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Working languages:
English to French

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François Begon
Professor of medicine Editor Translator

Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Local time: 14:01 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: French Native in French

User message
Full Professor of Medicine and Editor/Translator
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical (general)Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Medical: InstrumentsMedical: Cardiology
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)Medical: Health Care
PsychologyAdvertising / Public Relations
Marketing / Market Research

Rates
English to French - Rates: 0.13 - 0.14 USD per word / 35 - 40 USD per hour
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 1274, Questions answered: 1152, Questions asked: 8
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Translation education Master's degree - MD - Paris University
Experience Years of translation experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2003. Became a member: Jul 2003.
Credentials N/A
Memberships French Multidisciplinary Academy of sciences
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobie standard, Excel, Powerpoint
CV/Resume English (DOC)
Professional practices François Begon endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
December 2011

RESUME & CV OF FRANÇOIS P. BEGON

Address: François P. Begon
74, rue de la Colonie, F-75013 PARIS (France)
Tel: +33 (0)1 45 88 47 02
Fax/Tel: +33 (0)5 6169 99 27
Mobile phone: +33 (0)6 84 96 57 92
Emails:
francoisbegon@aol.com
francois.begon0594@orange.fr
francois.begon@nordnet.fr

PRESENTATION:
1. English - French Translator as Freelance since 2003 (8 years)

2. Editor & Proof-reader (Specialized)

3. Linguistic QA, Proofing & DTP

4. MD

5. MSc.

6. Full Professor of medicine at Poitiers’ University - France

7. Member of the French Multidisciplinary Academy of Sciences

8. ProZ.com Certified PRO in English to French

9. Number of Jobs per Year: 160 in 2010 including 52% Edits, 48% Translations

10. Proofreading:
Checking the understanding, style, localisation, grammar, spelling, abbreviations & acronyms; Double reading: “fair copy” (Track Changes) and “clean” version.

11. Availability: 7/7

12. MEDICINE:
a) Internal Medicine, Oncology (clinical trials), Cardiology, Diabetes, Aids, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Immunology, Nephrology (haemodialysis, grafts), Urology, Haematology, Infectious disease, Endocrinology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychology
b) Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Trials
c) Medical instruments, Medical Devices, Prostheses & Equipments
d) Medical Advertising & Marketing
e) Imaging, Nuclear Medicine
f) Biology: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Clinical Labs, Biotech
g) Aesthetic medicine

13. FINANCE
a) Company Annual, Quarterly, Current Reports
b) Investor Relations Pages/sites

14. ECONOMICS

15. ENVIRONMENT & SAFETY (Ex-Chairman of the Environment & Safety Committee of a Nuclear Plant)

16. BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & HR

17. Working with 110 Agencies and 330 Companies or Institutions

18. Ex-Editor in chief of an international Journal, Taylor & Francis Ltd, London

19. Ex-Chairman of the Environment & Safety Committee of a Nuclear Plant

Pair: English > French

Native Language: French

Number of years experience: 8

Translation Rate:
US $ 0.14 / source word
Euros € 0.10 / source word

Proofreading/Editing Rate:
US $ 0.040 / English Word (1 K words / hour) and 40.00 USD/Hour
Euros € 0.030 / English Word (1 K words / hour) and 30.00/Hour

Website: http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/member10195.htm &
http://www.proz.com/profile/54586

Number of words / day: 2 000 - 3000

Software: MS office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Adobe Standard 8.0, ScanSoft PDF Converter

ACADEMIC BACKGOUND:
 M.Sc.: Biochemistry, Cellular Biology, Physiology, Biophysics, Physics, Nuclear
 MD with honours - Silver Medal - Paris’ Faculty of Medicine
 Molecular Biology Graduate Studies
 Statistics Graduate: Methodology, Medicine, Biology, Epidemiology, Clinical trials
 Nuclear Physics Graduate Studies: National Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Techniques
 Full Professor at University Medical School (Poitiers)
 Member of the French Multidisciplinary Academy of Sciences

EXPERIENCE & REFERENCES as Translator & Proof-Reader / Editor:
 Ex Editor in chief of an International Journal, Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
 Eng>Fr Translator & Proofreader since 2003
 ProZ.com Certified PRO into English to French
 Working with 110 Agencies and 330 Companies & Institutions

Reference Agencies:
▪SIPAL s.p.a. (Italy)
Mrs Anna Cantini
Email: cantini@sipal.it
Tel. +39 11 7176 347
▪SAJAN (USA)
Mrs Michèle Lone
Email: mlone@sajan.com
Tel: +1 715-426-9505
▪CPSL (Spain)
Mrs Elena Eribarren
Email: eiribarren@cpsl.com
Tel: (+34) 902 363 085



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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: 1294
PRO-level pts: 1274


Language (PRO)
English to French1274
Top general fields (PRO)
Medical561
Bus/Financial382
Other132
Science78
Tech/Engineering48
Pts in 3 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Medical (general)313
Finance (general)308
Medical: Pharmaceuticals220
Medical: Health Care92
Marketing / Market Research76
Human Resources52
Medical: Instruments52
Pts in 12 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Dec 5, 2011



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