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Working languages:
Spanish to English
English to Spanish
Catalan to English

Peter Guest
30 yrs Advertising, Marketing, Research

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Local time: 23:25 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: English Native in English
Willingness to Work Again info
2 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Transcription, Training, Desktop publishing, Project management, Sales, Operations management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Advertising / Public RelationsMarketing / Market Research
Ships, Sailing, MaritimeComputers: Software
Computers: Systems, NetworksCooking / Culinary
Food & DairyMusic
Esoteric practices

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 666, Questions answered: 327
Experience Years of translation experience: 28. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2009. Became a member: May 2009.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials N/A
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, InDesign, Keynote, Mac OSX5, numbers, Pages, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, Wordfast
Website http://www.peterguest.biz
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Training sessions attended SDL Trados Studio 2009 Getting Started for Translators
Professional practices Peter Guest endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
About me
Perfil en español a continuación del inglés.
Advertising and Marketing Research:
Over 20 years experience in International Advertising and market research mainly in English, Spanish and Catalan. Extensive experience in the fields of Cosmetics, FMCG, Automotive, Industrial, Foodservice, Publishing, Tourism, Event handling, Exhibitions, Health and Beauty, EXPOagua2008, Corporate communications for national and international clients.

Extensive experience in creating, planning and coordinating marketing and communications activities in English, Spanish and Catalan. (Brand and product positioning, communications strategy, media strategy, film, print and web production)

Extensive experience in presenting communications and marketing plans and marketing research in English, Spanish and Catalan to international audiences both client and agency-sides.

Wide experience in liasing and translating in international meetings of clients and agencies. Wide experience in Desk-top Publishing with Word, InDesign, Quark Express.

Very experienced in defining, creating, producing and translating content into and from English and Spanish/Catalan.

Experience in translating and localising websites and other marketing communications for international clients.

Marketing Research:
Extensive experience in briefing, analysing, summarising, translating and presenting marketing, consumer and shopper research:
Qualitative focus groups and in-depth interviews. Semiotics, narratological analysis, ethnographics, in-situ shopper research, sensorial analysis.

Management Consulting:
5 years experience as in house translator and co-ordindator in Accenture, Barcelona: SAP R/3, Logistics, e-Commerce, e-fulfillment, e-replenishment. CRM.
3 years experience in presenting Management Consultancy programmes, Balanced Scorecard.

Navigation, sailing, boat handling:
25 years experience as RYA and Dirección de Marina Mercante (Spain) sailboat skipper with 2 books (Ed. CEAC) translated on sail and motor boat repair and maintenance, boat handling, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, chartwork etc…

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One Catalan Coast pilot book translated for Ed. Planeta

LALC-2.jpgTibetan Buddhist terminology:
4 years experience of live interpreting of Tibetan meditation master's live conferences by webcast and in person (from English to Spanish)
Spanish to English translation of the Biography of Nyag bla Padma bdud ’dul

Publicidad y Marketing:
Más de 20 años de experiencia en publicidad e investigación de mercados, principalmente en castellano, ingles y catalán. Amplia experiencia en los sectores de cosmética, FMCG, automóvil, industrial, foodservice (horeca), editorial, turismo, eventos, exhibiciones, salud y belleza, ExpoAgua2008, comunicaciones corporativas para clientes nacionales e internacionales.

Gran experiencia en la creación, planificación y coordinación de campañas de marketing y comunicaciones en inglés, castellano y catalán. (Posicionamiento de marca y producto, estrategia de comunicación, estrategia de medios, producción de tv, impresión y web)

Amplia experiencia en la presentación de planes de marketing y comunicación y de investigación de mercado en castellano, catalán e inglés a clientes y agencias.

Gran experiencia en la coordinación y traducción en reuniones internacionales de clientes y agencias.

Muy experimentado en la definición, creación y producción de contenidos en inglés, castellano y catalán.
Amplia experiencia en edición con Word, InDesign, Quark Express.

Experimentado de la traducción y adaptación de webs y otras comunicaciones de marketing para clientes internacionales con trabajos de SEO y SEM

Investigación de Mercado:
Amplia experiencia en el planteamiento, análisis, resumen y presentación de investigación de mercado, consumidor y shopper:
Focus Group y entrevistas en profundidad. Semiótica, narratología, etnografía, in-situ investigación shopper, análisis sensorial.

Consultoría de Gestión:
5 años de experiencia como traductor y coordinador en Accenture, Barcelona: SAP R/3, Logística, e-Commercio, e-fulfillment, e-replenishment. CRM.
3 años de experiencia en la presentación de programas de consultoría de gestión y Balanced Scorecard.

Navegación y pilotaje:
25 años de experiencia como Patrón de RYA y Dirección de Marina Mercante (España) 2 libros (Ed. CEAC) traducidos sobre la navegación a vela y motor, la reparación y mantenimiento, gobierno, navegación, pilotaje, meteorología, cartas náuticas etc…
Libro de Derrotero de la Costa Catalana traducido para Ed. Planeta

Terminología del Budismo Tibetano:
4 años de experiencia de traducción simultánea de conferencias en directo de un Maestro de meditación budista (inglés al castellano)
Traducción de la biografía de Nyag bla Padma bdud ’dul

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: 706
PRO-level pts: 666


Top languages (PRO)
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Spanish to English319
Catalan to English16
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Profile last updated
Mar 4, 2010