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Member since Dec '02

Working languages:
French to Spanish
Spanish to French

Maria Castro Valdez
Experience and academic background

NA
Local time: 15:01 ARST (GMT-2)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish
Willingness
to Work Again

14 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Mechanics / Mech EngineeringComputers: Systems, Networks
Computers: SoftwareSports / Fitness / Recreation
Tourism & TravelBusiness/Commerce (general)
Marketing / Market ResearchGames / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Agriculture

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 365, Questions asked: 99 Easy / 576 PRO, PRO-level points: 505
Blue Board entries made by this user  29 entries

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4

Glossaries agricultura, arquitectura, Business, Ferrocarriles, Informatique, Maria´s glossary, Química
Translation education MA-Posgrado en Traducción técnico-científica literaria, Inst. Sup. del Profesorado en Lenguas Vivas
Experience Years of translation experience: 21. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2002. Became a member: Dec 2002.
Credentials Spanish to French (Inst. Superior del Profesorado en Lenguas Vivas, verified)
Spanish to French (Allianza Francesa, verified)
French to Spanish (Inst. Superior del Profesorado del Lenguas Vivas, verified)
French to Spanish (Allianza Francesa, verified)
Memberships AATI
TeamsANAGRAM Translations, MMTeam, OT Translations
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, HTML, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDL TRADOS
Website http://www.proz.com/translator/42540
CV/Resume French (DOC), English (DOC), Spanish (DOC)
Training sessions attended Traducción y Edición de Páginas Web [download]
Professional practices Maria Castro Valdez endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

Specialization
Education
Agriculture
IT (hardware / software / net)
Marketing
Technical
Websites
Tourism
Cinema
I particularly enjoy the challenge of new subjects

Academic Background
· French Professor (FLE), Instituto Nacional del Profesorado en Lenguas Vivas
· Literary and Technical-Scientific Translator, Post graduated Degree, Instituto Nacional del Profesorado en Lenguas Vivas
· Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreter, Instituto Interhotel
· Normativa Lingüística Española (doctora Alicia Zorrilla, Fundación Litterae)

Membership
AATI (Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes)

Experience
Translation Professor (Alliance Française Buenos Aires)
Freelance translator for several agencies in Argentina, Spain, France, Canada, USA, Switzerland, Belgium, Dominican Republic and Iran, and for several direct clients.
My motto is always high quality, on time, reliability.
Please take a look at my portfolio for samples of my translation style.

My customers´comments:
- Sólo quisiera comentar mi satisfacción al comprobar la calidad de sus traducciones. Tuve ocasión de leer su primer trabajo de este proyecto XXXX y debo decir que me encantó (creo que yo hubiera traducido casi palabra por palabra como vd.).
Es para mí un placer trabajar con profesionales competentes... (Ingeniería FR>ESP)
- Otra vez te doy las gracias por tu buen trabajo. (Turismo ESP>FR)
- Excelente. (Marketing FR>ESP)
- je voulais régler la facture tout de suite pour vous remercier de votre bon travail et votre professionnalisme. (Business FR>ESP)
- Quería decirte que tu traducción estaba ESPECTACULAR, de primer nivel!!!! (Organizaciones Internacionales FR>ESP)
- Juste un petit mot que j’ai été très satisfait de votre travail et que vous pouvez m’envoyer votre facture. (Technique FR>ESP)


References:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Pom'Alliance

Planexware S.A. (software)
Linksys-Cisco (1.500.000 words as PM, translator and proofreader)
INFINITE Software (www.infinitesoftwarecorp.com - French version)

Ogilvy & Mather Argentina SA

Editorial Nicanitasantiago
Centro Editor de Cultura

IntermónOxfam
Defensor del Pueblo de la Nación (Ombudsman)
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: 633
PRO-level pts: 505


Top languages (PRO)
French to Spanish395
Spanish to French110
Top general fields (PRO)
Other196
Tech/Engineering106
Bus/Financial47
Art/Literary43
Law/Patents42
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters24
Finance (general)21
Other20
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino19
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.16
Mechanics / Mech Engineering16
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs16
Pts in 39 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 projects3
With client feedback0
Corroborated0
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation2
Proofreading/editing1
Language pairs
French to Spanish2
Spanish to French1
Specialty fields
Computers (general)2
Linguistics1
Computers: Hardware1
Computers: Systems, Networks1
Other fields
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Profile last updated
Oct 5



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