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Sanja Mihailovic
Perfect Choice for Perfect Translations.

Serbia, Serbia
Local time: 13:00 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Serbian Native in Serbian, Serbo-Croat Native in Serbo-Croat
Willingness
to Work Again

5 Positive entries

User message
Your perfect choice for ENG>SER translations
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical (general)Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Engineering (general)Computers (general)
IT (Information Technology)Telecom(munications)
Advertising / Public RelationsAutomotive / Cars & Trucks
Mechanics / Mech EngineeringConstruction / Civil Engineering

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 208, Questions asked: 1 Easy / 20 PRO, PRO-level points: 379
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4

Translation education OTHER-Chartered Institute of Linguistics (IoLET), Great Britain
Experience Years of translation experience: 11. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2002. Became a member: Mar 2005.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials English to Serbian (Association of Scientific and Technical Translator)
English to Serbo-Croat (Association of Scientific and Technical Translator)
Serbian to English (Association of Scientific and Technical Translator)
Memberships Association of Scientific and Technical Translators of Serbia
Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Catalyst, DejaVu, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Frontpage, Helium, Idiom, LocStudio, Logoport, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Alchemy Catalyst, Idiom, TStream, Other CAT tool, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, STAR Transit, Wordfast
Website http://www.serbian-translator.com
CV/Resume English (PDF)
Contests won 1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest: English to Serbian [download]
Professional practices Sanja Mihailovic endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

www.serbian-translator.com

DipTrans IoLET LC in Science and Technology
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL TRANSLATORS OF SERBIA
1st ANNUAL PROZ.COM TRANSLATION CONTEST WINNER IN ENGLISH TO SERBIAN
PROZ.COM CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR


E-mail #1: info[a]serbian-translator.com
E-mail #2: serbian.translator[a]gmail.com
Web site: www.serbian-translator.com
Telephone: + 381 63 803 10 13
Date of Birth: 27th October 1977
Residence: Born and residing in Serbia
Civil status: Married, one child
Time zone: GMT+1

SOURCE LANGUAGE: English
TARGET LANGUAGES: Serbian (Cyrillic and Latin; Montenegrin), Croatian, Bosnian

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I am an enthusiastic and dedicated professional freelance translator working full-time since 1998, gaining extensive and diversified experience across a number of specialist industry areas. I can demonstrate a highly profficient level of command of English language, ability to carry out large and demanding projects with consistent quality and attentiveness as well as to perform in a professional and effective manner at all times. Skilled, responsive, highly reliable and cooperative, precise, flexible, methodical, strictly following agreements and deadlines. Striving toward continuing professional development.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Translation related degree:
DipTrans IoLET LC in Science and Technology, Chartered Institute of Linguistics, UK
University degree:
BA in Finance, Banking and Insurance, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Working experience: Full-time freelance translator since 1998

SERVICES
Written translation
Editing
Proofreading & editing
Subtitling
Transcribing
Software localization
HTML & XML localization
Translation memory and termbase creating
Typesetting & re-keying
Professional evaluation of translation tests

SPECIALISATION FIELDS
- Science (medical, pharmaceutical, chemical, dental, bioengineering, healthcare)
- Technical (mechanics, machinery, automotive, commercial products)
- Engineering (IT, electronics, computers, telecommunications)
- Financial, marketing, social sciences, arts, tourism, media, entertainment
- Legal (contracts, patents, customs)

MAJOR END-CLIENTS
Microsoft, Google, HP, Epson, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Toshiba, Philips, Samsung, Genius, Logitech, Toyota, Nissan, Opel, Rio Tinto, Caterpillar, Bayer CropScience, DuPont, Danfoss, Institute for Standardization of Serbia and Montenegro, Danish Technological Institute, GE Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Draeger Medical, Merck, Serono, AstraZeneca, Quintilles Laboratories, Cerexa, Fisher, Bayer, Roche, Abbott, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Janssen Cilag, Orbus Neich, Angiotech, Seattle Genetics, Fresenius, ClinPhone, ASP, 3M ESPE, Pentron, Sybron, Coloplast, Husquarna, Japan Tobacco, Tesa, Carlsberg, Banca Intesa, Procter&Gamble, Stokke, Hasbro, Viasat Explorer, Viasat History, hotels Hilton, Hyatt, Inn, etc.

CAREER SUMMARY
2000-till present FULL-TIME FREELANCE TRANSLATOR
Full-time work for translation agencies and direct clients worldwide (cooperating with more than 500 translation agencies worldwide, having more than 90 regular clients)

2004-2006 LEADING TRANSLATOR, TRADOS TUTOR AND TRADOS COORDINATOR
within a pool of translators working on translations of EU standards at Federal Institute for Standardization of Serbia and Montenegro (ISSM), Belgrade, translating ISO, IEC and EN standards (various fields) into Serbian under CARDS program and tutorship of Danish Technological Institute, in cooperation with SCG-Quality company, Belgrade

1998-2004 SENIOR PARTNER WITH A TRANSLATION COMPANY
worked as a translator, proofreader and subtitler, coordinator of team working on various linguistic projects and senior partner with Editor group, Belgrade, Serbia

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
Hardware platform:
17” WXGA LCD Display
Intel® Centrino® 2 Gb, DDR2 667/800
HDD 320 GB SATA (5400RPM)
Optical Drive DVD-RW Super Multi/ Blu-ray
WD Passport 160 Gb (backup system)
HP PSC 1210 all-in-one
Windows Vista® Ultimate (32-bit)
Internet: DSL permanent 1 Mbps
MS Office 2003 English version
Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional

TRANSLATION SOFTWARE
Trados v7.5
SDLX 2006
Deja Vu X 7.5
Star Transit XV
Idiom Workbench v9
Across Personal Edition
Alchemy Catalyst 4
Tstream Editor
WordFast 6.0
Logoport

KEY SKILLS
- Excellent command of MS Office tools, Internet, Email, FTP
- Excellent command of CAT tools (Trados, SDL, Déjà Vu, Star Transit, WordFast, LocStudio, etc.
- Excellent command of quality control process and implementation of quality standards in translation work
- Excellent ability to adapt to high-standard working practices
- Excellent organization, communication and tutoring skills
- IQ of 145

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Travelling, photography, ancient cultures and philosophies, reading, modern psychology, techniques of mental and physical self-development, painting, gardening.

DOWNLOADS
- CV IN STANDARD FORMAT - http://www.serbian-translator.com/cv-SanjaMihailovic.zip
- CV IN EU FORMAT – CV in EUROPASS CV template (http://www.serbian-translator.com/cv-eu-SanjaMihailovic.zip)
- COMPLETE INFOPACK – CV + rates + sample list of projects + references (http://www.serbian-translator.com/cv-pack-SanjaMihailovic.zip)
- COMPLETE INFOPACK IN EU FORMAT – CV in EU format + rates + sample list of projects + references (http://www.serbian-translator.com/cv-eu-pack-SanjaMihailovic.zip)
- SAMPLE TRANSLATIONS from English into Serbian, various fields (http://www.serbian-translator.com/samples/samples.zip)

REFERENCES AND RATE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

MORE INFORMATION: http://www.serbian-translator.com/
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: 529
PRO-level pts: 379


Top languages (PRO)
English to Serbo-Croat163
English to Croatian91
English to Serbian53
Croatian to English29
English to Bosnian20
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Top general fields (PRO)
Bus/Financial110
Other66
Tech/Engineering64
Law/Patents57
Medical42
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Medical (general)24
Finance (general)20
Business/Commerce (general)19
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama9
Automotive / Cars & Trucks8
Government / Politics8
Internet, e-Commerce8
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