Austra Muizniece * Traducere engleză-letonă, franceză-letonă, letonă-engleză * Native Latvian translator, editor, QA specialist * Translator Profile at TranslatorsCafe.com — Directory of Translators, Interpreters and Translation Agencies

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Adresa: 119-18 Dzirnavu street, Riga, 1050, Letonia (Show map

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Phone: 371 29685380, Telefon mobil: 371 29685380

Joined: 11 februarie 2004, last update 27 aprilie 2010

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Specialization

IT, EU, Latvian, government, quality, pharmaceuticals, native, trados, insurance, European Union, electronic, electric, packaging, metal, government, editing, English, French, agriculture, business, health, manufacturing, environment, website, production, excavators, information technology, devices, localization, software, hardware, manual, technical, farming, heavy machinery, production, tractors, appliance, manual, medical, legal, Latvia, letton, Lettonie, SDLX, Deja Vu X, peripherals, food, culinary, books, social, gourmet

Subject Areas

Afaceri General, Calculatoare şi Ştiinţe informatice, Comunicaţii de date, Drept şi Legislaţie, Finanţe, General, Inginerie, Inginerie electrică, Inginerie informatică, Inginerie mecanică, Inginerie software, Internet, Manufactură (Prelucrarea metalului şi produsele finite, Instrumente, Mobilă, Tipografie, Îmbrăcăminte etc.), Marketingul afacerilor, Medicină – Farmacie, Medicină – Promovarea sănătăţii publice şi Educarea pentru sănătate, Medicină – Sănătate ocupaţională şi Igienă industrială, Medicină – Tehnologie medicală, Medicină (General), Procesare de date, Publicitate, Sănătate, Ştiinţa informaţiei şi Sisteme informaţionale, Ştiinţele alimentaţiei, Telecomunicaţii, Transport, Turism şi Călătorii

Background

Accurate, fluent translations, well-researched terminology, excellent style and sense of target audience

SERVICES

Translation, editing, proofreading, QA, localization

SPECIALIZATION

IT, software, hardware, localization
Technical
EU affairs
Medical
Literary, creative, marketing, adaptation

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Cooking, culinary, food industry
Photography
Tourism, traveling

TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE

Since 04.2006 – leader and coordinator of www.proz.com Latvian localization team (volunteer work, involving terminology management, translation, proofreading, editing and coordination)

Since 05.2004 – full time freelance translator, proofreader, editor, QA specialist in the following fields:

IT, SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, LOCALIZATION

Localization QA projects for a leading software developer
Localization QA projects for a leading search engine
Localization QA projects for a leading office equipment manufacturer
Localization QA projects for a leading developer of design and document exchange solutions
Translations of documentation and marketing materials for a leading manufacturer of computer peripherals
Creation of Latvian vocabulary database for electronic text input software (for 2 different projects)
Translations of informative brochures regarding alternative mouse and keyboard solutions for people with disabilities
Translations and proofreading of materials regarding instant messaging
Translations of documentation and marketing materials for photography equipment and imaging software
Partial localization of travel service provider's website

TECHNICAL

Translations of technical manuals and marketing documentation for heavy machinery (excavators, tractors, loaders, trucks, dozers, etc.) for two of the top manufacturers in the industry
Localization and translation of paper cutting, creasing, milling, carton folding, sample making, corrugating and packaging machinery software, safety systems, user manuals, help systems for a leading provider of packaging pre-production solutions
Translations of manuals for rectangular duct beading, notching & shearing line and coil feed machine
Translations of E-Waste recycling program documentation, end-user instructions, marketing materials
Translations of manuals for plate heat exchangers
Translations of many various technical manuals for farming and household appliances
Translations of Material Safety Data Sheets

EU AFFAIRS

Translations of Eurojust documentation
Translation of European Commission report on economic and social cohesion
Translations of EU-related documentation, press releases
Translations of calls for proposals
Translations of EU Parliament Press Service documentation
Translations of Leonardo da Vinci and Town Twinning program descriptions
Translations of E-Waste documentation

MEDICAL

Translation of medical documentation, manuals, user guides for neuronavigation tools used in neurosurgery
Translation of informative materials regarding sexual health and education
Translations for website of homeopathic products
Translations of clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging documentation
Medical questionnaires – translations, back-translations and reviews

LITERARY / CREATIVE / MARKETING / ADAPTATION

Translation of 2 children's books, adaptation for target audience
Marketing materials for one of Latvian top fashion designers
Marketing materials for major search engine
Translations of informative materials about child safety and sexual education, adapted to specific age groups
Marketing slogans, taglines, brochures
Marketing materials for event agency's clients

Work experience before starting freelancing full-time

11.2001-2004

Part time freelance translator for several Latvian companies

2001-2004

The Occupation Museum of Latvia – Education Department, guide and translator (translation of museum exhibitions)

08.2003

“Europe of Democracies and Diversities Group in the European Parliament” – proofreader of electronic Euroterminology dictionary

08.2003

Riga Technical University, Summer University lectures – interpreter

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

3D graphics outsourcing via www.3dgrafika.lv

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