Reed James

Santiago, Chile

Phone:  (562) 848-5729

Cellular:  09/3423798

E-mail:  rjames@vtr.net

OBJECTIVE

To obtain freelance translating work that allows me to apply my knowledge of English and Spanish.

LANGUAGE PAIRS

Spanish and English

SKILLS

- Ability to draw on a vast number of resources, provide natural, not direct translations, translate an average of 5,000 words per day and complete work on or before the established deadline.

EDUCATION

Certificate, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, The School of Teaching English as a Second Language (in cooperation with Seattle University), January, 1999

Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages (Spanish and German) Seattle University, Seattle, WA, June 1995

TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING EXPERIENCE

I translate documents ranging from a wide variety of topics.  The four major areas are: Business (General and Insurance), Law (General and Contracts and other notarized documents), Tourism and Computers (manuals and reports).

ALL GSI, 2005 to present

Translate Spanish, Mexican and Puerto Rican divorce decrees, birth certificates, marriage certificates and contracts (Agency has contract with the State of Texas).

Spanish Communications, Ashland OR, USA, 2003 to present

Translated business documents, Mexican birth and marriage certificates, letters for the courts of the State of Oregon, lengthy legal documents from several Latin American countries

Pacífica Translation Agency, 2003 to 2004

Translated business documents, bank contracts, web pages and demographic studies from Spanish into English

ABS, 2003 to present

Translated various legal, mining, computer documents and webpages, from Spanish into English.

Principal Vida Chile, 1997 to present

Translated several Insurance and Computing documents from English to Spanish and Spanish to English

WorldCom, 2001

Translated several important legal agreements from Spanish to English

Sodimac, 2001

Translated a very long computer system manual from English to Spanish

Mr. Nelson González, 2000

Translated Website information from Spanish to English about a new learning system

Global Crossing, 2000

Translated several e-mails and news articles from Spanish to English, Assisted executives with conference calls

Dr. Mirna Cona, 1999

Translated several chapters of a book about a dental procedure

Poetry Recital, Mr. Jorge Torres, Seattle University 1995

Simultaneously interpreted poetry reading from Spanish to English

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office:  Familiar with all programs, especially MS Word.

CAT Tools

Wordfast:                   Expert user

SDL Trados Freelance:    Expert user

PUBLICATIONS

Wordfast article:  http:// www.TranslationDirectory.com/article116.htm

LANGUAGES

English:             Native

Spanish:            Fluent

ABOUT ME

I am a native of Seattle, WA, USA.  I am married with two children.  I live in Chile, a modern and progressive Latin American Country.  When I am not busy translating, I enjoy traveling with my family, playing the piano, physical fitness and the study of languages.

* References available upon request.

• TRADOS
• Wordfast
• Wordfast, SDLX, MS Word