Laura Cattaneo

My main FIELDS OF EXPERTISE are:
LEGAL FIELD - MARKETING, ADVERSTISING, TRANSCREATION - HOSPITALY & TOURISM - GENERAL MEDICINE

Translation in the above fields is backed by many years of experience and a lot of study. Other fields I feel comfortable to tackle are, for instance, cosmetics, sports, arts (materials for museums), government and politics, business and management, education.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Sworn translations
Proof-reading, editing, creative writing, travel writing, translation of slide presentations, personalized glossaries, ghost writing (speeches for top executives), transcriptions;

PRO-BONO ACTIVITIES
Cooperations with Translators for Peace, Aflatoun, onlinevolunteering.org

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND & TRAINING
Constant and ongoing professional update and trainings

• 2012 Introduction to Terminology (with particular regard to the scientific sector), held by Marta Magni
• 2012 Course "Law for translators: the legal system in Italy and Switzerland, with specific focus on civil law and contracts", www.k-kommunica.ch
• 2012 Course “Pharmaceutical translation: conceptual foundations”, held by Isabella Blum
• 2011 memoQ webinars
• 2011 Wordfast pro, advanced course
• 2011 European School of Translation: Winter School, editorial translation
• 2010/2011 University specialistic training in English to Italian translation in the fields of law and environment, held by the universities of Pisa, Genova and Bari, Italy
• 2010 European School of Translation, Summer School. Ongoing education seminars and training for translators
• 1993 4-year university degree in Foreing Languages and Literatures (summa cum laude), Università degli Studi, Milano, major in English
• 1987 High school, linguistic studies

MEMBER OF A.N.I.T.I.  (National Association of Italian Translators & Interpreters)

CONTACT, REFERENCE, LATEST PROJECTS:
For further information and contacts, do write to me or check out MY WEBSITE: I’ll be happy to receive your message and get back to you ASAP! :)

• Adobe Acrobat
• MemoQ
• OmegaT
• PowerPoint
• Wordfast
• - Excellent working knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems
  - Hardware: MacBook Pro, printer/scanner/copier
  - Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.6.7 + Windows 7 (Parallels)
  - Software: MS Office for Mac 2011 + MS Office 2010, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Notepad++
  - CAT tools: Wordfast Pro, OmegaT, memoQ
  - Notions of HTML language
  - Basic notions of InDesign