possess a wide range of literary skills in addition to my proven technical skills, branching out into areas such as Business and Contracts, Environmental Issues, Marketing, Tourism... and so on. I enjoy working with Website localisation and consider myself to be very a versatile writer with good copy-editing skills. I'm also a pretty competent computer programmer, but that's just for reference purposes.

    At the end of the day, experience is something that accumulates over time. There are very few short-cuts.

    Please feel free to contact me via Email, Telephone, Skype or MSN.

    Skills in more detail: -
    I'm a fully qualified and experienced computer technician, holding a Higher National Diploma (BTEC) in Software Engineering (programming).
    I earned this accreditation in England where I worked for many years in the Information Technology sector before relocating to Brazil on a permanent basis in 2002. I got married and then the kids starting popping out. I have been working as a translator ever since, 2003.

    Needless to say, I feel very comfortable in all Engineering and Technical areas. Over the years however my skills have become increasingly adapted and focused on Physical Engineering activities such as electrical networks, transformer stations, mining, metallurgical (iron and steel industry), mechanical, i.e. industrial rather and software engineering - real life, large scale government and corporate activities. This has crossed over into contractual documents and business negotiations.

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    More information.

    I have been married to Sarah Coelho Jenkins since 2002 - eight years as I write this. Our three children are Beatriz, Samuel David and Steven Leonardo.

    I used to work as an English teacher, but it's not for me any more.

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    Tech Info:
    CAT tools are essential in today's modern environment and I primarily use TRADOS Workbench and TRADOS TagEditor.

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    Rates:
    Rates are to be discussed and finalised. I am willing to discuss them.

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    Languages:
    Portuguese to English, Spanish to English (for select clients).

    My native language is English and I do not translate INTO Portuguese or Spanish.

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    Payments:
    I'm very versatile. I accept Bank Transfer, Paypal or Moneybookers (Paypal for US or Canada please).

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    Warmest Regards from Belém do Pará.
    Richard.


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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: 2967
    PRO-level pts: 2733


    Top languages (PRO)
    Portuguese to English2064
    Spanish to English401
    English to Portuguese170
    English51
    English to Spanish24
    Pts in 2 more pairs >
    Top general fields (PRO)
    Tech/Engineering1259
    Other414
    Bus/Financial245
    Social Sciences186
    Law/Patents179
    Pts in 4 more flds >
    Top specific fields (PRO)
    Construction / Civil Engineering222
    Electronics / Elect Eng149
    Finance (general)131
    Engineering (general)122
    Mechanics / Mech Engineering88
    IT (Information Technology)74
    Telecom(munications)74
    Pts in 78 more flds >

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    Keywords: Richard Alex Jenkins, Portuguese to English Translator, technical specialist and technical translator, engineer, engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, electronics, computing, information technology, business and contracts, metallurgy, iron and steel industry, mining. Environmental issues and the Amazon.




    Profile last updated
    Jan 29



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