I hold a master's degree (M.A.) in English and Spanish language and literature from the University of Zagreb, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department for Languages. I attended the advanced English course at the Bell School of Languages in Cambridge, Great Britain. I am a translation team member for the Directorate General for Translation of the European Commission (DGT), Brussels, Belgium. I attended the Conference of External Translation for Candidate Countries and Potential Candidate Countries in Brussels, Belgium in March 2011. I translated the project Action Plan EU Strategy for the Danube Region for the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.
20 years of experience as a full-time freelance certified (sworn) translator of business and legal documents, various regulations and directives, articles from Official Gazettes, tenders, public administration, financial statements, auditor's reports, due diligence, all kinds of contracts etc.
I translate for many Croatian and international companies, organizations and law societies such as European Commission, Directorate General for Translations, Brussels, Belgium, Canadian law society MacLeod Dixon LLP from Toronto, Croatian representation office of the Swedish company TetraPak Ltd in Zagreb, American Embassy in Zagreb, the largest Croatian gas supplier Plinacro Ltd. From Zagreb, the largest Croatian brewery Zagrebacka pivovara from Zagreb, Paspartu, Athens, Greece etc.).
My areas of expertise are EU Directives, Business, Law and Legal Documents, Economy, Contracts, Human Resources, Auditor's Statements, Quality Assurance Certificates, Environmental Manuals, Education etc.
I usually translate approximately 1500 pages per annum of various texts within the above mentioned areas of specialization.
1998 onwards – establishment of my own small translation office "Marta" in Zagreb / Croatia with Croatian and international clients.
Some of my recent projects:
- Translation and revision from English to Croatian – Action Plan EU Strategy for the Danube Region – 155 pages for the European Commission, Directorate General for Translation, Luxembourg
- Translation and revision from English to Croatian – List of terms for boat paint industry – 1.276 words for Andiamo Language Services Ltd, Great Britain

- Translation from English to Croatian - Legal Suit - about 16.000 words for the Canadian Law Society MacLeod Dixon LLP from Toronto

- Translation from English to Croatian - Merger project OMV/MOL - 4.600 words for the German Law Society Latham & Watkins from Hamburg

- Translation from English to Croatian - Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council - 10.000 words for the largest Croatian gas company Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb

- Translation and revision from English to Croatian of the Regulation (EC) No. 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - 33 pages for the largest Croatian gas company Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb
- Translation and revision from English to Croatian of the Directive 2009/73 (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas – 108,5 pages for the largest Croatian gas supplier Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb
-Translation and revision from English to Croatian of the Regulation (EC) No. 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks – 45 pages for the largest Croatian gas company Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb

- Translation from English to Croatian - Sales Contracts and Investment Support Contracts - 6.000 words for the largest Croatian gas company Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb
- Translation from English to Croatian - Loan Agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - 6.000 words for the largest Croatian gas company Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb
- Translation from English to Croatian - Finance Contract with the European Investment Bank - 6.000 words for the largest Croatian gas company Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb

- Translation from Croatian to English - Elaboration of a comparative analysis of the transmission system operators in Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia - 20.000 words for the largest Croatian gas company Plinacro Ltd from Zagreb
- Translation from English to Croatian of the Crisis Management Manual – 8.400 words for the largest Croatian brewery Zagrebačka pivovara Ltd/Starbev
1994 – Full-time freelance certified (sworn) translator from English into Croatian and from Croatian into English
1985 - 1994 – Translator of English and Croatian - Croatian company "Kemikalija" - Zagreb, dealing with export and import of chemicals and other goods
Translation currently accounts for 100% of my total income.


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