George Blum

George D. Blum                                                    Aleea Varbilau 2, Bl.152 C/19, 100247 Ploiesti, Romania

English, French – Romanian Translator                                                          Phone: +40 244 587208

      Mobile Phone: +40 745 049492

      E-mail: gdb@upcnet.ro 

                   gdb@clicknet.ro

Freelance Translator, 1993 - Present

{C}·         {C}Specialties: Technology, Science, Manufacturing, Patents, Military, Automotive, Biotechnology

{C}·         {C}80,000 words/month, full-time free-lance translator for firms in 15 countries around the world

Research Engineer, 1970 - 1993

{C}·         {C}Ploiesti Petrochemical Complex, Romania.                                                                                                         - R & D in the petro-chemical industry, authored technical documents/patent applications                                                                                

Education: M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering – Timisoara Polytechnic University, 1970

Expertise & Qualifications:       

{C}§         {C}Native language: Romanian

{C}§         {C}Translator's Certificates (Romanian Ministry of Education) for English, French, Italian & Hungarian

{C}§         {C}Sworn Translator (Romanian Justice Department)

{C}§         {C}Abstractor for the Chemical Abstracts Service of the American Chemical Society (1980 - 1993)

Affiliation:  A.T.R. – Romanian Translators’ Association       

Translation software : DejaVu X 2, Trados Studio 2009

Major projects  

1. Automotive

- GENERAL MOTORS EUROPE – Chevrolet & Opel Repair Manuals – ca. 300,000 words (Ttw10 proprietary translation software)

- CATERPILLAR (Challenger tractors): Operation & Maintenance manuals – ca. 130,000 words (DejaVu)

2. Military

- U.S. DoD/FBI - Training courses on Chemical, Nuclear and Biological Weapons, Smuggling of WMD Related Materials, and Export Controls – over 300,000 words (DejaVu)

- U.S. DoD/FBI - Training courses on Cyber Crimes ca. 33,000 words (DejaVu)

- U.S. Army Europe – Subject Matter Expert, interpreting between the U.S. military planners and different Romanian agencies within a joint military exercise in Romania, 2005

3. Machinery

- DAIKIN - Air Conditioning Equipment Installation & Operation Manuals – ca. 280,000 words (Trados WB)  

- ATLAS COPCO: Drilling Rigs  - Operator’s & Maintenance Instructions – ca. 50,000 words (Ttw10 proprietary translation software)

- VERMEER - Mini Skid Steer & Navigator® Horizontal Directional Drill - Operator’s & Maintenance Manuals - ca. 50,000 words (DejaVu)

4. Chemical & Biochemical Technology

– UOP – PSA Unit Operation Manual & Training Course for Operators  – ca. 35,000 words (DejaVu)

- Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen (Belgium)  - several safety cards & a list of ca. 15,000 chemicals (DejaVu)

- ROWA-DÜTEC – Pump Manuals – ca.11,000 words (DejaVu)

- Merichem - Exomer Unit Startup & Troubleshooting Procedure – ca. 20,000 words (DejaVu)

5. Marketing & Advertising

– LEGO and BANG & OLUFSEN – Catalogues, magazines, brochures, etc. – ca. 150,000 words (Trados WB)

6. Medical

- AGA MEDICAL - AMPLATZER Occlusion Devices ca. 20,000 words (Trados WB)

- NONIN Medical – “LifeSense” portable monitors ca. 54,000 words (Trados WB)

- HEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES – Health related questionnaires – translation, revision and cognitive debriefing with in-country patients

• Adobe Acrobat
• Déjà Vu
• TRADOS
• MS Windows 7, MS Office 2010, Adobe Acrobat 5, DejaVu X