Native Croatian freelance translator and certified interpreter from and into English and Croatian with 15 years of experience, strong linguistic skills and in-depth knowledge in the following areas of specialization:

• EU legislation
• Law
• Banking / Finance / Accounting / Insurance - I am a Contractor - External translator/reviser/proofreader for Croatian at European Central Bank
• Business
• Marketing
• Information Technology
• Engineering

But I will let the numbers speak for themselves :

• over 1,700,000 words of the Community acquis and the EU's secondary legislation and counting,
• over 235,000 words of agreements, contracts and different legal documents,
• over 300,000 words of user manuals, websites, articles, presentations, learning materials, case studies, etc.,
• over 93% of my translations for the EU Commission's DGT have received very good feedback (the highest grade) with minor or no corrections,
• daily output of 3,000 to 3,500 words in SDL Trados.


Education
- MA in English Language and Literature and Linguistics (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Certified Court Interpreter for English (Zagreb County Court)

My translating experience project so far:

Law / Legal
EU's acqui and secondary legislation, EU Commission's communications, reports, contract documentation, tender documents, service agreements, lease and sublease agreements, supply agreements, certificates of incorporation, promissiory notes, certificates, marriage certificates, certificate of residence, contracts, court & ministry decisions, regulations, location and building permits, insurance policies, terms and conditions, terms of use, statements of claim, non-disclosure agreements, location agreements, framework agreements, works contracts, purchase orders, purchasing conditions, codes of conduct, statutes, judgements, extradition requests, extrajudicial settlements, employment agreements, joint venture/consortium agreements, lawsuits, industrial designs, calls for proposals, project applications, etc.

Business / Marketing / Economy
general business documents, brochures, press releases, websites, corporate news & articles, mortgage insurance, catalogs, warranties, CVs, diplomas, certificates, reports, letters of recommendation, marketing campaigns, advertising campaigns, audit reports, insurance, real estate, annual financial reports, marketing surveys, questionnaires, etc.

Technical/Engineering:
technical descriptions, user manuals, machine descriptions, safety measures, etc.

Telecommunications & IT:
software localization, software manuals, user manuals for mobile phones, cameras, notebooks, etc.

In providing translation, editing and proofreading services I am dedicated to:

- treating all information received in the course of my duties as confidential
- being impartial and maintaining integrity and professionalism
- respecting the ethics and deadlines