Ø Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate

Ø Engineer & Linguist

Ø Native in English and French

Ø Proz Profile: https://www.proz.com/translator/3696500

Ø Citizenship: US Citizen

Ø Contact: halourou@gmail.com

ABOUT ME:

I am an engineer, freelance translator, and linguist. I am a Native French and English speaker. I studied electrical and computer engineering and I worked as an engineer for six years, doing research in laboratories, testing spacecraft instruments, and writing software. While still in engineering, I fell in love with Technical translation. Translation was so gratifying to me that I became a full-time technical translator. In other words, I am not just an engineer who happens to speak a couple of foreign languages nor am I a translator who decided to specialize in a certain engineering field. I have professional experience in both fields.

COMPLETED PROJECTS:
Major translation projects that I have completed include specs, training and marketing materials for major aircraft and spacecraft companies (including Airbus and the Japanese Space Exploration Agency), automotive specs for Peugeot, Citroën, and MG, and EU-related documents.

I am based in Philadelphia, PA, USA. I have also lived and worked in many French speaking countries( France, Togo, Benin)

MY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Aerospace, electrical, mechanical, and automotive engineering, IT, and software localization.

BACKGROUND

• B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, concentration: Power generation and Spacecraft Design; Minor in Mathematics; Temple University, Philadelphia PA USA, 2014
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering, Collège St Joseph, Lomé, Togo, 2005
• Continuing education courses in programming, software testing, website design, and many others.

DOCUMENT TYPES I TYPICALLY TRANSLATE:
Specifications, maintenance manuals, training materials, software documentation, brochures and marketing materials.

Halourou Boukari