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Member since Aug '06

Working languages:
Dutch to English
English to Dutch

Jack den Haan
Qualified engineer and translator

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Local time: 09:00 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Dutch Native in Dutch, English Native in English

Account type Freelancer and outsourcer, Identity Verified Verified member
AffiliationsBlue Board: Info-matics
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization
Expertise
Specializes in:
Automation & RoboticsLaw: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
IT (Information Technology)Energy / Power Generation
Electronics / Elect EngComputers: Systems, Networks
Computers: SoftwareComputers: Hardware
Computers (general)Telecom(munications)

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 2263, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 32 PRO, PRO-level points: 4637
Currencies accepted Euro (eur), U. S. dollars (usd)
Glossaries DenhaanProzPersonalGlossary
Translation education OTHER-Institute of Technology (HTS), Arnhem (Netherlands)
Experience Years of translation experience: 14. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 1999. Became a member: Aug 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Dutch (American Translators Association, verified)
Dutch to English (American Translators Association, verified)
Dutch to English (NGTV, Netherlands)
English to Dutch (NGTV, Netherlands)
Memberships Ned. Genootschap van Tolken en Vertalers, Royal Institute of Engineers KIVI NIRIA
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, MS Office 2000/2003 Professional, MS Office Professional 2007, Windows XP Pro, Windows NT and Linux platforms, WordPerfect Office 11, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, Wordfast
CV/Resume CV will be submitted upon request
Training sessions attended SDL Trados for beginners [download]
SDL Trados for advanced users [download]
Professional practices Jack den Haan endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

Qualified engineer and translator/technical author offering translation consultancy services and translation, editing and authoring of technical documentation in the area of automotive engineering; computer hardware, application software, operating systems and networks; enterprise resource programming (ERP); electrical engineering; electronics; heavy equipment; logistics; manufacturing; mechanical engineering; patent applications; production engineering and automation; software localisation; telecommunications.

Client base (direct clients, as well as clients worked for through intermediaries) includes: ABB; Aedificomm; AKAM; Arnold & Siedsma, patent attorneys; AT&T; Bentley Motors; Canon Kabushiki Kaisha; Compaq; Corus/Hoogovens IJmuiden; Daewoo Electronics; Dainippon Ink & Chemicals; Dataworks; Domino Printing Sciences; Electro Medical Equipment (EME); Ericsson; Exact Software; Fellowes; Festo; Ford Motors; GEC Alsthom; Hewlett-Packard; IBM; Hunter Douglas; KPN Telecom; Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems; Medtronics; Mitel Networks; Mitsubishi; NEG Mikon; Nortel; Oracle; Oshkosh Truck Corporation; Peoplesoft; Philips Medical Systems; Radio Holland; Research in Motion; Rijkswaterstaat (Ministry of Public Works, Netherlands); Royal Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa; Saab; Samsung Electronics; Siemens; Sorin Biomedica; Sortex; Time Warner Entertainment Company; Triumph Motorcycles; Unilever; Unisource Mobile; Van Exter Polak & Charlois, patent attorneys; Vereenigde, patent attorneys; Yazaki Corporation.

Track record of 300+ patent application, patent infringement or other patent-related documents (amounting to more than 1.5 million words) translated to date from English to Dutch, or vice versa. Topics include: acoustics; air-conditioning; antennae; computer hardware, software and networks; data security; digital imaging; document identification techniques; electronic payment systems; general electronics, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering topics; inkjet and laser-controlled printing techniques; laser applications; materials science (alloys, magnetostrictive materials, paper manufacturing, polymers); medical equipment; neural networks; optics; packaging; postal letter-sorting machines; radar; radiation; seismic techniques and equipment; semiconductor manufacturing techniques; telecommunications (data transmission, cellular telephony, gsm, security); traffic information and pricing systems; welding techniques. A list of completed patent application translations and associated word counts is available upon request.

Dutch-born (of Dutch parentage), primary and secondary education in Australia (where the Queen's English is written, if not spoken...), tertiary education in the Netherlands, familiar with UK, US and Australian English.

BSc in Electrical Engineering and Electronics
ATA-certified (English>Dutch, Dutch>English) (ATA: American Translators Association)
NGTV-certified (English>Dutch, Dutch>English) (Traductor Laureatus) (NGTV: Netherlands Society of Interpreters and Translators)
Sworn translator, District Court of The Hague, Netherlands
Member of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI NIRIA), Netherlands


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Total pts earned: 4688
PRO-level pts: 4637


Top languages (PRO)
English to Dutch3053
Dutch to English1580
Dutch4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering2491
Other730
Bus/Financial486
Law/Patents354
Medical274
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Electronics / Elect Eng467
Mechanics / Mech Engineering383
Engineering (general)295
Construction / Civil Engineering281
Business/Commerce (general)220
Automotive / Cars & Trucks204
IT (Information Technology)176
Pts in 77 more flds >

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Keywords: automotive engineering, computer hardware, software, electrical engineering, electronics, heavy equipment, logistics, manufacturing/enterprise resource programming (ERP), mechanical engineering, patents, technical authoring, telecommunications, IT, semiconductors/micro-electronics, data security, software localisation (software localization)

Profile last updated
Nov 15



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