 Member since Mar '04
Working languages: English to Spanish
French to Spanish
|   Blanca Amoroso
EXPERIENCED TECHNICAL TRANSLATOR
NA Local time: 02:11 VET (GMT-4.5)
Native in: Spanish  | | |
Freelancer,  Verified member | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization | | Also works in: | | Agriculture | Marketing / Market Research | | Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) | Mechanics / Mech Engineering | | Medical (general) | Metallurgy / Casting | | Mining & Minerals / Gems | Petroleum Eng/Sci | | Philosophy | Science (general) | | Telecom(munications) | Computers (general) | | Management | Law (general) | | Aerospace / Aviation / Space | Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) | | Business/Commerce (general) | Construction / Civil Engineering | | Energy / Power Generation | Engineering (general) | | Furniture / Household Appliances | Human Resources | | IT (Information Technology) | International Org/Dev/Coop | | Internet, e-Commerce | Manufacturing |
| | PRO-level points: 101, Questions answered: 64, Questions asked: 85 | | Bachelor's degree | | Years of translation experience: 22. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 1999. Became a member: Mar 2004. | | N/A | English to Spanish (Universidad Central de Venezuela)
French to Spanish (Universidad Central de Venezuela)
| | N/A | | MemoQ, Microsoft Word, SDL Trados Studio 2011, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS | | CV available upon request | | Blanca Amoroso endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0). | | About me BA Degree in Translation & Interpreting, English, French & Spanish. Escuela de Idiomas Modernos, Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), 1985-1990.
Experience:
Twenty years. Full-time. Translation output: Min. 2,500 words per day, depending on the subject.
TECHNICAL translation: technical reports; quality assurance & quality control; equipment manuals; mechanics; precision agriculture; GPS; automotive; trucks; subway & railroad technology; technical proposals, specifications, and manuals; oil and gas; metallurgy; engineering; aviation; flight simulators; electricity; telecommunications; hardware; software & systems; Web pages; Website localization; coatings, ultrasonography equipment, imaging, CT, PET, MRI, HVAC equipment.
Technical translations for the Venezuelan Steel & Mining Industry "Corporación Venezolana de Guayana" (CVG), Ferrominera del Orinoco, Pellets Plant. Pellets project training manual, technical equipment installation, operation, and maintenance manuals, water treatment plants, fuel systems, pumps, furnaces, manometers, filters, regulators, cranes, etc. Translation of technical manuals for RICOH Corp. Inc. (worldwide equipment manufacturer).
MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL: scientific documents, health and research, test reports and methods, clinical studies, journal articles, medicine books, food science, sampling and analysis, microbiology, medical manuals, dentistry, disability, implantology, drug submission applications, quality control analysis methods and certificates, product analysis methods and certificates, product specifications, labels, formulas, and permits for sanitary approval by local authorities in the United States, Canada, France, Spain, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad. Long term project translating monographs for the United Stated Pharmacopeia publications.
Pharmacology background: pharmacopeia; drug quantitative and qualitative composition; pharmaceutical forms; posology and administration; interaction with other medicines/drugs; adverse effects; teratogenic effects; pharmacotherapeutical groups; preclinical safety data; chemical, pharmaceutical and biological aspects; active substances; development genetics; product specifications; product manufacturing and finished product; toxicopharmacologic aspects; phamacodinamics; pharmacokinetics; toxicology; mutagenic, carcinogenic, and antigenic potentials; tolerance; environmental risk and ecotoxicity assessments; compliance with GLPs/GMPs; clinical aspects; clinic pharmacology; clinic safety; local reactions; immunologic reactions; antibody creation; benefit and risk assessments; etc.
LEGAL translation: agreements and contracts in general, patents, last wills, claims, suits, assignments, bylaws, acts, trademarks, registrations, certificates of pharmaceutical products, certificates of good manufacturing practices, powers of attorney, articles of incorporation, memoranda of association, drug submission applications, quality control analysis certificates, product analysis methods, product specifications, labels, formulas, and permits for sanitary approval by local authorities, etc.
ECONOMY: business & finance; stock exchange; bank compliance manuals; financial management; fund and risk management; investment and credit policies, international business transactions; economic reports; commercial proposals, etc.
Other: Politics, literature for children, TV and media, etc.
Background:
FREE LANCE TRANSLATOR & INTERPRETER MAINLY FOR 25 TRANSLATION AGENCIES AND 23 COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS. SHORT & LONG TRANSLATION PROJECTS FOR THE TECHNICAL INDUSTRY, BANKING INDUSTRY, MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FIRMS, IMPORTING COMPANIES, LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN, T.V. AND MEDIA, AMONG OTHERS.
Known Publications:
Towards Governance in Venezuela. Translation for the Global Affairs Institute of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, New York, USA, together with Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos and Fundación Sivensa, Caracas, Venezuela.
Availability: Full-time.
CAD Software: SDL Trados 2007, SDL Trados Studio 2011 |
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