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Member since Feb '04

Working languages:
English to Greek
Greek to English
French to Greek
Greek to French
Greek (monolingual)

Valentini Mellas
It's all Greek to me!

Piraeus, Attiki, Greece
Local time: 23:03 EET (GMT+2)

Native in: Greek Native in Greek
Willingness
to Work Again

9 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
This translator is helping to localize ProZ.com into Greek
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Training, Project management, Vendor management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical (general)Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Medical: InstrumentsMedical: Health Care
Medical: CardiologyLaw: Taxation & Customs
Business/Commerce (general)Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Law (general)SAP


Rates
English to Greek - Rates: 0.10 - 0.10 USD per word / 30 - 40 USD per hour
Greek to English - Rates: 0.10 - 0.10 USD per word / 30 - 40 USD per hour
French to Greek - Rates: 0.10 - 0.10 USD per word / 30 - 40 USD per hour
Greek to French - Rates: 0.10 - 0.10 USD per word / 30 - 40 USD per hour
Greek - Rates: 0.10 - 0.10 USD per word / 30 - 40 USD per hour

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 1264, Questions asked: 1 Easy / 8 PRO, PRO-level points: 2660
Project History 14 projects entered    3 positive feedback from outsourcers    1 positive feedback from colleagues

Payment method accepted Visa, MasterCard, Discovery, American Express
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4

Glossaries Diverse Terms
Translation education MA-Capella University, USA
Experience Years of translation experience: 13. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 1999. Became a member: Feb 2004.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Greek to English (Cambridge University (ESOL Examinations, External, Misc.))
English to Greek (Cambridge University (ESOL Examinations, External, Misc.))
Greek (Ancient) to English (British Council)
French to Greek (French Institute - Athens)
Greek (Ancient) to Greek (University of Athens, Greece)


Memberships ATA, SUDA, EKEBI, ELETO, NAJIT, CTA
TeamsHellenic World, Greek Localization Team
Software Adobe Acrobat, Catalyst, Frontpage, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Adobe Acrobat (Full), Alchemy Catalyst, Dicomaker, Efax, Jfax, Glossaries I created (pertinent to my specialties), Idiom WorldServer Translation Tool, Magenta (EL, IT, GE, EN, FR), Medical Drug Reference 4.5, Office 2000 Professional (Full), Oxford Dictionary (EN, IT, FR, DE), Paint Shop Pro, Stedman's Medical Dictionary 3.0, Webster's College Dictionary, WordWeb, Other CAT tool, Powerpoint, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, Wordfast
CV/Resume CV/Resume (PDF)
Professional practices Valentini Mellas endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

I believe that specialization is the key to delivering linguistically and terminologically correct traslations. I am not a proponent of "I can translate anything you send me". My areas of specialization are:

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)(CSM, HR, CRM etc),
Medicine (Cardiology, medical devices, clinical trials etc),
Law (Family, Maritime, General etc),
Finance (Reports, balances, portfolios etc),
Business (General, Codes of ethics, policies, PR etc),
Accounting (Books, theory etc),
IT (Hardware, software, applications), and,
Humanities (social studies, philosophy and philology).

I offer the services of
*Translation,
*Editing,
*Proofreading,
*Quality assurance,
*GUI testing,
*Cultural adaptation,
*Backtranslation.




EXPERIENCE
ProZ.com : Greek Localization Team Leader
Oracle Corp: Greek Technical Translator
Peoplesoft Corp: Greek Technical Translator
Pima Community College, Arizona: Professor-Modern Greek
Association Balkan Understanding, Arizona: Scholarships' Officer
Tucson City Courts: Sworn Court Interpreter
Greek Terminology List Owner (more than 100 members).
Athens University, Greece: Translations Center Manager
NetSolutions: Translator, Interpreter & Technical Consultant
FORTHnet, Greece: Tech Support, web and translations' specialist
Hellas On Line-UUNet/PIPEX International: Pre & post sales specialist


Memberships
American Translators' Association (ATA) (Member No 237017 Also belong to the Medical Division)
Colorado Translators' Association (CTA)
The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) (Member No 6818)
Hellenic Society for Terminology (ELETO)
Hellenic Association of Qualified Translators (Member No 13)

Education
2005 Oracle University : Certified in Customer Service Management
2005 Oracle University : Certified in ERP Development Tools
2004/2005 DigitalThink: Certificate in Project Management
2004 PSU* University : Certified in Production Data Management
2004 PSU* University : Certified in Supply Chain Management
2004 PSU* University : Certified in Warehouse management
2004 PSU* University : Certified in Inventory management
2004 PSU* University : Certified in Accounting Processes
2004 PSU* University : Certified in Business/Finance
2004 PSU* University : Certified in Manufacturing
1999 Athens Univers.-BA: Philosophy/minor Psychology & Classics
1991 Univers. Cambridge: Proficiency in English
1992 French Inst.Athens: Sorbonne I
1992 Greek Ministry Of Education - Licence for ESL and FSL
1993 French Inst.Athens: Sorbonne II
1993 Athens University : Cognitive Psychology
1996 Greek Ministry Of Education**-Omogeneia Project
1997 Greek Ministry Of Education**-Teachers' Continuing Education
1999 Hellenic Cultural Foundation-Tucson-Cultural Consultations
*PSU : Peoplesoft University (Denver Education Center)
** Ministry's Office in USA (San Francisco)



Presentations / Lectures:
"Enhance your Google search" - Part I & Part II
"Caterpillar - A butterfly in the making"
"CatsCradle - The underdog"
"Translation Spike: What's new out in the world"
"Inforapid : An easy search / replace tool"

Upcoming presentations include issues concerning terminology, localization and User Interfaces (UI) as well as presentations on free / shareware software for translators.


References upon request. Feel free to download my full resume located at the end of this page.
Memberships - Contributions
Owner of the Greek Terminology Mailing List
The Hellenic Translation Project
Suda Online: Byzantine Lexicography
Task Computing - Fujitsu Laboratories
EKEBI - National Book Center of Greece
Google Translation Team
Tower Of Babel


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This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 3780
PRO-level pts: 2660


Top languages (PRO)
Greek to Italian108
French to English30
Spanish to English27
Latin to English16
English to Spanish4
Pts in 11 more pairs >
Top general fields (PRO)
Other703
Tech/Engineering603
Law/Patents436
Medical294
Bus/Financial251
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Medical (general)188
Law (general)172
Law: Contract(s)170
Automotive / Cars & Trucks142
Journalism132
Construction / Civil Engineering96
Finance (general)68
Pts in 75 more flds >

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

Project History Summary
Total projects14
With client feedback3
Corroborated4
100% positive (3 entries)
positive3
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation11
Proofreading/editing3
Language pairs
English to Greek11
Greek to English3
Specialty fields
Poetry & Literature2
Medical: Instruments2
Law (general)2
Accounting1
Business/Commerce (general)1
Other1
Finance (general)1
Computers: Software1
Insurance1
Medical: Cardiology1
Ships, Sailing, Maritime1
International Org/Dev/Coop1
Other fields
Construction / Civil Engineering1
Keywords: Greek, Medical, Law, Localization, Software, HTML translations, Hardware, Internet, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Humanities, Art, Business, Finance, Advertizing, Marketing, Fashion, Film, Music, Sports, Translation, editing, proofreading, quality management, correspondence maintainence, cultural adaptation



Profile last updated
May 12



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