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Portuguese to English

Lilma Schimmel
Technical Translations, Master's Degree

United States
Local time: 09:10 EST (GMT-5)

Native in: Portuguese
Willingness to Work Again info
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User message
Translator with a Master's Degree in Engineering, Native Speaker of Portuguese. ACROSS/TRADOS
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified site user
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization
Expertise
Specializes in:
Construction / Civil EngineeringSurveying
Science (general)Psychology
Internet, e-CommerceGeology
Environment & EcologyEngineering: Industrial
Engineering (general)Computers (general)

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 168, Questions answered: 147, Questions asked: 81
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Glossaries Meu Dicionario
Experience Years of translation experience: 3. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials N/A
Memberships American Translators Association
Software Across, Word, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX
Website http://lschimmel.my.proz.com/
CV/Resume CV/Resume (DOC)
About me
Recent Translation work includes:
-Engineering Service Contract (environmental, water treatment)
-Dental
-Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
-Government
-General and Technical essays
-AutoCad
-Web Site

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Translator
- AutoCad Drawings
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
- Technical Catalogs and Manuals
- General and Technical essays
- Web Sites
- Government Health Department documents
- Contracts
- Financial documents and reports

Engineer March (1999- April 2002)
- Utilized a multitude of engineering software packages including AutoCad
- Worked in the U.S.A. as a civil engineer on projects for pharmaceutical and chemical industries
- Worked in the U.S.A. as a geotechnical engineer for industries and environmental companies.

EDUCATION
- Master of Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark/DE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Escola de Engenharia Instituto Mackenzie, São Paulo – Brazil

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Science
- Engineering
- Geology

SOFTWARE/HARDWARE
- Trados 7.5
- SDLX 2006
- SDL MultiTerm 7.1
- Windows XP
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
PC AMD Athlon 64 3700 processor, 1.0 GB RAM DVD-RW/CD-RW, laser printer, scanner, facsimile



Keywords: Engineering, Technical, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, native Portuguese speaker, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical, translator, general, manuals, trados, sdlx, web site


Profile last updated
Oct 14, 2009



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