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Working languages:
Portuguese to English

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Diane Grosklaus Whitty
Bridging the language gap for +25 years

Madison, WI, United States
Local time: 04:55 CST (GMT-6)

Native in: English Native in English
Willingness
to Work Again

3 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Interpreting
Expertise
Specializes in:
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Medical: Health CareBusiness/Commerce (general)

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 20, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 4 PRO, PRO-level points: 44
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 6

Experience Years of translation experience: 26. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2006. Became a member: Dec 2006.
Credentials Portuguese to English (American Translators Association, verified)
Memberships ATA, National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC), International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA), MATI
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
CV/Resume English (DOC)
Professional practices Diane Grosklaus Whitty endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

Native English speaker with B.A. from the University of Wisconsin

23-year residency in Brazil (1976-1999)


Certified by the American Translator's Association in Portuguese>English


* Free-lance translator since 1983

* Currently working part-time in medical interpreting

* Substitute professor of Portuguese>English translation at Rio de Janeiro's Pontifical Catholic University (PUC/RJ), 1997

* Translator/Interpreter at the Australian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, 1982-85



In my client’s words: thorough ::: accurate ::: conscientious ::: reliable ::: committed ::: on time ::: responsive ::: attentive :::
Examples of some of my favorite projects


Barroco — a alma do Brasil ::: Baroque: the soul of Brazil
Bradesco Seguros, 1997 ::: Office of the President of Brazil, 1998
By Affonso Romano de Sant’anna


O Diabo e a Terra de Santa Cruz ::: The Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross: Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil
Companhia das Letras, 1995 ::: Univ. of Texas Press, Austin, 2004
By Prof. Laura de Mello e Souza, Universidade de São Paulo


Carlos Chagas, um cientista do Brasil ::: Carlos Chagas, scientist of Brazil
Editora Fiocruz, 2009
By Simone Petraglia Kropf and Aline Lopes de Lacerda


Sem Camisinha Não Dá ::: No Rubber, No Way!
Video documentary on street children and AIDS, by Sergio Goldenberg
Translation of scripts and subtitling.


A Alma Imoral ::: Our Immoral Soul
Editora Rocco, 1998 ::: Shambhala, 2001
By Rabbi Nilton Bonder
Excerpt included in Best Jewish Writing – 2002


Roquette-Pinto, Brasiliano ::: Roquette-Pinto, a Brasiliano
A Revolta da Vacina ::: The Vaccine Revolt
Vida ::: Life
Three exhibits held at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation’s Museum of Life upon the occasion of the 4th Science Center World Congress, April 2005


Rio Reconstruction Project
Technical specifications, international tender documents, Aide-Memoires, and quarterly progress reports to the World Bank, 1988-91


Guanabara Bay Pollution Abatement Program
Progress reports, tenders, and other documents to international financing agency, 1996-99




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

Project History Summary
Total projects1
With client feedback1
Corroborated1
100% positive (1 entry)
positive1
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation1
Language pairs
Portuguese to English1
Specialty fields
Petroleum Eng/Sci1
Other fields
Telecom(munications)1
Agriculture1
Keywords: medical interpreter, literature, social sciences, environment, engineering, ATA, certified, medicine, health care, public health, political science, academic, birth certificates, marriage licenses, school transcripts

Profile last updated
Nov 27



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