What I Translate:

I have several years of experience translating on a freelance basis and in a production coordination capacity with two translation companies.

My strongest fields are:

• information technology (internet, local- and wide-area networks, e-commerce, broadband technology, barcoding)
  
• commercial (bids, prospectuses, contracts)
  
• legal (court documents, licensing agreements, legislation, articles of incorporation)
  
• marketing (promotional and creative copy, market analyses)
  
• classical and classical vocal music

Types of Projects I've Worked On:

• served as a team member for large project involving relational database terminology using client-approved terminology;
  
• translated promotional copy for international airline's in-flight magazine;
  
• have extensive experience as editor/proofreader.

How I Get My Work Done:

My OS is Windows XP, and I work in Office XP and Publisher, and can provide output in Quark Express. I have broadband internet access, firewall and full virus protection, and a fully-functional backup PC, CD-RW and scanner. I am also proficient in HTML and MS Exchange.

Why you can rely on me:

I offer competitive rates, flexible schedule, prompt response times, and have a good mastery of the ingredients necessary for thorough, stylistically appropriate and consistent work.

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How I Got My Start:

In addition to managing all facets of translation production and quality control for a translation company, I coordinated a long-term English>French team project involving translation of engineering specifications for construction of multi-million dollar facility in Algeria and supervised translation team for a multi-lingual biomedical product rollout including pre-translation prep work. I was involved in the translation, editing and final checking of the majority of one translation company's French>English, Spanish>English and English>French work and oversaw recruitment and testing of new translators; and acted as liaison to the Canadian government for large-scale Canada Post project involving extensive graphics.

What I Have Studied:

BA in French (3.95 GPA); minor in Russian. Translation courses at Universit