Working languages:
German to English
French to English
Russian to English

Sofia Ziskind
skilled linguist & web search ninja

Beer-Sheva, HaDarom (Southern), Israel
Local time: 05:00 IST (GMT+2)

Native in: English 

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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Transcription, Subtitling, Voiceover (dubbing), Interpreting
Expertise
Specializes in:
SafetyAutomation & Robotics
ManufacturingMetallurgy / Casting
Mechanics / Mech EngineeringLaw: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright

Rates
General rate: 0.07 EUR per word / 25 EUR per hour

Rates per language pair:
German to English - Rates: 0.07 - 0.12 EUR per word / 25 - 40 EUR per hour
French to English - Rates: 0.07 - 0.12 EUR per word / 25 - 40 EUR per hour
Russian to English - Rates: 0.07 - 0.12 EUR per word / 25 - 40 EUR per hour
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 59, Questions answered: 53
Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, Check, PayPal
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Glossaries bidness/marketing, dico, dico culinaire, dico suisse, Grinding, machinery and stuff, hotellerie, médecine, RailEurope, technisches Woerterbuch
Translation education Master's degree - University of Illinois at Chicago
Experience Years of experience: 19. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2002.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials French to English (NIU - French major; University of Lausanne, Switze)
German to English (NIU - German major; Goethe Institute in Germany - )
Russian to English (raised bilingual)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, memoQ, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Trados Studio, Wordfast
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Get help on technical issues / improve my technical skills
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Help or teach others with what I have learned over the years
  • Buy or learn new work-related software
  • Improve my productivity
Bio

Originally from the US - native English speaker!
Raised bilingual in English and Russian.
Studied French and German in school and went on to complete a BA in both languages. Spent a total of 3 years living, studying and working in Europe, primarily in Germany and French-speaking Switzerland.

Relevant working experience:
- 2 years as a sales assistant with a German industrial machinery manufacturer. 
- 1.5 years as multi-lingual (French/German/English) proofreader with a translation firm specializing in patents.
- 1 year as quality controller and team lead on a multi-language abstracting and indexing project.
- Freelancing full-time as of 2013 with a particular focus on German>English technical materials (e.g. industrial machinery operating manuals, risk assessments, quotations, purchase agreements, etc.) as well as general marketing, GDPR, product catalogs and more.

Keywords: manufacturing, industrial machinery, automation, commercial offers, machine tools, grinding, grinding machinery, metallurgy


Profile last updated
Nov 14, 2024