Mahmoud Akbari

      Mahmoud Akbari
      mahmoud.akbari@gmail.com
      http://www.proz.com/profile/126116
      http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/EN/member60323.htm
      (+6) 017 280 4673
     3A-16-02, N-Park, Batu Uban, Gelugor, 11700 Penang, Malaysia
   
•    Farsi (Persian) Native Speaker
•    Native-like English and Dari Proficiency
•    B.A, M.A and PhD in Translation
•    6 International Conference Papers on Translation
•    2 Published Books    •    10 Years of Experience in Translation Industry
•    Have personally translated more than 9 million words to date
•    Professional user of SDL Trados; MultiTerm Extract; Logoport; Across; WordSmith Tools, and others

Education
2008 - Present        University Sains Malaysia
Third year full-time PhD student in Translation

2004-2006        Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
M.A in Translation

2000-2004        Azad University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran
B.A in Translation

1996-2000        Amirkabir  High school, Shiraz, Iran
Diploma in Mathematics

Employment & Work Experience
Jan 2010 - Present     University Sains Malaysia
Fellowship holder; Duties: Drafting the courses for M.A in Specialized Translation; managing the Languages Clinic and Self-Accessed Learning rooms of the school; doing research in multi-disciplinary areas.

Feb 2008 - Present     University Sains Malaysia
Research Assistant; Duty: Compiling a parallel corpus, a TM and a dictionary of legal texts.

2006-2007        MTN Irancell Telecommunications Services Company
Worked as a translator and interpreter in the Legal and Regulatory Department; translated financial, legal, and telecommunications texts; did interpretation in technical and financial meetings.

2004-2005        ILNA (Iranian Labor News Agency) and MANA News Agency
Worked as a translator; translated tourism, economic, and scientific news.

2000-2004        TOEFL, IELTS, and English Language Instructor
Taught TOEFL, IELTS and English courses at various language institutes

Computer Skills
•    Professional user of major CAT tools: SDL TRADOS 7.5, SDLX, Trados MultiTerm Extract, Wordfast, Across, OmegaT, Logoport
•    Professional user of major graphics tools: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Indesign
•    ICDL (International Computer Driving License) CERTIFICATE

Services
•    Translation
•    Proofreading and editing
•    Website/Software localization
•    Subtitling
•    Desktop publishing
•    Glossary building and terminology management

Trados Rates:
100% matches: 20% of the original rate
95% to 99% matches: 25 % of the original rate
85% to 94% matches: 50% of the original rate
75% to 84% matches: 70% of the original rate
Matches lower than 74%: 100% of the original rate

Translation capacity:

4000 new words per day / 24000 new words per week
 

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Déjà Vu
• OmegaT
• PageMaker
• PowerPoint
• QuarkXPress
• SDLX Translation Suite
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS
• Wordfast