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Midland Productions
Makes Sense

Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
Local time: 10:18 EET (GMT+2)

Native in: Romanian
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User message
Small company, big clients. Four translators, thousands of pages translated. Four languages. Excellent prices.
Account type Freelancer and outsourcer
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Post-editing, Transcription, Desktop publishing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Law: Contract(s)Law (general)
Law: Patents, Trademarks, CopyrightReal Estate
Construction / Civil EngineeringEngineering: Industrial
Automotive / Cars & TrucksFinance (general)
EconomicsMarketing / Market Research


Rates
English to Romanian - Rates: 0.02 - 0.03 EUR per word / 15 - 25 EUR per hour
Romanian to English - Rates: 0.02 - 0.03 EUR per word / 15 - 25 EUR per hour
French to Romanian - Rates: 0.02 - 0.03 EUR per word / 15 - 25 EUR per hour
Romanian to French - Rates: 0.02 - 0.03 EUR per word / 15 - 25 EUR per hour
English to French - Rates: 0.03 - 0.04 EUR per word / 15 - 25 EUR per hour

Preferred currency EUR
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 287, Questions answered: 146
Project History 12 projects entered    1 positive feedback from colleagues

Payment method accepted Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Wire transfer, Money order
Company Size 4-9 employees
Year Established 2005
Currencies accepted Euro (eur), Romanian new lei (ron), U. S. dollars (usd)
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 5
Glossaries Economic English-french, English - Romanian, French-English, Romanian - French, Romanian-English General
Standards / Certification(s) Notary Approved
This company Subcontracts work for other language companies
Offers job opportunities for freelancers
Translation education Master's degree - The Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest
Experience Years of translation experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Romanian (Romanian Ministry of Culture - Central Commission for Granting Translator Certificates)
Romanian to English (Romanian Ministry of Culture - Central Commission for Granting Translator Certificates)
English to Romanian (Romanian Ministry of Justice)
Romanian to English (Romanian Ministry of Justice)
English to Romanian (Sworn Translator - The Tribunal of Bucharest)


Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Dragon Naturally Speaking, SDL Multiterm, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, Wordfast
CV/Resume English (DOC), Romanian (DOC)
Professional practices Midland Productions endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
About me
Sworn English-Romanian (and the reverse pair) translator/interpreter (certified by the Romanian Ministry of Justice).

Certified translator, for the same language pair, by the Romanian Ministry of Culture.

Licentiate of the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest (4 years degree) - major in International Business, including intensive courses in business English and French.

English <> Romanian translator for over 8 years.
French <> Romanian translator for over 6 years.

I have an experience of more than 2,700,000 words translated (more than 8,500 pages).

My main areas of expertise are: legal, real estate and construction, marketing, technical and literature.

Clients
- real estate consultants CB Richard Ellis Eurisko
- real estate developer Benevo
- real estate consultants Coldwell Banker
- real estate developers Impact Developer and Contractor
- real estate developers Can Serv
- market researchers Ipsos Interactive Services
- publishing company House of Guides
- four small legal offices.

As manager of my own small translating company, I have accumulated over 3 years of experience in project management and quality assurance.

Studied English for 12 years, of which four in intensive English classes, and French for 11 years.

Recent projects
- More than 500 legal contracts (sale, service, leasing, management, agency, financing, credit, joint venture, lease, etc.) (EN, FR <> RO, EN <> FR);
- Powers of attorney, court resolutions and injunctions, arbitral procedures, certificates, criminal and fiscal records, memoranda of association, articles of incorporation, GMS resolutions (thousands of pages) (EN, FR <> RO);
- Real estate company webpages (Benevo and Impact Developer and Contractor) (RO > EN);
- More than 30 real estate valuation reports (EN <> RO);
- More than 30 Real estate market surveys and studies - Romanian Market Overview (CB Richard Ellis Eurisko's annual real estate report) (EN, FR <> RO);
- Land book excerpts, urbanism projects (EN, FR <> RO);
- Wind and avi-faunistic studies for wind parks (EN <> RO);
- Dozens of specifications of contract, building projects, fitting projects, technical projects (electric, heating, waste water, etc) (EN, FR <> RO);
- Over 10 user manuals (electronic and home appliances) (EN <> RO);
- Mazda Motors Service manual (EN > RO);
- Study diplomas and degrees, certificate and record sheets (EN <> RO);
- Account charts, financial and fiscal statements, balance sheets, performance bonds (EN, FR <> RO);
- Internal Regulations of CB Richard Ellis Eurisko and several mall developments (EN <> RO);
- Conditions of contract and building specifications for mall cinema halls (EN, FR <> RO);
- ICSC – Shopping Center Management (book - management/real estate – retail; English into Romanian) (EN <> RO);
- Effie Balomenos, Peter Trifonas – Good Taste (book - lifestyle) (EN <> RO);
- Cuisine et Vins de France – Secrets De Famille (60 Grands Classiques Revisités) (book - culinary) (FR <> RO);
- Five full length motion pictures + subtitling(The Lion In Winter, The Taming of The Shrew, Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl, Gangs of New York, Underworld) (EN <> RO);
- Interpreter and translator (EN, FR <> RO) (over 250 hours) for the French special effects team filming a motion picture near Bucarest (Jacquou Le Croquant);
- More than 50 hours of notarial interpretation (EN <> RO);
- More than 15,000 words of pokerstrategy.com's Romanian platform (poker, electronic games) (EN > RO).

I have created specific glossaries for my specialty fields, based on compared orginal documents, cross references and professional input.

I have good knowledge of musical/sound processing and photography terminology; I also have good knowledge of Italian (however, translations in Italian are handled by a different, specialized translator within the company).

I am available for a test translation of your choice.
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: 323
PRO-level pts: 287


Top languages (PRO)
English to Romanian147
Romanian to English80
English to French24
French to English16
Romanian to French16
Pts in 1 more pair >
Top general fields (PRO)
Other102
Law/Patents49
Tech/Engineering44
Bus/Financial32
Medical20
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Law: Contract(s)38
Law (general)20
Education / Pedagogy18
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion16
Finance (general)12
Medical (general)12
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright11
Pts in 31 more flds >

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

Project History Summary
Total projects12
With client feedback0
Corroborated1
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation10
Interpreting2
Language pairs
English to Romanian7
French to Romanian3
French to English2
Romanian2
Romanian to English2
English to French2
Romanian to French1
Specialty fields
Real Estate4
Construction / Civil Engineering3
Automotive / Cars & Trucks2
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama2
Mechanics / Mech Engineering2
Computers: Software2
Engineering (general)1
Furniture / Household Appliances1
Cooking / Culinary1
Accounting1
Finance (general)1
Law (general)1
Environment & Ecology1
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.1
Internet, e-Commerce1
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino1
Computers: Systems, Networks1
Law: Contract(s)1
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs1
Management1
Music1
Media / Multimedia1
Retail1
Other fields
IT (Information Technology)1
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Profile last updated
May 6, 2011