Josephina Kooijman, dba On-Site Services, has been providing translation services since 2000. With a profound awareness of the highly competitive global translation market, On-Site Services’ philosophy is to excel in a professional and flexible collaboration with each and every client and to provide accurate, fluent, creative and guaranteed on-time delivered translations.
I am a Dutch native, residing in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado, with an education in Political Sciences and Human Resources, and have over ten years experience in software and soft skills course development and training for businesses in The Netherlands and in the US. One of my specialties is therefore translation of manuals, user guides and help files.
I started my career in 2000 as an in-house localization translator and tester.

I am working full-time and am prompt in my response to your requests.


Language Pairs
English into Dutch (Mother tongue Dutch)


Translation specializations
- Extensive experience in HTML XML, TTX and INX format translations: digital devices, call center software, photo editing software, printing industry software, wireless equipment, educational materials and eLearning, SAP
- Web site translations and testing: history, genealogy, Human Resources and Employment services sites


Marketing
- Brochures: Electronics industry, farming equipment, historical exhibition and art, IT, Kohler, appliances, beauty products, ecological energy resources
- TV adds for Tia Maria

Training and Human Resources
- Corporate training courses: mentoring, conferencing, coaching, telephone etiquette skills, negotiation skills, sales skills, situational coaching, Crucial Conversations, Microsoft Office online training (all training material translations in excess of 100,000 words per subject)
- Human Resources: general HR materials, Hay method job grading, business code of conduct, safety and health procedures, business newsletters, labor contracts, labor disputes, immigration forms, pension plans, financial reporting

General Business and legal
Real estate, questionnaires, driver licenses, birth certificates, retail, press releases, agreements, insurance


Computer Aided Translation Tools (CAT)
SDL Trados version Freelance 7 (per October 2010 upgrade to Trados 2009)
SDLX Lite
Alchemy Catalyst 5

Education
3 years Political Sciences at the University of Amsterdam; no degree; Human Resources College; Bachelors