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

Hazel Whiteley
English to Spanish
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spanish
Communications = Telecommunications
Nancy Lynn Bogar
French to English
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Marcela García
www.hispawords.com - Word by word...

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Local time: 08:31 ARST (GMT-2)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish
Willingness
to Work Again

11 Positive entries

User message
www.hispawords.com
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
AffiliationsBlue Board: HISPAWORDS LANGUAGE SERVICES
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Post-editing, Transcription, Training, Desktop publishing, Project management, Vendor management, Sales, Operations management
Expertise
Specializes in:
ManagementRetail
Science (general)Medical (general)
Tourism & TravelMedical: Pharmaceuticals
Marketing / Market ResearchArt, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Business/Commerce (general)Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright

Project History 17 projects entered    2 positive feedback from outsourcers

Payment method accepted Wire transfer, Check, Money order
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 5

Glossaries ART, Business / Finance, Gastronomy, General
Translation education BA-University of Buenos Aires
Experience Years of translation experience: 20. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2002. Became a member: Jul 2002.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Spanish (Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes)
English (Cambridge University (ESOL Examinations, External, Misc.))
English (Lester B. Pearson College)
Spanish (Lester B. Pearson College)
French to Spanish ()


Memberships ATA, ALTA, AATI
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Catalyst, FrameMaker, Frontpage, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Abby Reader, Adobe Acobat, Adobe Illustrator, Excel, Front Page, InDesign, Microsoft Word, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, SDLX, Tag Editor, Trados, Other CAT tool, Pagemaker, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDL TRADOS, SDLX
Website http://www.hispawords.com
CV/Resume English (PDF)
Professional practices Marcela García endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me


WORKING STEADILY WITH THE SAME PROZ BLUE BOARD COMPANIES SINCE 2002!



Marcela García Henríquez is an independent linguist with 20 years of experience in translation, localization, book publishing and multilingual design services who offers her services to international translation agencies and corporate clients.

Marcela specializes in:

Translation and Proofreading
Terminology Management
Multilingual Desktop Publishing
Website Globalization
Book Publishing


Marcela gained a vast cross-cultural background and adaptability through her extensive travel to Asia, Europe and Latin America and living abroad in Argentina, Chile, Canada and France.

Marcela has formal studies in Philosophy, Translation and Art History and over 20 years of experience in the translation, book publishing and consumer products industries at major multinational groups such as Wal-Mart Stores, Bank of America, Nations Bank, Berthelsman, and Éditions Larousse.

She started translating at age 19 and has devoted her life to translation for over 20 years.

She attended Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific (Canada) where she obtained her International Baccalaurate with a special mention in Spanish Literature. She later attended University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) where she studied Philosophy and Literature. Marcela recently decided to return to her studies, and started a International Spanish Proofreader and Copy Editor degree at Fundación Litterae-Fundéu.

Besides her work as a freelance linguist, Marcela also works as publishing consultant and translation coordinator at a main book publisher in Buenos Aires. She is also an evaluator at the Premio Panhispánico de Traducción Especializada, an international translation contest sponsored by Unión Latina and a jury at several literature contests in Argentina.

She belongs to The Institute of Localization Professionals (TILP), Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Interpretes (AATI), The Translation Center at the Frankfurt Book Fair and several book publishing associations.

NEWS


FRANKFURT, OCTOBER 2006
We are proud to announce that after 17 years of experience in the translation business we recently launched our own small translation bureau which aims to provide multipurpose translation services to both translation agencies and direct clients. The announcement was made at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 2, 2006 with the presence of our international clients, colleagues and friends.
We look forwards to offering the same quality services to our clients, most of which we met through the Proz.com page. We appreciate the experience we gained in the past five years working with companies all over the world.


BARCELONA, OCTOBER 3 2007
Marcela attended 25th LIBER 2007 International Book Fair at Barcelona as as publishing consultant and translator and meet her Spanish clients Liber is the most important trade fair in the publishing world in Spain and a benchmark for Spanish-speaking countries.
It is also a great opportunity to meet Spanish colleagues!

FRANKFURT, OCTOBER 12 2007
Another year at the Frankfurt Book Fair and a great chance to exchange ideas and projects at the Translators Forum at the fair. Marcela will attend several translation conferences and publishing meetings at the International Pavillion at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

BUENOS AIRES, NOVEMBER 2007
A new book translated by Marcela García Henríquez was launched at the El Ateneo Auditorium, Buenos Aires. The book, "Patagonia", takes an in-depth look at wildlife and human interaction in this spectacular area of the world. The region is unique in its concentration on the long Patagonian shoreline--populated by colorful cormorants, penguins, elephant seals, dolphins, sea lions, and numerous species of whale and an increasing number of human beings.

BUENOS AIRES, JANUARY 2008
Editorial El Ateneo published "Are you an ant?" by famous UK writer Judy Allen. A lovely children's book, translated by Marcela García Henríquez. This book will be distributed in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico and Spain as part of the publishing house's 2008 publishing plan.

BUENOS AIRES, JUNE 2007
Marcela is working for Kingfisher and Editorial El Ateneo of a co edition of "I wonder why", a children literature collection. The firs titles are: Dinosaurs, Whales and Dolphins, Minibeasts and Baby Animals. These books will be published in Latin America and Europe in early December 2008.

BUENOS AIRES, JULY 2007
Marcela is currently translating and adapting for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay a Gardening Book Collection developed by the Royal Horticultural Society.
The first two books will be published in March 2009, followed by two other titles in May 2009.

BUENOS AIRES, AUGUST 2008
Marcela won a contract to translate and adapt a series of illustrated books on mythology for an English book publisher. The project includes the translation, adaptation for the Latin American market and DTP of 12 titles.

BUENOS AIRES, FEBRUARY 2009
Back from the summer holidays, and ready to start translating Laurel Corona's latest novel!
This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects17
With client feedback2
Corroborated2
100% positive (2 entries)
positive2
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation16
Proofreading/editing1
Language pairs
English to Spanish16
French to Spanish1
Specialty fields
Tourism & Travel4
Automotive / Cars & Trucks3
Marketing / Market Research3
Construction / Civil Engineering2
Medical: Pharmaceuticals2
Medical: Health Care1
Computers (general)1
Advertising / Public Relations1
SAP1
Human Resources1
Internet, e-Commerce1
Education / Pedagogy1
Computers: Software1
Food & Dairy1
Sports / Fitness / Recreation1
Medical: Dentistry1
Medical: Instruments1
Poetry & Literature1
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting1
Media / Multimedia1
Cooking / Culinary1
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion1
Other fields
Keywords: Tourism, Travel, hotels, Science, Pharmaceuticals, Biology, Book publishing, Children literature, coeditions, French museums, French construction, Biochemistry, clinical trials, Business, Pharmaceutics, Biochemistry, Medical Sciences, Book, Gardening, Clinical Trials, Clinical and Pre-clinical reports, Protocols Patient Recruitment, Packaging and Inserts, Biochemistry, Compliance Documentation, Marketing, Corporate, Human Resources, IT materials, Copper, Metals, Website globalization, Spanish, Book publishing Consulting Website development Hosting Tourism Art Museums Louvre Cluny Malba History of Art Medical Instruments Retail Supermarkets Wal-Mart Training Personnel Leadership Marketing Strategic Planning SAP Software ERP Logistics Fast service Accuracy Expertise IVRS Automotive Banking, Finance, Corporate SDLX Automotive Healthcare Software Case Studies SAP ERP Clinical Trial Medical Test SAP Localization of terminology for use in software Brochures Website Contents Medical Pharmaceutical Application Localization IT Tourism Communications Manuals Human Resources Management Strategic Marketing Social Sciences Webpage Trados CAT French Spanish English German Antropología Arte Annual Report Foreign Investment Latin America Spain Contracts Manuales Negocios Empresas Finanzas Auditoría Annual Report Economía Inversión Recursos Humanos Bancos Multinacional Petróleo Gas Contratos Formularios Forms Oil Gas Bank Investment Letter Record Statement Disclosure Act Ley Informe gastronomía cocina recetas cuisine gastronomie restaurant memoria report chile argentina españa empleados employee OSHA HUD IRS government motorbykes Canada Argentina Chile France



Profile last updated
Sep 14