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

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Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr.
Spanish to Dutch
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
ATA certified-16 years of exp.-NYU cert.

Ecuador
Local time: 20:18 ECT (GMT-5)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish, English Native in English
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English > Spanish Certified Translator - American Translators Association (ATA)




Education:
* Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Oregon, USA
* Certificate in English > Spanish Translation, University of Toronto, Canada
* English > Spanish Professional Translation Certificate, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University (legal translation, technical translation and commercial translation)
* Several legal translation courses, Asociación de Traductores e Intérpretes del Ecuador (ATIEC).

Experience:
* Sixteen years of translation experience
* Fifteen years of software engineering experience
* TRADOS (TM) and Wordfast (TM) expertise
* Wordfast (TM) trainer

Additional information:
* High quality and professional services
* Competitive rates
* Proctor of an ATA exam sitting held in Ecuador
* Founder and former member of the Board of Directors of the Ecuadorian Association of Translators and Interpreters (ATIEC)
* Available from midday to midnight (GMT)
* Available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Ecuador time)
* PayPal account

Subject matter:
* Computer software and hardware, MS Windows, UNIX, operating systems, e-commerce, telecommunications, and software quality assurance
* Development and health projects
* Legal documents, business administration, accounting
* Oil-drilling
* Math, statistics, and chemical products

Language pairs

English < > Spanish
Portuguese > Spanish
Portuguese > English
French > Spanish

The Best Translations

Postal address: Casilla Postal 17-7-9563-Quito, Ecuador
Phone numbers: +593-2-2414-705 and +5939-98-58-339

Languages:
* Spanish - Native speaker. Born in Quito, Ecuador, South America. Have lived in Ecuador for over 20 years.
* English – 14 years of residence in the U. S., part of them in primary school and in graduate school.
* Portuguese – 3 years of studies at the Instituto Brasileiro. CELPE-BRAS certificate – ranked as "advanced." The CELPE-BRAS is granted by the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

Recent Translation Projects:
- Over 10,000 words, from English into Spanish, document on whisky production
- Over 2,000 words, from Portuguese into English, legal document
- Over 6,000 words, from English into Spanish, patent of a chemical product
- Over 200 words, from English into Spanish, software interface (European agency)

Recent clients:
Over 10 local NGOs, over 5 multinational oil-drilling companies, over 5 Ecuadorian law firms, over 20 international LSPs (language service providers)
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: 3342
PRO-level pts: 2799


Top languages (PRO)
English to Spanish1511
Spanish to English764
Portuguese to English198
English to Portuguese56
French to English39
Pts in 17 more pairs >
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering961
Other662
Bus/Financial378
Law/Patents256
Medical177
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
IT (Information Technology)130
Construction / Civil Engineering108
Computers: Software105
Business/Commerce (general)98
Law: Contract(s)98
Other91
Computers (general)85
Pts in 75 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Jan 11