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Working languages:
English to Spanish
Spanish to English

Edna Lee Figueroa
Professional quality, affordable price

Astoria, New York
Local time: 02:44 EDT (GMT-4)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish

Account type Freelancer
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Post-editing, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Cinema, Film, TV, DramaFurniture / Household Appliances
General / Conversation / Greetings / LettersLaw (general)
Poetry & LiteratureMedical (general)
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 28, Questions answered: 27
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Glossaries Legal Terminology, Medical Terms, Theater
Translation education Other - Fayetteville Technical Community College
Experience Years of translation experience: 2. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Spanish (Berlitz, Inc./Raleigh, NC)
Spanish to English (Berlitz, Inc./Raleigh, NC)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
CV/Resume English (DOC)
Professional practices Edna Lee Figueroa endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
About me
Seasoned: 3 years working as a freelance translator; Attentive to details; Reliable: Can be trusted to keep sensitive information secure; Organized: Able to manage large volume projects and work under pressure; Dead line-oriented: Able to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple priorities; Average sustainable 2000 words per day / words per day for short projects: 3500.

Spanish native speaker. Born and raised in Puerto Rico. I have lived in Charlotte and Sanford, NC, in Wichita, KS and currently in New York City.

I work freelance and part time with the following companies and institutions: Teatro Círculo as an Actress, Stage Manager, and I prepare the English supertitles for plays in Spanish for English speaking audiences; in the Standardized Patient Programs from the School of Medicine of New York University as an actress, and from the Mount Sinai Hospital, Morchand Center as an actress and a Spanish interpreter; also I’m a Spanish Instructor at one of the Berlitz Language Centers in Manhattan, NY.

I have worked as a Spanish High School Teacher in Sanford, NC; as a Spanish Instructor at Berlitz, Inc. in Raleigh, NC and as a Conversational Spanish Instructor for the Spring-Department of Park and Recreation in Wichita, KS.

I have Teacher’s Licenses from Puerto Rico (Theater) and North Carolina (Spanish, Theater). I have being a professional actress for 17 years with experience in Theater, Television, Voice-over and Film. I’m a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

I love Spanish! I'm passionate about translation, grammar and details.

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Tres (3) años de trabajo como traductora independiente; atenta a los detalles; confiable: discreta con información sensitiva; organizada: capaz de manejar proyectos de mucho contenido y trabajar bajo presión; cumplimiento de fechas límites, de entrega de trabajos: capaz de cumplir con fechas límites estrictas y manejar múltiples prioridades; promedio sostenible de 2000 palabras por día / palabras por día para proyectos cortos: 3500.

Hispanohablante de nacimiento. Nacida y criada en Puerto Rico. He vivido en Charlotte y Sanford, NC, en Wichita, KS y actualmente en la Ciudad de Nueva York.

Trabajo por cuenta propia y a tiempo parcial con las siguientes compañías e instituciones: Teatro Círculo como Actriz, Regidora de escena, y preparo las presentaciones de supertítulos en inglés de obras en español para público angloparlante; en los programas de paciente estandarizados de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Nueva York como actriz, y del Hospital Mount Sinai en el Centro Morchand como actriz e intérprete de español; además de ser Instructora de español en uno de los Centros de idiomas Berlitz en Manhattan, NY.

Trabajé como maestra de español de escuela secundaria en Sanford, NC; como Instructora de español en el Centro de idiomas Berlitz en Raleigh, NC y como Instructora de español conversacional para el Departamento de Parques y Recreación, temporada primaveral en Wichita, KS.

Poseo licencias de maestra de Puerto Rico (teatro) y Carolina del Norte (español, teatro). He sido actriz profesional por 17 años con experiencia en teatro, televisión, narración y cine. Soy miembro del Sindicato de actores de Estados Unidos (SAG).

¡Amo el español! Me apasiona el traducir, la gramática y los detalles.


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: 28
(All PRO level)


Top languages (PRO)
English to Spanish20
Spanish to English8
Top general fields (PRO)
Other20
Tech/Engineering4
Art/Literary4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Law (general)8
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters4
Poetry & Literature4
Mining & Minerals / Gems4
Tourism & Travel4
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings4

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Keywords: Educación, Birth Certificates, Acta de nacimiento, Advertising & Public Relations; Law (general), Legal, Literature, Arts and Humanities (general), Law, Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights, Travel & Tourism, Art, Film & Television, History, translation, traducción, english, spanish, inglés, español, proofreading, editing, corrección, edición, revisión, subtitling, transcription, transcripción, culture, social, literary, literatura, freelance, freelancer, independiente, autónomo, PC, adobe, acrobat, arte, cultura, medios, periodismo, ciencias, sociales, turismo, certificates, resume, transcript, accounting, passports, agreements, patents, bylaws, articles of incorporation, marriage certificates, medios, contratos, certificados, actas, CV, certificado analítico, documentos, partidas de nacimiento, partidas de matrimonio, pasaportes, patentes, jurado, juicio, tribunal, compraventa, articles of incorporation, constitucion de sociedad


Profile last updated
May 18, 2011



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