Susana Coletti is a free-lance translator with over twenty years of experience of both offical and commercial translations. I am a native Peruvian, born in Lima where I received my high-school education, and I graduated with a B.A. in Media Communications from Hunter College in New York, U.S. I have a professional background, therefore I am equipped to meet the linguistic needs of international companies, legal offices and import/export firms.

Susana Coletti provides translations to and from English and Spanish. The material that you submit will be translated taking into consideration, not only proper grammar, but also the most accurate phrasing in the target language, producing a text that does not read like a translation.

I have experience translating:

Legal documents: depositions, court rulings, briefs, pleas, court orders, appeals, real estate documents, commercial leases, title deeds, banking documents, employment contracts, powers of attorney, warranties, birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, testatments, divorce settlements.

Business & Financial documents: business letters, agreements and contracts.

Technical: software instructions and manuals.

Computer skills:

HARDWARE: AS/400, IBM PCs running Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh.
SOFTWARE: JD Edwards, Microsoft Word and Excel (for PC and Mac), Microsoft Outlook, Windows 2000, WordPerfect, MacWrite, QuarkXPress, dBase III.

9/93 – 5/96
Hunter College, City University of N.Y.
Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications Minor: English
9/87 – 5/88
New York University, School of Continuing Education, New York, NY
Introduction to Translation; Spanish Commercial Translation; Spanish Legal Translation
1/82 – 6/85
La Guardia Community College, City University of N.Y.
Associate Degree in Business Management

My complete resume with references and additional information rates is available upon request.