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Omar Osman - English to Somali translator


Working languages:
English to Somali
Somali to English
Italian to English
English to Italian
English (monolingual)


Local time
22:40 CEST (GMT+2)

Omar Osman
RELIABLE SOMALI TRANSLATION

NA / Native in: Italian Native in Italian, Somali Native in Somali
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Pay: PayPal accepted

Willingness
to Work Again

3 Positive entries

Translator likelihood
of working again (LWA)

Overall
(7 entries)
5
Last 12 months
(2 entries)
5


 Freelancer and outsourcer
Affiliations Blue Board: Omar Translations
Services  Translation, Editing/proofreading, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
GeographyGovernment / Politics
Law (general)Linguistics
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVsMedical: Health Care
General / Conversation / Greetings / LettersOther
Rates
English to Somali - Standard rate: 0.13 USD per word / 55 USD per hour
Somali to English - Standard rate: 0.13 USD per word / 55 USD per hour
Italian to English - Standard rate: 0.11 USD per word / 50 USD per hour
English to Italian - Standard rate: 0.11 USD per word / 50 USD per hour
KudoZ activity   Questions answered: 61, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 0 PRO, PRO-level points: 94
Currencies accepted Euro (eur), U. S. dollars (usd)
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Translation education BA-University of Languages - Italy
Experience Years of translation experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2003. Became a member: May 2004.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Italian (Universita di Lingue Orientali, Naples, Italy)
Memberships SAIT
Teams Somali Localization Team
Software Access, Acrobat, Excel, MGI Photosuite, Photoshop, Wavepad, Word, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDL TRADOS
CV/Resume CV/Resume
Professional practices Omar Osman endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

WELCOME - SOO DHAWOW - BENVENUTI

I am currently working as a full-time freelance translator and interpreter for several large language companies in the UK.
My main languages are Somali/English, English/Somali, Italian/English and English/Italian. In particular, I have recently been commissioned for numerous Somali/English/Somali telephone interpreting assignments for Social Services and the Home Office.


HARDWARE

Desktop PC AMD64 3.0 Ghz
512 DDR memory
DVD/CD RW
HD 120GB
Multicard Reader
Network card
External Hard drive 120GB (mirrored with internal Hard drive)
Professional microphone (for voice over/recording)
External USB scanner
Denon Recording equipment

I also have 1 portable PC networked with my Desktop.


SOFTWARE

Window XP
Firewall
Antivirus (updated twice weekly)
Ad-Aware Personal
Microsoft Office XP Professional
QuarkXpress passport
Acrobat 7.0 Professional
Adobe Photoshop
Wavepad (for audio recording and mixing)
Pinnacle DVD/CD 8.0
MGI photoSuite 5
ADSL connection
Web email with 2.0 GB Storage



REFERENCES

My reputation for reliability and commitment can be confirmed by many translation companies. References are available upon request. Also check the Blue Board for recent reviews.

Contact me, you won't be disappointed







In 2003 I finished a 98,000 word translation from English to Italian for HM Prison service.
In September 2004 I completed 130,000 words from English into Somali for the Local Government.
In February 2005 I compleated 60,000 words medical translation for the UK National Health Service.

For a quote please email me here.

I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH TRANSLATION, PROOFREADING, QUALITY ASSURANCE, TYPESETTING, TRANSCRIPTION, REVERSE TRANSLATION, INTERPRETING, RECORDING INTO DIGITAL WAV FILE… AND MORE


I also trade under Omar Translations please check comments on Blue Board.

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: 118
PRO-level pts: 94


Top languages (PRO)
English to Italian77
Italian to English11
Danish4
Somali to English2
Top general fields (PRO)
Other53
Tech/Engineering16
Bus/Financial16
Art/Literary4
Social Sciences3
Pts in 1 more fld >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Other35
Finance (general)8
Medical: Instruments8
Medical (general)6
Transport / Transportation / Shipping4
Architecture4
Automotive / Cars & Trucks4
Pts in 7 more flds >

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Profile last updated
May 3