Advertising, Business General, Business Marketing, Child Care, Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Engineering, Data Communications, Data Processing, Education, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Law and Legal, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Telecommunications, Tourism and Travel, Transportation
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.
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Bagong Mga Miyembro
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