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| Working languages: German to EnglishSwedish to EnglishFinnish to English English (monolingual)German (monolingual)Swedish (monolingual) | | urbom Experienced lexicographer & editor United Kingdom Local time: 19:49 GMT (GMT+0)
Native in: English | |
| Freelancer | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Voiceover (dubbing) | | Specializes in: | | Business/Commerce (general) | Manufacturing | | Media / Multimedia | Management | | Poetry & Literature | Linguistics | | Slang | Mechanics / Mech Engineering | | Law (general) | Mining & Minerals / Gems |
| Also works in: | | Advertising / Public Relations | General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | Geography | Government / Politics | | History | Human Resources | | Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | Internet, e-Commerce | | IT (Information Technology) | Journalism | | Law: Contract(s) | Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright | | Marketing / Market Research | Metallurgy / Casting | | Furniture / Household Appliances | Forestry / Wood / Timber | | Architecture | Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | Computers (general) | | Computers: Hardware | Computers: Software | | Construction / Civil Engineering | Cooking / Culinary | | Economics | Education / Pedagogy | | Engineering (general) | Finance (general) | | Food & Dairy | Music |
More Less | | Questions answered: 105, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 45 PRO, PRO-level points: 186 | | MA-Brown University | | Years of translation experience: 15. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2001. | | N/A | German to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists) Swedish to English (Kammarkollegiet ( Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency)) Finnish to English (National Certificates of Language Proficiency) | | IOL, FAT | | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint | | 33 forum posts | | CV available upon request | | About me
Types of work undertaken:Lexicography, corpus linguistics, ESL/EFL publishing.Experienced in technical translation: user manuals, specs, etc.Americanization of British texts.Voiceovers in US English, German, Swedish, Finnish.Long-term, linguistically challenging projects welcome.
Experience and qualifications:Fifteen years in language-related fields: translation, lexicography, language teaching.8 years' in-house publishing experience with Oxford University Press and Longman Dictionaries (Senior Editor).Member of Chartered Institute of Linguists (MCIL).Member of Föreningen Auktoriserade Translatorer (Federation of Authorised Translators, Sweden).Postgraduate qualifications in economics and law. | Keywords: lexicography, dictionaries, corpus, corpora, voiceover, ESL, TEFL, editorial, editing, editor, publishing, americanization, americanisation, American English, US-Englisch, amerikanisches Englisch, German, Swedish, Finnish, Englisch, engelska, englanti, auktoriserad
Profile last updated Aug 21 |