Eva Zahorska

EVA ZÁHORSKÁ

Freelance translator, English into Slovak and Czech

Personal details

Date of Birthday: 31. 1. 1982

Nationality: Slovak

Contact details

E-mail: zahorskae@gmail.com

Alternative e-mail: zahorskae@fns.uniba.sk

Mobile: +421 908 443 241

Postal address: upon request

Main translation experiences

• 2007 – Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Translating study programs for bachelor and master degree at the Comenius University

Areas of specialisation

• Technical

Manuals, guides, technical documentation, technical specification, industrial equipment, etc.

• General

Certificates, civil status papers, correspondence, advertisement/catalogues, articles and reports, education/training, environment, history, etc.

• Natural Sciences

Botany, Zoology, Morphology, Genetics, etc.

Education and qualifications

• 2005 – present: PhD. student

Specialization: Ecology

• 2000 – 2005: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Faculty of Natural Sciences

•  Master

            Specialisation: Biology and Geography

• 1992 – 2000: 8 – year Grammar school, Vráble, Slovakia

Specialization: Biology and Chemistry

Work experience

• Teaching (frontal lectures, exercises, consultations, examinations) of Biology and Geography

• Writing research projects and papers to prestigious magazines

• Help with organising conferences:

1.                  First EDIT symposium on the future of taxonomy – the role of societes and networks (EDIT – WP2), 26.-28. marec 2007, Smolenice, Slovakia

2.                  Role of the focal points network in taxonomic research (EDIT – WP3.2), 28.-30. marec 2007, Smolenice, Slovakia

3.                  Biodiversity information standards annual meeting, 17.-22. september 2007, Bratislava, Slovakia

IT knowledge

·         MS Office (ECDL Certificate)

·         Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Languages and rates

·         Languages

Slovak, Czech – mother languages

English (US, UK) – Fluent (written and spoken)

·         Working languages pairs

English (US, UK) – Slovak (NOT reverse!)

English (US, UK) – Czech (NOT reverse!)

·         Throughput

      Daily throughput 1500 words of source text (usual), up to 3000 (rush). Daily  

            throughput depends on subject matter and other factors.

·          Rates

 Rates are generally based on the source text count (as determined by the Word   Count feature in MS Word). They vary from € 0.05 to € 0.10, depending on subject, deadline, format, regularity, volume, and other factors.

Additional fees may apply for weekend or rush work, handwritten documents, extra formatting and other extra requirements.