Ellen Fernandez

Ellen Fernandez Dip. Trans.

Member of BDÜ & NCTA
6646 Kenora St.
Rio Linda, CA 95673, USA
Tel.: +1 916 992 6290
Mobile: +1 916 804 8568
Ellen@TranslationsIntoGerman.com

Résumé

Experience:

Twenty years experience as a translator from English to German, including sixteen years as a freelancer. Four years experience as interpreter (conference, simultaneous/whisper, consecutive, telephone). Two years experience as translation manager for Headquarters British Forces Germany with corresponding organizational and people skills. 

Credentials:   

Master's degree studies in the fields of law (German and British); English, American and French literature and linguistics, African languages. Translation diploma for the language combination English - German with merits in scientific and business translation and distinction in interpreting. Additional credits in linguistics.

Areas of Expertise:  

Manuals for industrial machinery

• Medical technology manuals
• Technical manuals
• Software localization
• General technical texts 

Professional Affiliation:

 German Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V. BDÜ. 

 Northern California Translators Association (NCTA).

Work Capacity:

Approx. 2500 words daily.

Equipment:         

• Microsoft Office 2000  
• Trados Freelancer v7.5
• SDLX 2006

   

Reliability, speed and accuracy are my business.

• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS