María Soledad Jorquera

Native Speaker of:    

SPANISH (Argentina)

University

Education

 Memberships

1994-1999 UADE Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (a private University in Buenos Aires)

BA Degree SWORN TRANSLATOR IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

·        Member of the CTPCBA (Association of Sworn Translators of the City of Buenos Aires) since 2002. Inscription number: 5510

·        Platinum Member of Proz.com since 2006: 593026

Specialization:

Working Fields:

Daily Output:

Law, Economy, Finances, Social Sciences, Politics, Government, Commerce, Contracts.

Medicine, Alternative Therapies, Computer Sciences, Psychology, Sports and Fitness, Religion, Agriculture, Pedagogy, Literature, Nature, Ecology.

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Congresses and Seminars

1999 Universidad Argentina de la Empresa

·        Seminar on Financial Instruments.

·        Seminar on Main Aspects of Business Administration

·        Seminar on Professional Development

2000 Universidad Argentina de la Empresa

·        “The Use of Social and Cultural Issues in Language Education to Raise Levels of Student Motivation”

1996 FIRST LATINAMERICAN CONGRESS ON TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION (organized by the CTPCBA)

1998 SECOND LATINAMERICAN CONGRESS ON TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION (organized by the CTPCBA)

2006 FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SPECIALIZED TRANSLATION (organized by the CTPCBA)

Computer Science Knowledge

DOS Operative System, Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Visual Basic, Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, FrontPage, Flash, Cat Tools: TRADOS, WordFast

Professional Experience

1998 Fair of Universities EDUCANADA

·        SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION for the University of Calgary.

1998 Law School – Universidad de Buenos Aires (a public University in Buenos Aires)

·        JURY at the first mock jury trial organized in Argentina with the participation of judges from the British High Courts.

From 2000 to 2003

MUPIM (a Mutual Benefit Society from Argentina):

·        E-mail Administrator, System Administrator, Programmer.

·        Translation of Source books, rules and regulations, contracts, balance sheets, business documentation, and personal documentation of the Society’s managers.

Experience as Freelancer (since 2000)

Translation jobs for private clients and Law Firms from Argentina and abroad.

·        Legal Documents, Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Contracts, etc. with their respective legalization before the CTPCBA.

·        Personal documentation such as Resumes, University Transcripts, Diplomas, Letters, etc.

·        Technical and Scientific Translations: Medicine, Alternative Therapies, Computer Sciences, Finances, Economy, Psychology, Sports, Religion and Agriculture.

·        Localization of WebPages.

·        Translation of articles for local newspapers and magazines.

·        Translation of Literary books

·        Edition and Proofreading of Technical, legal, literary and scientific texts in Spanish.