English/Spanish to Latvian freelance translator/proofreader/editor (since 2004) mostly specializing in IT and technical fields, as well as EU affairs. I am highly proficient in IT technical matters (with professional experience as a system administrator); at the same time during my academic years I’ve gained linguistic excellence and wide knowledge in many other fields: culture, arts, history, philosophy, literature... I’m committed to perfection in everything I do, and especially in translation.

Specialization

- IT (software localization, computers, peripherals, networking): major projects include localization of Windows Vista, Windows 7, MS Office 2007, MS Office 2010 (> 800 000 words in EN-LV language pair).

- EU affairs: European Parliament and European Commission legislative and non-legislative texts (> 1 000 000 words in EN-LV/ES-LV language pairs).

- Industrial, mechanical engineering, HVAC: major projects include the translation of Atlas Copco industrial equipment user manuals, Schneider Electric component manuals, Toshiba air conditioners, etc. (> 600 000 words in EN-LV language pair).

- Consumer electronics, household appliances: Canon and Xerox office equipment, Nokia and LG mobile phones, BSH household appliances, Garmin navigation equipment manuals, etc. (> 1 000 000 words in EN-LV/ES-LV language pairs).

- Automotive: Volvo & Chevrolet cars, DAF trucks AGCO tractors and combines (> 800 000 words).

- Legal: certifications, authorizations, contracts (> 200 000 words in ES-LV language pair).

- Dictionaries (several ES-LV conversational dictionaries for a major publishing house).

- Literature/fiction (several novels from Spanish into Latvian, fairy-tales and popular science booklets for children).

Special interests

- Music (production, instruments, acoustics)
- Philosophy, history, fiction
- Spirituality, alternative medicine

Hardware:
Mac Pro 2.8GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon, 32 GB RAM (OS X El Capitan and Windows 8 64 bit)
Class-A voice recording equipment

Software:
Competent in IT technologies and CAT tools (SDL Trados Studio 2015, SDLX, Star Transit, MemoQ, Memsource, etc.), Microsoft Office, experienced user with graphic design applications (Adobe Photoshop CS and Illustrator CS), web design applications (Adobe Dreamweaver CS), audio recording/producing software (Apple Logic, Steinberg Wavelab etc.).

Other skills:
Experienced in audio recording and mastering, as well as acoustics. Home recording studio for voice-over needs.

See CV or contact me for further information.

Rates upon request.