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Member since May '02

Working languages:
German to English
Russian to English
French to English
English to Tagalog
Spanish to English

Marcus Malabad
Quality, Accuracy and Experience

Toronto, Ontario
Local time: 23:22 EST (GMT-5)

Native in: English Native in English, Tagalog Native in Tagalog
Willingness
to Work Again

12 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
ProZ.com Kudoz editor
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Computers: SoftwareGeology
Medical: PharmaceuticalsAutomation & Robotics
Telecom(munications)Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Finance (general)Electronics / Elect Eng
Computers: Systems, NetworksLinguistics

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 1614, Questions asked: 21 Easy / 885 PRO, PRO-level points: 3111
Glossaries De-En business/commerce, De-En engineering, De-En general, De-En medical, Es-En engineering, Es-En general, Es-En medical, Fr-En finance, Fr-En IT, Fr-En medical

Translation education BA-Moscow State University
Experience Years of translation experience: 20. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 1999. Became a member: May 2002.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Russian to English (Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario, verified)
Russian to English (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters, verified)
German to English (Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario, verified)
Memberships NAATI
TeamsYES WE CAN !!, Tagalog On Target (c)
Software Across, DejaVu, Frontpage, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat 5.0, Adobe InDesign 2.0, eFax Messenger Plus, Framemaker 5.5, Lavasoft Ad-aware 6, Macromedia Freehand 10, MSN Messenger 10.0, Norton AntiVirus 2005, Powerpoint 2002, Skype, Spybot - S&D 1.2, STAR Transit, 3.0.267, Windows/Office Suite XP, WS_FTP, Pagemaker, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, STAR Transit, Wordfast
About me

English translator from German, Russian, French, Spanish and Tagalog (as well as English > Tagalog)

Expertise:
(may vary according to the language pair, please inquire)

1) Engineering

Drives and automation: AC/DC converters, closed-loop controls, control engineering, field bus technology, programmable and numerical controls (PLC)

Electrical and power engineering: transformers, switchgears, electrical systems and networks, power cables, protective devices and relays, electrical measuring and analysis, telecontrol, semiconductors, test engineering, quality control, high-voltage engineering, power electronics, microelectronics, nanotechnology

Process engineering: injection and compression molds, diecasting, extrusion, plastics engineering; manufacturing and assembly; factory technology

Railway technology: locomotives and bogies, brake tests, load tests, electric blocks, switches

Safety engineering: personal safety equipment, fail-safe systems, troubleshooting, failure modes and effects analysis, safety in a factory setting

Civil engineering: residential and commercial buildings, structural elements, building tools and equipment, cable and pipe laying, road works, conveyors

Automotive engineering: heavy transport machinery, mining equipment, engines, combustion theory, pistons; robotics and robot assembly machines; assembly lines

Oil and gas: economics of O&G, pipelines, drilling, mining, geology

Aviation and aerodynamics: principles of flight, aircraft components, JAR-OPS, aircraft engines (parts, mode of operation, theory of combustion), physics of aerodynamics (thrust and lift)

2) IT

Databases, utilities, programming languages, Internet technology, network theory, artificial intelligence, CAD/CAM, data management and processing, consumer electronics, digital logic, instrumentation, modelling and simulation, system installation, informatics

3) Telecommunications

Antennas, communication cables, microwave engineering, mobile communications, radio engineering, radio relay, telephony

4) Environmental technology: water and waste treatment, conveyor screws, purification plants, contamination and pollution, radiation containment, geology and geophysics, seismology

5) physics and mathematics

Astrophysics, geophyics, optics, probability theory, atomic and molecular science, quantum theory, electromagnetism, solid state, lasers, thermodynamics

6) Business and finance (tax - especially transfer pricing, customs, corporate contracts, legislation, government, deeds, patent disputes)

7) art and literature (screenplays, plays, short stories)

8) sports (exercises, strength training, rowing, fencing, triathlon, scuba diving, running, swimming, cycling, archery)

Web sites I helped translate:
SEW-Eurodrive
BAD GmbH
Alukoenigstahl
KUHN GmbH
Giscosa
Strube GmbH & Co. KG

BSc Physics (1986)
BA Russian (modern languages and literature) (1991)
MA Linguistics (1993)

(with concurrent studies in French, German and Spanish)

7 years experience as in-house English translator from Russian, German, French and Spanish at CBS News, Price WaterhouseCoopers and KPMG

12 years experience as a freelance English translator

21 years total working as a professional translator


Keywords: engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, nuclear engineering, plant engineering, automotive engineering, aeronautical engineering, marine engineering, safety engineering, power engineering, robotics, manufacturing, car assembly, vehicle assembly, robotic assembly, robotic welding, robotic soldering, robotic painting, aircraft, airplane parts, aerodynamics, principles of flight, science, finance, literary, sports, physics, software, mechanical, electrical, machines, manuals, robotics, car assembly, assembly lines, manufacturing, production, industrial plants, industrial installations, machinery, robots, English to Tagalog, Tagalog, German to English, German, pharmaceuticals, drug trials, drug assays, user manuals, user instructions, operating manual, operating instructions, instruction manual, user guide, operating instruction, device, equipment, installation, system, plant, factory, forklift, warehousing, storage, customs, pallet, Transit, Deja vu, Trados, Across, religion, history of religion, ancient history, ancient religions, environment, environmental technology, environmental engineering, geography, geology, mining, orogeny, rocks, sediments, sedimentation, seismology, oil and gas, earthquakes, conveyor screws, pipelines, wiring and cabling, road laying, bridges, bridge construction, materials, synthetics, properties of materials, material strength, fuels, additives, aviation fuel, automotive fuel, fuel processing, gasoline, pharmaceuticals, clinical translation, allergies and allergology, cosmetic surgery, drug assays, oncology, cardiology, cancer, sports, fencing, running, weight training, triathlon, sports injuries, sports medicine, zoology, ornithology, paleontology, dinosaurs, ichthyology, marine biology, scuba diving, mountaineering, survival in extreme environments

Profile last updated
Oct 14