Pamela Cruz

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

★   Certified: Graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1990-1995)

★     Accredited: Member of the Chilean Association of Translators and Interpreters (COTICH)

★      Seasoned: 16 years working as a freelance translator

★      Organized: Able to manage large volume projects and work under pressure

★      Deadline-oriented: Able to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple priorities

★      Reliable: Can be trusted to keep sensitive information secure

★      Creative: Strong writing and editing skills

CURRENT ACTIVITY

Full-time freelance translator and proofreader, September 2004 – present date

• Team member of: Alvis Inc (Japan), Compass Languages (US), Business Team Translation (Hungary), TNS Opinion (Belgium), Avalon Language Services (US), The Geo Group (US), Absolute Translate (France) (non-exhaustive list)
• Direct clients: Chilean governmental entities, LAN Airlines SA

TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE

Full-time EN>SP in-house translator/editor, May 2000 – November 2004

§         Journalistic translation for Business News Americas. (www.bnamericas.com)

§         Subjects: Mining/Metals, Oil/Gas

• Translation was done in real time -it demands full command of MS Word, BNA Intranet and excellent research skills on Internet. The main subjects covered in Mining and Metals are finances, stock market, geology and metallurgy. I was also responsible of proofreading my own translations and publishing them on BNA’s Internet. My secondary assignments were compiling specialized terminology for my news sector and editing translations from other news sectors (Water & Waste, Oil & Gas).

Part-time EN>SP freelance translator, 1998 – 2000

• Journalistic translation for El Vocero de Puerto Rico. (www.vocero.com)
• Subjects: Business, Finance, Sports.
• I worked from Chile as a member of a 6-persons team. I was responsible of the translation of highly specialized financial texts for the press department of El Vocero de Puerto Rico. Translation was done in tight deadlines –the translated texts were received as .TIFF files and sent back as .RTF files by FTP software. Also, I performed as assistant coordinator of the translation team.

OTHER

Finance  -  Financial Glossary for Banco Central de Chile's Style Guide

Marketing  -  Pampers, Stores, Polymerland – (web sites), Four J's (web site), Babymoov (brochures)

Engineering/Technology  -  SCADA systems, Tech Specs (Motorola, Ericsson), Training manuals (Sales, Technical Support), Bidding papers (Fluor Daniel, Black&Veatch), Corporate Profile [Sp>En]  (Interexport Telecomunicaciones SA). Product manuals of Sato, Summagraphics, Vigatec; Hilti, and Renault Agriculture.

Legal  -  US Court decisions, US Government publications (Library of the Chilean Congress – internship); Legislative documents of the Assemblée Nationale (Library of the Chilean Congress - internship); PNUD documents (ongoing)

Medical  -  Columbia University Medical Guide (web site)

Environment: Press articles for a Chilean environmental magazine

TRANSLATION CAPACITY