Ahnan Alex
Address||Jl. Kedondong Raya H9-26 Perum Bugul Permai - Bugul Kidul, Pasuruan - East Java, Indonesia 67121|| Phone(s)||+6283837785509, +628563166636

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.A world-class translation and localization service provider

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVE
I was an English teacher from 2004 to 2010 and a vice principal of one of the leading schools in my local area as well as have served as a freelance translator since 2006 to date. I am now fully focusing on translation industry and anything related to the languages, particularly English, Indonesian and Javanese.

I started my international career in the translation industry in 2010 and at the same time, I was approved as an official member of Association of Indonesian Translators (Himpunan Penerjemah Indonesia) in June 2010, contracted as a freelancer at Booking.com since July 2010 for English to Indonesian project, a Target Language Expert (TLE) at Avant Assessment L.L.C. for Indonesian and Javanese projects since August 2010, a Web site localizer at www.TranslatorsCafe.com for English to Indonesian from August 2010 to date and a freelancer at some agencies; Indonesia, India, Egypt, Kuwait, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Turkey, United States, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, England, Russia, etc.

I hold a bachelor degree in English Literature and Linguistics with best predicate (3.96/4.00), and have learned English since I was 9. As a native speaker of Indonesian and Javanese, I am familiar and able to speak and write Indonesian and Javanese very well.

My general objectives are to provide world-class translation and localization services with top quality, any language related services such as copywriting, content writing, language consulting, online language learning, etc., and to be a customer-oriented service provider that can meet every single client’s need.

EXPERIENCE

• Full-time freelance translator from July 2010 to date, successfully accomplishing translation projects ranging from small to big scale projects such as:
  
  • Web site content translation of more than 3,000,000 words during one year and a half, from English to Indonesian – area of expertise: hotel & tourism – name of service user: Booking.com – the Netherlands – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Web site localization and content translation of 100,5050 words, from English to Indonesian – area of expertise: education/web site localization – name of service user – English First (EF) – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Web site localization and content translation of 8,364 words within 3 days, from English to Indonesian – area of expertise: social networking/mobile application/web site localization – name of service user – KakaoTalk Team for KakaoTalk Mobile Messenger – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Web site localization and content translation of more than 31,000 words during recent 2 weeks, from English to Indonesian – area of expertise: marketing/promotion/web site localization – name of service user – Photobook Worldwide – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    Web site localization and content translation of ReproFinance.com, from English to Indonesian – area of expertise: marketing/promotion/web site localization/forex – name of service user – ReproFinance – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Web site localization and content translation of more than 10,000 words for hotforex.com during recent months, from English to Indonesian – area of expertise: Foreign exchange (forex)/web site localization – name of service user – Translance, India – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Web site localization and content translation of more than 60,000 words during a month, from English to Javanese – area of expertise: game/video games/gambling/web site localization – name of service user: Tagged.com – United States of America – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Target Language Expert (TLE) for Indonesian and Javanese projects of more than 100 articles ‘rendered’ into English - area of expertise: news articles of around the world topics – name of service user: Avant Assessment L.L.C. in collaboration with Oregon University - more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • eNews translation of more than 80,000 words during 5 months, from English to Indonesian - area of expertise: general topics – name of service user: Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) - more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Web site localization of more than 60,000 words including The Hub content during 2 months, from English to Indonesian - area of expertise: general topics/fertilizers/explosives/web site localization – name of service user: Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) - more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Web site localization of more than 29,000 words, including the site interface during a year, from English to Indonesian – area of expertise: web site localization – name of service user: TranslatorsCafe.com – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Translation of hundreds of birth certificates, marriage certificates, school transcript, and licenses during a year, from Indonesian to English – area of expertise: certificates, diplomas, licenses, CVs – name of service user: a wide range of local and international agencies – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Taxation translation of more than 5,000 words during a week, from Indonesian to English – area of expertise: taxation – name of service user: Alaa Translations – Kuwait – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Translation of Article of Incorporation and Certificate of Registration of more than 15,000 words during 3 weeks, from Indonesian to English – area of expertise: legal/contract – name of service user: Ultra Translate – the United States of America - more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Other Indonesian to English projects from 1000 to 50,000 words per project from leading companies and translation agencies – more details on service user’s contact, translation sample, etc. will be provided upon request.
    
  • Translation of millions of words from Indonesian to English and English to Indonesian with high quality output, ranging from birth certificate to the legalese and patent documents (details and positive feedback from the service users can be traced in my online profiles everywhere on the internet.)
    
  Note from the service provider regarding the NDA
  Please be advised that all projects listed above are ones I successfully accomplished from July 2010 to date with satisfactory notes from the clients. The mentioning of the above projects has been under the clients’ prior consent and does not violate any agreement or Non-disclosure Agreement between my clients and me as a service provider. Some projects other than ones listed above are there as well during July 2010 to date, but they cannot be mentioned one by one here due to the Non-disclosure Agreement and the unwillingness of my clients to mention the projects and even their company names. The projects before July 2010 are there as well, but these will not be listed here due to the expiration and the space available here. However, if you need their lists, please feel free to contact me.
  
• English teacher from 2004 to 2010, successfully accomplishing competence and inquiry-based learning towards Elementary school students
  
• Vice principal from 2007 to 2010, successfully managing all school programs and activities within and outside the school environment
  

EDUCATION

• Bachelor Degree in English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Dr. Soetomo University, Indonesia in 2006 with GPA 3.96/4.00
  

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Very strong knowledge of Indonesian, Javanese and English
  
• Fully trained as a translator at college
  
• Skillfully operate some CAT Tools. e.g., Trados 2007, Trados 2009, SDLX, etc.
  
• Capable of managing the team for specific purposes
  

TRANSLATORS PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Association of Indonesian Translators (Number: HPI-01-10-207)
  
• Proz.com Certified Pro Translator
  
• Verified Credential TC Master of TranslatorsCafe.com
  
• Indonesian Translator with Proven Native Level of English Capability at Translatorsbase.com
  

AWARDS

• The Best Graduate of Faculty of Letters, Dr. Soetomo University Indonesia (GPA:3.96 out of 4.00)
  
• 30 years of FREE TC MEMBERSHIP awarded by TranslatorsCafe.com after localizing the TranslatorsCafe Web site
  

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Tourism, Travel & Hotel
  
• Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
  
• Law (general)
  
• Law: Contract(s)
  
• IT (Information Technology)
  
• Games/Video Games/Gaming/Casino
  
• Computers (general)
  
• Internet, e-Commerce
  
• Business/Commerce (general)
  
• General/Conversation/Greetings/Letters
  

(For the areas excluded as referred to herein, please discuss with me in advance.)

OTHERS

• Daily output:
  
  • Translation: 3,000 words
    
  • Editing: 6,000 words
    
  • Proofreading: 6,000 words
    
  (For the daily output excluded as referred to herein, please discuss with me in advance.)
  
• Payment method:
  
  • PayPal
    
  • Moneybookers
    
  • Bank Transfer
    
  • Western Union
    
  • Others (Please mention your preferred payment method.)
    
• Instant messaging:
  
  • Skype: ahnanalex
    
  • Yahoo! Messenger: ahnanalex
    
  • Gtalk: alex.ahnan
    
  • Others (Available upon request)
    

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  Why choose me?
  
  There are a number of reasons you should consider why you have to hire me to handle all of your language related needs.
  
  • I have learnt English since I was nine. This, of course, provided me with very strong basics on English.
    
  • I was the best graduate of Faculty of Letters, English Department with outstanding achievement - GPA of 3.96 of 4.00 with A+ records on all English related subjects and Bahasa Indonesia (Please click here to download the proven certificates on the records as referred to herein.)
    
  • I was born, raised and educated in Java - Indonesia meaning that I am an Indonesian and Javanese native speaker knowing all aspects related to both languages.
    
  • I was an English teacher from 2004 to 2010, intensively teaching countless people ranging from children to adults, school students to professional executives.
    
  • I am a full-time freelance translator that is now focusing on the language related business ONLY, certified by the Association of Indonesian Translators (Himpunan Penerjemah Indonesia), having served elite local and international clients with their own unique requests and needs.
    
  
  Please see what they said about me.
  
  
  • James Morai, Director of Ultra Translate, United States of America, "Excellent work- English (translation from an Indonesian legal document) is extremely good/native level. Very prompt and available for questions. Highly recommended!"
    
  • Sameer Shah, Owner of Efmands (E Facilities Management and Solutions), India, "Alex completed an English to Indonesian translation project for my company with great care and accuracy considering the domain to be semi-legal and government documents.
    I would recommend his services without thinking twice."
    
  • Marco Bastidas, Director of Western Translation Services, United States of America, "very good job"
    
  • Arthur Liebl, interpretesbrasil.com, United States of America, "Extremely professional, excellent work and timely. Highly recommend 5 Stars!!!"
    
  • Olga Helmer, United States of America, "he worked very late at night because he knew I needed my birth certificate translated asap"
    
  • Virginie Lochou, a Booking.com Project Manager, the Netherlands, "Ahnan is very pleasant and professional, attentive to details, and he always meets the deadline. I highly recommend him."
    
  • Translance, India, "Ahnan was quite fast on the project with good quality. Would work with him again."