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Address: 93 Westwood MHP, Amherst, Ohio 44001, United States
Phone: (440)988-5072, Fax: (440)988-5072, Cell Phone: (440)452-2702 Joined: Dec. 8, 2005, last update Nov. 1, 2008  Preferred E-mail of Barbara Cochran: send a messageWorking Language Pairs | TOP |
French > English, Spanish > English, English > Spanish, Italian > English
Language locales: English - United States
Editing, Proofreading, Translation Specialization | TOP |
Literature, art, social sciences, history, legal, and medical for laypersons. Subject Areas | TOP |
General BARBARA R. COCHRAN (Mother Tongue: American English) 93 Westwood MHP Amherst, OH 44001 (440) 988 – 5072 or (440)452-2702 tritrans8@yahoo.com OBJECTIVE To obtain assignments as a Text Translator/Proofreader of Spanish, French and Italian into English and assignments in creative writing SUMMARY Professionally qualified Text Translator/Proofreader of Spanish, French and Italian into English, including books and articles in the fields of the social and medical sciences, literary pieces, brochures and legal documents. Cum Laude, BA Degree in Spanish and French with translator and journalism training. Italian course work completed. Extensive experience. Current Member, Northeast Ohio Translators Association www.ohiotranslators.org PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE *ABSTRACTS WRITER 2007 to Present Writer of abstracts, based on Spanish- and French-language historical journal articles *CREATIVE WRITER 2006 to Present Ghostwriter of articles and essays in the field of psychology *CREATIVE WRITER 2006 EGB Translations, Israel Writer of original English-language creative fiction and non-fiction articles *TRANSLATOR 2005 to Present www.shvoong.com Translator of French, Spanish an Italian abstracts of world literature and social science books *TRANSLATOR 2005 to Present Various Translation Agencies Freelance Translator of Spanish and French literary, legal, social sciences, and non-technical medical materials *TRANSLATOR 2004 to Present El Latino Expreso, Lorain, OH Freelance English to Spanish bilingual correspondent and translator for weekly Hispanic news magazine published by The Morning Journal daily newspaper *TRANSLATOR 2003 to Present The Senior Years, Elyria, OH - Publication distributed by The Office On Aging - Translator of articles on medical, social and political issues - English to Spanish *TRANSLATOR 2003 Principe de Paz Lutheran Church, Lorain, OH Translator of approximately religious 40 brochures - English to Spanish *TRANSLATOR 2003 Lorain County Drug and Alcohol Abuse Services, Lorain, OH Translator of hundreds of pages regarding clients’ rights and educational and medical materials – English to Spanish *TRANSLATOR 2003 American Red Cross, Elyria, OH Translator of brochures on preparedness for and recovery from disasters - English to Spanish BARBARA R. COCHRAN *TRANSLATOR 1983 My translation from French to English, CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS: THE ARMS AND TECHNIQUES OF THE RESISTANCE, 1941 – 1944, was published by Macmillan and is in 279 libraries worldwide *TRANSLATOR 1980 Franklin Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA Translator of Spanish and French studies on agricultural pesticides *TRANSLATOR 1978 Translator of Spanish and French metallurgy specifications titles for the American Society for Metals, Newbury, OH *TRANSLATOR 1975 Translator of the Sept-Iles, Quebec, newspaper L’avenir from French into English - on a daily basis for a year *WRITER 1975 Writer of book review on BILLION DOLLAR BABY, by Bob Greene - published in the semi-scholarly Ohioana Quarterly *BOOK TRANSLATOR (In Progress) VALUES, by Francesco Alberoni – Italian to English CANALETTO (Published by Parker-Sirocco), by Octave Uzanne – French to English IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHARLEMAGNE, IN THE LAND OF THE BLACK ORCHIDS (to be published), by Elisabeth de Moreau d’Andoy - French to English LIBERTY (play-published), by Jean-Francois Viot -French to English ONLY IN NEW YORK, DARLING! (published), by Virginie Sommet – French to English THE GOVERNOR’S SUITS, by Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez (published) – Spanish to English DONA PERFECTA, by Benito Perez Galdos - Spanish to English ROSARIO CASTELLANOS: PSYCHOANALYTIC PORTRAIT: ANOTHER WAY TO BE HUMAN AND FREE, by Maria Estela Franco - Spanish to English BETWEEN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: A RAVAGE, by Marie-Magdeleine Lessana - French to English ANTHOLOGY OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SHORT STORIES - French to English MADAME BOVARY (in progress), by Gustave Flaubert - French to English LAZARILLO DE TORMES, by Anonymous Author - Spanish to English EL ABENCERRAJE, by Anonymous Author - Spanish to English EDUCATION Hiram College, Hiram, OH Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and French Major: Spanish and French Minor: Political Science Graduated CUM LAUDE June 1974 Notre Dame College of Cleveland, South Euclid, OH Course work - Translation of Spanish into English - 4.00 GPA 1978 - 1979 Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH Course work - Translation of Spanish into English 4.00 GPA 1980 Cuyahoga Community College, Warrensville Heights, OH Course work - Psychology and Journalism classes - 4.00 GPA 1980 - 1982 Akron University, Akron, OH Graduate-level course work in Counseling Psychology - 3.26 GPA 1985 - 1986 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Graduate-level course work in Social Work - 4.00 GPA 1995 Italian courses at Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 2007 – 2008 REFERENCES: Sanja Raunig at info@lectorsstudio.com Jaime Miñino at jaime@mincor.net RATES: translation, 10 cents ($USD) per word, negotiable; proofreading, 4 cents ($USD) per word.
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office
Northeast Ohio Translators Association
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