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French to Romanian
English to Romanian
Romanian to French

Elena-Simona Craciun
EU Translator and Localization Linguist

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Local time: 15:22 EET (GMT+2)

Native in: Romanian Native in Romanian

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About me

EDUCATION:

* Master's Degree in Translation and Interpreting Studies (English and French), "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi (2009)

* Bachelor's Degree (translator and interpreter) in English and French, "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi (2006)

* Studies at the ISTI (Institut Superieur des Traducteurs et interpretes, Brussels, Belgium (Erasmus-Socrates scholarship, Sept. 2005 - March 2006)

CERTIFICATION:

Sworn Translator & Interpreter, authorized by the Romanian Ministry of Justice, August 2006

TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE:

EU Translations (EN/FR > RO) for tenderers selected by the EU for the Romanian language (2006-2010): over 790,000 translated words.

(communications, regulations, reports, decisions, directives, conventions, petitions, opinions, draft opinions, etc.)

Fields covered:
- environment, agriculture;
- fisheries and maritime affairs;
- transport, energy, customs;

Sub-fields covered: Climate change, Community Law (enforcement of judgments in civil and economic matters), domestic violence, transport of passengers, freight and mail by air; workers’ rights; trans-European high speed rail system; common agricultural policy; technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS); Action Plan for Energy Efficiency; European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States; traditional own resources; civil aviation; animal welfare; captive insurance companies; pre-accession assistance; presentation of Europol Joint Supervisory Body website; EU Physical Activity Guidelines; veterinary checks for meat imports; TRade Defence Investigations; medical certification of pilots and medical fitenss of cabin crew, eBug website, etc.

Legal translations (contracts, tax law, patents, Articles of Association, etc.) (2006-2010)

Software Localization (English-French, English-Romanian)- translation of software strings, help files, marketing texts, and technical documentation (User Guides, Installation Guides, Upgrade Guides, New Features Guides, Evaluation Guides, ReadMe Files, etc.) (2007 - 2011)


Literary Translations - collaboration with Teora Publishing House, Bucharest (2007 - 2009)

Books translated from English into Romanian:
Super Science – Plants, by Robert Richardson, children’s book
Super Science – Forces and Movement, by Robert Richardson, children’s book

Books translated from French into Romanian:
Le Guide de Feng Shui de Régine Saint-Arnauld
Vrai ou Faux, children, 4 books


SDL Trados Studio 2009, SDL Trados 2007 Freelance, MS Office 2003/2007, Adobe Reader, FrameMaker 8, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2008, etc.
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Total pts earned: 143
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Top languages (PRO)
English to Romanian56
French to Romanian48
Romanian to English35
English to French4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering40
Law/Patents36
Other32
Bus/Financial15
Science12
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Law (general)28
Automotive / Cars & Trucks16
Agriculture8
Economics8
Environment & Ecology8
Marketing / Market Research8
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Keywords: english, french, romanian, freelance translations, EU translations, directives, reports, Ombudsman, decisions, explanatory notes, fact sheets, memorandums, EFTA decisions, EUROPOL minutes, legal translations, contracts, terms and conditions, localization, localization enablement, l10n, internationalization, i18n, software, localized application testing, user guides, installation guides, evaluation guides, readme files, .po files, strings, technical documentation, environment, eco-label, Fisheries and aquaculture in Europe magazine, technical translations, instructions for use, questionnaires, feng shui, cosmetics, children books, terminology research skills


Profile last updated
May 23, 2011