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Working languages:
English to Spanish

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Silvia Sassone
No barriers but bridges through words

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Local time: 13:46 ART (GMT-3)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish

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About me

*Degree in Literary, Technical and Scientific translation combined with 22 years of practical experience that includes work in areas of Literature, Human Resources, Medicine, Engineering and Marketing.
*Interpreted technical bulletins, service manuals (automotive industry), training manuals and teaching materials.
*Translated more than 120 titles of books for Spanish-Latin American market, including fiction novels, series on international cuisine, crafts, alternative medicine, horticulture, health care, business-financial advisory literature. Popular fiction includes work by authors such as Andrew Greely, Jude Deveraux and Deepak Chopra.
*Translated for the XVI Congress of the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry in 1997. Interpreted poultry processing documents for the United States Department of Agriculture.
*Researched terminology to incorporate into glossaries for a leading automotive corporations. Translated publicity, sales materials, institutional videos, brochures and documentaries. *Developed materials for IBM of Latin America, Swissair and Yamaha Argentina SA.
*Highly proficient with PC systems utilizing Microsoft Windows XP, Office Suite, SDL Trados (7.5), ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0, and the like. Maintain electronic communications with clients and business contacts worldwide. Instant communication via Blackberry.


Freelance Translator
1989-Present contract with government agencies, organizational and commercial clients to provice a broad range of translation services. Schedule and coordinate project elements to meet critical deadlines. Collaborate with other translators and experts in various fields.
*Completed translation of book series on art, decoration, gardening, literature for children.
*Interpreted papers and articles published in special edition magazines.
*Book publishing clients have included Ediciones B Argentina SA, Editorial Albatros SA, Editorial Sudamericana, T&M Editor; V&R Editoras
*Provided quality services to companies including Tetra Pak SA, GAMBRO Healthcare Patient Services, Tandberg (Spain); Globallisting (Canada); Globalarena (USA); DTB (USA); PTIGlobal (USA); Algoritmo Associates (Italy); Radicedue (Italy); Anglo Translations (Argentina); Marketing Mania Voice Casting (USA)

Contact telephone number

(5411)3533-5872 (Home)
(549)11-61578422 (Cel.)
protranslator@silviasassone.com.ar




This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects8
With client feedback1
Corroborated1
100% positive (1 entry)
positive1
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation8
Language pairs
English to Spanish8
Specialty fields
Government / Politics1
Medical: Pharmaceuticals1
Other fields
Automotive / Cars & Trucks2
Livestock / Animal Husbandry1
Human Resources1
Internet, e-Commerce1
Medical: Instruments1
Keywords: translation, translation services, literary translator, technical translator, scientific translator, English-Spanish, book translation, technical writing, corporate communications, communication media, marketing, medicine, engineering, automotive; business-financial



Profile last updated
Sep 16



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