Contact Information

Address: 122, Solander Gardens Shadwell, London, E1 0DF, United Kingdom (Show map

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Phone: 07815139107, Cell Phone: 07815139107 Skype: PeterElins

Joined: Thursday, March 25, 2004, last update Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Preferred E-mail of Peter Elins: send a message

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Working language pairs and rates:

Preferred currency: USD

Min. rate
per word

Min. rate
per hour

English > Latvian

0.10 USD

35.00 USD

English > Russian

0.14 USD

45.00 USD

Latvian > English

0.10 USD

35.00 USD

Russian > English

0.10 USD

35.00 USD

Language locales: English – United Kingdom, English – United States

Subject Areas

Advertising, Automotive, Banking and Financial, Business Administration and Management, Business General, Business Marketing, Civil Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, Data Communications, Data Processing, Desktop Publishing (DTP), Economics, Film and Cinema Studies, Finance, Genealogy/Family History Research, General, Health, History, Information Sciences and Systems, Law and Legal, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine — Microbiology and Bacteriology, Medicine — Nursing, Medicine — Pharmacology, Medicine — Public Health Education and Promotion, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Science (General), Sport and Fitness, Telecommunications, Tourism and Travel, Transportation, Veterinary

Background

Peter Elins

Freelance Interpreter/Translator/Proofreader

122, Solander Gardens, Shadwell, London E1 0DF

Mobile: +447815139107

Email: elinspeter@hotmail.com

Languages

Latvian: Native

Russian: Native

English: Fluent

Fees

Interpreting

Ad-hoc, consecutive & public service (simultaneous considered)

English <> Latvian, English <> Russian, Russian <> Latvian

* Greater London = £25-£30 per hour

* Rest of the UK = £30-£35 per hour

* Travelling time = £20 per hour

* Minimum fee (Greater London) = £70

* Minimum fee (rest of the UK) = £90

Translation

* English to Latvian = £65-£90 per 1000 source words

* Latvian to English = £65-£90 per 1000 source words

* Russian to English = £55 per 1000 source words

* Russian to Latvian = £65 per 1000 source words

* Minimum fee = £40 (negotiable for smaller projects)

* Hourly fee = £30

Proofreading/Quality Control

English <> Latvian, English <> Russian, Russian <> Latvian

* Hourly fee = £20-£25 (depending on complexity of the project)

Recent Projects

Interpreting

Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court (1, Little George Street, London SW1P 3BB)

Southwark Crown Court (1, English Grounds, Southwark, London SE1 2HU)

Croydon Crown Court (The Law Courts, Altyre Road, Croydon, Surrey CR9 5AB)

Sheffield Crown Court (50 West Bar, Sheffield S3 8PH)

Consecutive / simultaneous interpreting for the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, CPS, barristers, solicitors and defendants.

Translation

Translation and proofreading of financial reports, news articles and official correspondence – 5,000 words (Moscow Narodny Bank).

Translation of press articles for the official website – 5,000 words** (European Parliament).**

Translation of pharmaceutical documents – medicinal product descriptions – 4,500 words (Applied Language Solutions).

Translation of witness’, defendant’s, police, court and medical statements, and correspondence between the solicitors and defendant – 10,000 words (Venters Solicitors).

Translation of various documents related to EU enlargement and UK Immigration protocols and procedures for a government department – 10,000 words (thebigword).

Editing/Proofreading/Quality Control

Proofreading multi-functional printer software (driver and help files) and firmware (GUI and error messages) – 200,000 words (Xerox GKLS Ltd.).

Proofreading a leading car manufacturer’s website/online database – 33,000 words (Xerox GKLS Ltd.).

Sub-editing a detailed brochure for visitors to Britain - 4,500 words** (Publicis-Blueprint).**

Proofreading a CD-ROM manual for EU animal and animal product trading control website – 20,000 words (Sword DDS Ltd.).

Available Software

* MS Office 2002 (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Publisher)
* Adobe Reader 7.0, Acrobat 6.0 Professional, InDesign 2.0, PhotoShop 7.0, Premiere 6.0

* Trados 6.5 Freelance

References Available On Request

Software

Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
PowerPoint
TRADOS
MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Publisher. ADOBE Reader 6.0, InDesign 2.0, PhotoShop 7.0 and Premiere 6.0. Trados 6.5.5.

Platform & Hardware

Intel Pentium 4, ACPI Multiprocessor 3.00GHz CPU, 1GB DDR RAM, Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM HD, DVD/CD Writer (16/52), ADSL Broadband 8.0 Mbps connection, printer, scanner, copier, fax machine, digicam.
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AMD Athlon 1900+, 512MB DDR RAM, 80GB 7200RPM HD, GeForce2 MX400 graphics card, DVD-ROM, 52x CD-Writer.

Accreditations

IOL Language Services Metropolitan Police Test Certificate - Latvian language: Consecutive Interpreting, Statement Taking, Simultaneous Interpreting, Sight Translation, Translation of Statement, Technical Translation.

Payment Options

Peter Elins accepts payments through the following payment processors:

Peter Elins

Contact Information

Working language pairs and rates:

Services

Specialization

Subject Areas

Background

Freelance Interpreter/Translator/Proofreader

122, Solander Gardens, Shadwell, London E1 0DF

Languages

English: Fluent

Fees

Interpreting

Ad-hoc, consecutive & public service (simultaneous considered)

English <> Latvian, English <> Russian, Russian <> Latvian

English <> Latvian, English <> Russian, Russian <> Latvian

Recent Projects

Interpreting

Southwark Crown Court (1, English Grounds, Southwark, London SE1 2HU)

Croydon Crown Court (The Law Courts, Altyre Road, Croydon, Surrey CR9 5AB)

Sheffield Crown Court (50 West Bar, Sheffield S3 8PH)

Consecutive / simultaneous interpreting for the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, CPS, barristers, solicitors and defendants.

Translation and proofreading of financial reports, news articles and official correspondence – 5,000 words (Moscow Narodny Bank).

Translation of press articles for the official website – 5,000 words (European Parliament).

Translation of pharmaceutical documents – medicinal product descriptions – 4,500 words (Applied Language Solutions).

Translation of various documents related to EU enlargement and UK Immigration protocols and procedures for a government department – 10,000 words (thebigword).

Editing/Proofreading/Quality Control

Proofreading a leading car manufacturer’s website/online database – 33,000 words (Xerox GKLS Ltd.).

Sub-editing a detailed brochure for visitors to Britain - 4,500 words (Publicis-Blueprint).

Available Software

* MS Office 2002 (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Publisher)* Adobe Reader 7.0, Acrobat 6.0 Professional, InDesign 2.0, PhotoShop 7.0, Premiere 6.0 * Trados 6.5 Freelance References Available On Request

* MS Office 2002 (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Publisher)

* Adobe Reader 7.0, Acrobat 6.0 Professional, InDesign 2.0, PhotoShop 7.0, Premiere 6.0

* Trados 6.5 Freelance

References Available On Request

Software

Platform & Hardware

Accreditations

Payment Options

Translation of press articles for the official website – 5,000 words** (European Parliament).**

Sub-editing a detailed brochure for visitors to Britain - 4,500 words** (Publicis-Blueprint).**

* MS Office 2002 (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Publisher)
* Adobe Reader 7.0, Acrobat 6.0 Professional, InDesign 2.0, PhotoShop 7.0, Premiere 6.0

* Trados 6.5 Freelance

References Available On Request