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Languages:

• Native language       : English (born in England).
• Source languages     : Portuguese, Spanish (living in Brazil since 2002).

Translation Specialization:

• Information Technology (IT) - Computing, programming, telecommunications, electronics etc
• Engineering (civil / industrial / mechanical / chemical)
• Tourism & Travel – inc. Real Estate
• Environment & Ecology – inc. Government & Politics
• Forestry / Wood / Timber / Mining / Minerals
• Finance (general) / Business / Management / Contracts

Volume: (words per day)

• 2,500 - depending on difficulty/context
• up to 4000 on straightforward text

 
Translation Software Technology:

• Wordfast
• Trados

Education:

HND (BTEC) – Software Engineering: 1992 - 1994. Programming in ‘C’, ‘Pascal’, HTML, SQL server, Electronics, Operating Systems. Microsoft Certified Professional: Internetworking (TCP/IP). City & Guilds: Computers 1 & 2, Electronics 1 & 2.



Work History:

BRAZIL: www.Interpretacao.com – Freelance translator. 2002 to the present. Portuguese and Spanish, to English. Wizard Language Courses (TEFL) – English Teacher 2004 to the present. I still work at Wizard on Saturday mornings - two classes. LanguageDirect.net – Online English Teacher. 2007. Castilla – English and Spanish – English Teacher. 2003 – 2005.  ENGLAND: East Berkshire College: 04.01.2001 - 22.03.2002 IT Manager up until my final departure, on a permanent basis, to Brazil. Responsible for computer system maintenance and functionality. Providing IT services to the campus over 4 sites. NetStore PLC:  20.12.1996 - 29.12.2000 Network management and Technical consultancy. Administration and maintenance of computer systems, both in-house and on customer sites. Consultancy, customer advice and visits as Systems Engineer, sales support. Employed full-time for four years. Datapro Information Services Group (McGraw Hill): Jan 1995 - 25.11.1996 IT, technical support and administration. In-house technical support. Digital Computers: August 1994 – Jan 1995 Technical assembly, configuration and testing of computers.

Recent Notable Translation Work:

Year	Field / Area	Size	Description
2008 Mar	Technical - Thermodynamic Solar System	4,500 words	Translation of solar hot water heating equipment installation and usage instructions: Thermodynamic Solar Panel, Thermoaccumulator, Thermo Block, etc.
2008 Mar	Technical - Electricity / Voltages	6,500 words	HV/MV substation information, installation and procedure on SURGE ARRESTERS, conforming to the IEC 60099-4 standard.
2008 Feb	Technical - Business RFP	7,000 words	Request For Proposal from a large accounting firm to a regular customer, including aims justification, technical support and financial benefits.
2008 Feb	Social Sciences - Legal letters	3,500 words	Translation of letters between the client and the solicitors regarding UK permanent residency.
2008 Jan	Tourism - Brochures on Belém do Pará	3,200 words	Brochures and marketing material for a tourist agency based in Belém, state of Pará, Brazil, highlighting all the best hotels and hotspots.
2007 Dec	Legal – Technical and legal briefs	3,300 words	A legal document surrounding the implementation of Digital Terrestrial Television in Portugal. Extremely difficult to interpret and thus translate.
2007 Dec	Legal – Invitation to Tender	6,500 words	A portion of a very large legal contract for auto highway usage and conditions in Portugal. Extremely technical and difficult.

 

 

 

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