Member since Sep '05
Working languages:German to CroatianEnglish to CroatianSwedish to CroatianCroatian to EnglishCroatian to German Italian to CroatianDutch to Croatian
|  Ana Kardum
Absolutely professional and reliable!
Zagrebacka, Croatia / Native in: Croatian  |  Contact:  
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| | Dear visitor, thank you for reading my profile. I hope that you will find the information you are looking for. If you need any additional information, you can contact me. Thank you for your attention! | | | Freelancer,  Verified member | | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Training |  | | Specializes in: | | IT (Information Technology) | Automotive / Cars & Trucks | | Law: Contract(s) | Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs | | Computers (general) | Accounting | | Construction / Civil Engineering | Mechanics / Mech Engineering | | Law (general) | Medical: Pharmaceuticals |
| Also works in: | | Telecom(munications) | Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | | Economics | Electronics / Elect Eng | | Finance (general) | General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | Nutrition | Law: Taxation & Customs | | Medical (general) | Business/Commerce (general) | | Architecture | Science (general) | | Psychology | Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) | | Engineering (general) | Manufacturing | | Metallurgy / Casting | Esoteric practices | | Tourism & Travel | Medical: Cardiology |
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| German to Croatian - Rates: 0.08 - 0.08 EUR per word / 20 - 30 EUR per hour
English to Croatian - Rates: 0.08 - 0.08 EUR per word / 20 - 30 EUR per hour
Swedish to Croatian - Rates: 0.10 - 0.10 EUR per word / 30 - 30 EUR per hour
Croatian to English - Rates: 0.08 - 0.08 EUR per word / 20 - 30 EUR per hour
Croatian to German - Rates: 0.08 - 0.08 EUR per word / 20 - 30 EUR per hour
| | | Questions answered: 102, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 295 PRO, PRO-level points: 306 | | | Cipele, Engleski pravo, Hrana, Informatika, Lingvistika, Medicina, njemački pravo, Oprema za kupaonice, Strojevi, Talijanski | | | BA-Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia | | | Years of translation experience: 9. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2003. Became a member: Sep 2005. | | | Croatian to German (Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb)
Croatian to English (Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb)
German to Croatian (Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb)
English to Croatian (Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb)
| | | Association of Scientific & Technical Tr | | | Across, Adobe Acrobat, DejaVu, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Other (Across Personal Edition 4.0), Other (Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0), Other (MS Office 2003 Pro), Other (Proofing Tools), Other (SDL Trados 2006 Freelance), Other (Transit Satellite PE 3.0), Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, STAR Transit, Wordfast | | | http://www.e-linguanet.com | | | 3rd ProZ.com Conference - Krakow 2005
ProZ.com Regional Conference - Berlin
ProZ.com Regional Conference - Edinburgh
5th ProZ.com Conference - Budapest 2007 [download]
Croatia Regional Event (speaker- View Sessions)
| | | Ana Kardum endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines. | | About me
I am a multilingual speaker (Croatian/English/German/Swedish) specializing mostly in construction, civil engineering, IT, mechanical and law. I was brought up in Croatia and I live there. I travelled a lot, especially to Austria, Sweden, Norway and Canada.
If you need a reliable and fast translator, I will be glad to assist you. I am especially interested in large projects within my specialist subject areas.
Major translation areas:
Construction/Civil Engineering/Architecture
Electronics/Electricity/Mechanical
IT (Software & Hardware)
Legal (Contracts)
Certified Documents
QA/proofreading of texts within my specialisation fields
Other jobs: CAT training (Trados); lecturer (seminars for freelance translators) for Integra d.o.o. (see their profile)
Education:
December 1991 - June 1992
Bishop Ryan High School, Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada (4th year of High School)
22 February 2000
University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Faculty of Philosophy,
B.A. in English and German (minor subject Swedish)
March 2003
Court Interpreter for English and German (appointment)
County Court, Zagreb, Croatia
December 2003
Course Certificate
Specialised Translation Course
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
Professional courses:
August 1993 & August 1994
Certificate of German as Foreign Language
Actilingua Language Studies, Vienna, Austria
August 1997
Certificate of Italian as Foreign Language
DI.L.IT., Rome, Italy
February 1994 - February 1999
Certificates of Italian as Foreign Language: Levels 2-7 + two conversational courses, Sova, škola za strane jezike, Varšavska 14, Zagreb, Croatia
April 1999
CILS (Certificate of Italian as Foreign Language
Level 3, University for Foreigners in Siena, Italy
June 1998 & 1999
Certificate in Hindi
Embassy of India, Zagreb, Croatia
July 2000
Certificate of Dutch as Foreign Language
Intermediate level, Louven, Belgium
09/04/2001 -21/05/2001
Workshop on Translation of English Literature
Society of Croatian Literary Translators,
Zagreb, Croatia
February 2003
Usage of New FIDIC Documentation in Practice (Edition 1999)
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia
28/07/2003 - 08/08/2003
Swedish Course B2+ (Advanced Level)
Folkuniversitetet, Stockholm, Sweden
17 January 2004
Legislation and Education in Republic of Croatia/
Republic of Germany
Association of Court Interpreters and Translators,
Čučerska cesta 11, 10000 Zagreb
Integra d.o.o., Antuna Stipančića 18, Zagreb – Seminars Attended and Held:
23/4/2003 E14 Financial and Legal Terminology (Zgombić-Obuljen)
21/5/2003 H7 Self-Proofreading in Translating (Opačić)
5/11/2003 E16 Translation of Contracts (Mirna Jemrić-Kovačićek)
27/5/2004 E18 Croatian IT Terminology (Milica Mihaljević, Lana Hudaček, Boris Bastijanić)
29/09/2004 IN7 Trados – Use of Translation Memory in the Translation Process (Damir Pavuna, Igor Kudrnovsky)
8/6/2005 NJ7 Terminology in the New German Legislation (Ivan Glaser)
28/9/2005 IN9 Online Translation Tools (Damir Pavuna, guest lecturer Ana Kardum)
7/12/2005 NJ8 German Business Terminology (Snježana Rodek)
15/3/2006 H13 Required Translator's Knowledge of the Croatian Language Standards (Nives Opačić)
10/5/2006 O1 Freelance Translator on the Market (lecturer Ana Kardum, guest Augustin Kovač)
26/10/2006 H14 Croatian Usage Guides (B. Petrović, M. Mihaljević, L. Hudaček)
22/11/2006 O2 Translator's Marketing – How to Find and Keep a Client (lecturer Ana Kardum, guest Jan Jilek)
13/12/2006 NJ10 Financial Reports (V. Sakar)
4/4/2007 H15 Syntactic Traps in Translating (I. Pranjković)
IT certificates:
Certificate of Course Attendance in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Project, IT Center, Zagreb
References:
Previous Jobs: bank, construction companies
Local Clients: a few local private firms, translation agencies and publishing houses, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Government of Republic of Croatia, T-Com, T-Mobile
International (End) Clients: Hewlett Packard, Hyundai (construction equipment), Zuther, Dr. Kern, Palfinger, Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts, Liebherr, Panasonic, Hitachi, BenQ, Hilton Hotels, LG Mobile, Daikin, Vaillant, Pago, Metso Minerals, Google, Sanitop, Blaupunkt. Minol, Rational, InSites, Radson, Carrier Transicold, Westfalia Separator Engineering, Technotrans, Remington
Prices:
Prices can be agreed per project/text and depend on the quantity, level of difficulty and deadlines. Discount is given for larger projects. Feel free to contact me for details.
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