A professional full time translator since 1999, after having completed a two-year Graduate Specialization in Translation at Sao Paulo University (Brazil). Born in Brazil, I am a native Portuguese speaker, fluent both in Spanish (Higher Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language - University of Salamanca, Spain) and English (Cambridge Proficiency Exam - England). I lived in Argentina for three years, in Canada for eight years, and recently moved to the US.

Contact me at  bialessa.translation@gmail.com

Professional Experience

Translator

1999-Present: English, Portuguese and Spanish Translator in the areas of Information Technology & Telecommunications (Cisco, Motorola), Mechanical Engineering (Flowserve Canada, Ariel Corporation), Pharmacy & Medicine (Alcon, Pfizer, Novartis), Requests for Quotations, Law and Education. All jobs dealing either with the client or through translation agencies in Canada (Able Translations, SISO, LingoStar), USA (Language Link, Transline USA, Z-Axis), Argentina (Traducilo.com), Brazil (Aldeia Global, Célia Korn Traduções), and around the globe.

Languages

Portuguese: Native

Spanish: Native-Like (Oral and Written)

• 1999: Higher Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Salamanca (Spain).

English: Oral and Written Fluency

• 2009: IELTS with an overall band of 8.5/9.
• 2003: IELTS with an overall band of 7.5/9.
• 1994: Certificate of Proficiency in English from the University of Cambridge (England).
• 1993: Certificate of English as a Foreign Language - Higher Level from the University of Oxford (England).
• 1991: First Certificate in English from the University of Cambridge (England).

Education

• 2009-2011: Teaching English as A Second Language (TESL) Post-Graduate Program at Conestoga College - Kitchener - ON.).
• 1998-1999: Two-year Graduate Specialization Program in Translation (“Curso de Especialização em Tradução - Pós-Graduação Latu Sensu”) at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil.
• 1995: Pedagogical Complementation for English Teaching at Mackenzie University in São Paulo, obtaining the Professional Teaching Register from the Brazilian Education Ministry.
• 1994-1997: Bachelor in Music - Flute at “Universidade Estadual Paulista” in São Paulo.

Computer Skills

• Advanced PC user (Windows, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook & Access), OCR (Abbyy FineReader), Localization (Multilizer), FrameMaker, MS Publisher, PDF Transformer and Acrobat Writer.
• CAT Tools: Wordfast Classic, Trados Studio 2009, Trados 2007, Wordfast Pro, TagEditor, Across.
• Highly skilled in the use of many internet tools.
• Ability to edit and format documents.
• Fast and accurate typing skills (Portuguese, Spanish and English).
   

• Across
• Adobe Acrobat
• PowerPoint
• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS
• Wordfast
• Windows XP, Windows 7, Office 2003, FrameMaker 7.0, Acrobat Writer, Abbyy FineReader, PDF Converter. Editing and formatting of documents upon request.