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Member since Aug '06

Working languages:
English to Italian
Italian to English
German to Italian
French to Italian
Spanish to Italian

Availability today:
Partially available

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Mara Ballarini
Translator, interpreter and teacher

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Local time: 17:51 EST (GMT+10)

Native in: Italian Native in Italian
Willingness
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STUDIES

Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures (specialised in translation, linguistics, language education)
CELTA Graduate (Pass A) – Cambridge certificate to teach English as a second language, obtained in Australia


WORK EXPERIENCE

In the field:

• I'm currently working as a freelance translator for private clients and translation agencies in different language combinations and different subjects:
electrical / mechanical / civil / instrumental engineering, electronics, automotive, tourism and travel, hospitality, management, human resourses, general business, IT, software, journalism, food and wine, sports, fashion, fishery, camping, general medical and pharmaceutical, weddings, boating, education / e-learning, history).

Language consultant for an Italian company dealing in electrical/mechanical projects carrying out different translations in various fields:
some of the biggest jobs: two technical manuals of maintenance procedures for c.c. power plants En>It (140,000 words),
general specification for the subcontracting of a power plant,
technical manuals and specifications (Italian-English, Italian-German and Italian-French in both directions),
legal documents (i.e. Articles of Association, 50 pages - from English into Italian),
proofreading and editing of their Quality Manual (about 20000 words) from Italian into English,
company's brochure Italian>English.

Interpreter for an Italian and a Jordanian company (both dealing in used machinery, metals and wreckage) for different months between 2000 and 2003.
My duties consisted in interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive and phone interpreting, Italian-English in both directions) between the two Companies, and taking care of their correspondence (translations Italian-English, both directions) about agreements, payments, shipping and transport, technical specifications.

• First experience in interpreting and translating:
for the Company Pilkington (manufacturer of car windows) in Witten (Germany) in 2000,
where for a period of three months I worked as an Italian-German-English interpreter (simultaneous and consecutive) and translator for an Italian group on site at the German Company, taking care of their meetings, technical training to the workers and correspondence.


Other important experience in different fields, which has given me the opportunity to improve and specialise in various areas:
Teacher of English as a second language in Australia (for over three years) and in Italy (for over a year), including exam preparation such as Cambridge FCE & CAE, IELTS, Trinity, TOEIC, and one-to-one lessons + IELTS exam invigilator
Teacher of Italian as a second language in Germany and Australia
• Hotel Duty Manager in England and other jobs in hospitality in the USA, Australia, Germany, France
• Entertainment organizer in Spain (head-organizer in the following languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, French) – sports and evenings
• Secretary and Autocad drawer for a Company dealing in electrical/mechanical projects for a few years + language consultant for different technical material
• Secretary (form an office work agency) for different bigger and smaller companies in Australia


Freelance translator, interpreter and language teacher
Please contact me for a free quote






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Studia inglese a Novara e zone limitrofe:
Lezioni individuali e di gruppo
Preparazione esami
Business English e English for special purposes
Corsi aziendali su misura
Conversazione

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Total pts earned: 1046
PRO-level pts: 935


Top languages (PRO)
English to Italian326
Italian to English299
German to Italian222
Spanish to English44
Spanish to Italian24
Pts in 2 more pairs >
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering365
Other335
Art/Literary52
Bus/Financial46
Law/Patents39
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Mechanics / Mech Engineering101
Other82
Automotive / Cars & Trucks52
Construction / Civil Engineering44
Tourism & Travel40
Sports / Fitness / Recreation31
Electronics / Elect Eng31
Pts in 57 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 projects26
With client feedback2
Corroborated2
100% positive (2 entries)
positive2
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation25
Proofreading/editing1
Language pairs
English to Italian12
Italian to English7
German to Italian6
Italian1
Specialty fields
Mechanics / Mech Engineering5
Sports / Fitness / Recreation3
Engineering (general)3
Medical (general)2
Food & Dairy2
Electronics / Elect Eng2
Law (general)2
Tourism & Travel1
Marketing / Market Research1
Finance (general)1
Computers: Software1
Automation & Robotics1
Fisheries1
Human Resources1
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion1
Computers (general)1
Other fields
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters2
Law: Contract(s)1
Livestock / Animal Husbandry1
Journalism1
Energy / Power Generation1
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Nov 5