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Member since May '08

Working languages:
English to Dutch
Spanish to Dutch
English to Flemish
Spanish to Flemish
French to Dutch

Availability today:
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Kobe Vander Beken
Translator- Interpreter

Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Local time: 14:29 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Dutch Native in Dutch, Flemish Native in Flemish
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About me
EDUCATION

- 2002: Certification of an intensive Spanish course (432 hours) at Don Quijote Language School in Salamanca and Granada. Level: prefeccionamiento (perfection).

- 2003: D.E.L.E. (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera), issued by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

- 2004: Certification of a language course (Quechua) at U.N.S.A.A.C. (Universidad Nacional de San Antionio Abad del Cusco) - Centro de Idiomas, Cusco - Peru

- 2007: Master Degree: Translation Studies (EN, ES, NL) (Hogeschool Gent - Department of Translation).

° Specialisation: Technical & Scientific Translations
° Optional courses:
- French
- Introduction to simultaneous (conference) and consecutive interpreting
- Subtitling

WORK EXPERIENCE

- 2007: Internal Translator and Management Assistant at Petit Bateau Belgium.

- 2007 - 2008: Localisation Specialist/ reviewer at Yamagata Europe Gent - Belgium.

° Localisation Support
° Translation Quality Assurance

* Training received at Yamagata Europe:

- QA Distiller training
- Trados, TagEditor, Winalign, etc. training
- Alchemy Catalyst training
- DITA training
- Machine translation course
- etc...

- 2004 - present: Freelance translator/interpreter

° Translation
° Review/proofreading
° Simultaneous/consecutive interpreting
° Alignments
° Cultural mediation
° etc...

SPECIALISATIONS

- Technical
°Manuals
°Automotive
°Transport/ Railway/ Metro
°Photography

- Scientific
°Medical
°Pharmaceutical
°Biology

- Tourism&Travel

- Food&Dairy

- Plastic/Fine Arts

INTERESTING PROJECTS I'VE WORKED ON

2007: Several one-week ES>NL>ES Interpreting assignments for the Flemish Government. Mainly consecutive and simultaneous interpreting for Spanish delegations visiting Flanders and the Flemish Institutions and Organizations.

2009: Translation of a Photo book about the Flanders Port Area (Photography by Tom d'Haenens).

I'm using SDL Trados Studio 2011

Contact me: Simi Translations, Phone: +32 (0)486 80 05 06, SKYPE: kobe_vb

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Total pts earned: 121
PRO-level pts: 113


Top languages (PRO)
Spanish to Dutch52
French to Dutch23
English to Dutch14
Dutch to English8
Dutch to Spanish8
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Top general fields (PRO)
Other48
Tech/Engineering33
Law/Patents15
Bus/Financial13
Medical4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Military / Defense32
Law (general)15
Transport / Transportation / Shipping11
Agriculture8
Construction / Civil Engineering8
Engineering (general)6
Energy / Power Generation4
Pts in 8 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 projects2
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Corroborated0
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neutral0
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Job type
Translation2
Language pairs
English to Flemish1
English to Dutch1
Specialty fields
Cosmetics, Beauty1
Other fields
Medical (general)1
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