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Arthur Borges

Arthur Michael Borges

"Analytical, Non-Ethnocentric & Punctual with Strong Writing/Editing Skills"

Henan University of Technology (Gongye Daxue)

China

Mother Tongue: English
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Address: c/o External Cooperation Division, No. 140 Songshan Nanlu, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China  (Show map Show map)
Phone: +86 371 67788027, Fax: +86 371 67788027, Cell Phone: +86 13526699548

Joined: Monday, August 12, 2002, last update Monday, June 06, 2011
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Working Language Pairs

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English > English, French > English, Swedish > English

Services

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Copywriting, Desktop Publishing, Editing, Localization, Research, Teaching, Technical Writing, Translation

Specialization

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advertising copy, art, architecture, biography, Buddhism, economics & finance, editing, esoterics, ghosting, ghost writer, ghost writing, history, journalist, journalism, public policy, rewriting, rewriter, editor, social networks, tourism development.

Background

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Specializations

Advertising/Journalism, Architecture, Art, Engineering (Aeronautical, Civil, Nuclear, Offshore), Medicine (Anesthesiology, Oncology), History and Social Sciences (Anthropology, Sociology)

 

Books

Translated: Michelangelo, E. Muntz, 191 pp, (Parkstone Press, New York), 2005

Co-translated: The Art of Vietnam, J.F. Hubert & C. Noppe, 271 pp, (Parkstone, New York), 2003

Translated: Introducing Social Networks, A. Degenne & M. Forsé, 279 pp, (Sage UK, London), 1999

 

 

Feature Article

Zhengzhou Daily (Zhengzhou Ribao), May 8, 2011: http://zzrb.zynews.com/html/2011-05/08/node_6.htm 

 

2005-2011 Instructor, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou (China)
Teach oral & written English, business correspondence and negotiating skills to English majors and other audiences.

2002-2007;

2010-Present

Forums Administrator and Moderator, Translators Cafe
Helped formulate website policy, suggest new features and ensure reasonable standards of courtesy on the Announcements, Chit-Chat and French forums as well as English, French & Swedish Terms questions and responses. Now back with evolving duties.
2004-2005 Sabbatical travels in South & Southeast Asia
2002-2004 Instructor, Hunan University of Sci. & Tech., Xiangtan (China)
Taught Oral English plus Culture & civilization of English-speaking countries for Grades 1 to 3 using original teaching materials & personal set of DVDs to enrich the standard textbook.
1993-2002 French/English Translator & Interpreter (see below)
1995-1999 Editorial Assistant, Reuters, Paris (France)
Wrote daily press digests, developed additional digests, translated articles, tracked commodity prices and conducted macro-economic surveys
1992-1993 Fifteen-month sabbatical in China, Japan & Korea
1988-1992 French/English Translator & Interpreter, Paris (France)
Clients: Anamet, Banque Nationale de Paris, Bicêtre Hospital, Cap Gemini, C.G. Doris, CNRS, Dumez, Eléctricité de France, Embassy of Uganda in Paris, University of Franche-Comté, Groupe Développement, International Standards Organisation, International Union of Architects, INSEE, L'Oréal, OFCE, Newspack, Roiret S.A., Saint-Antoine Hospital, Saint-Louis Hospital, Synthélabo, UNESCO, University of Sofia, World Federation of Sister Cities.
1973-1989

English Teacher, French Education Ministry (GRETA adult education centres)

 Versailles (1975-1983)

 Industrie et Bâtiment (1980-1981)

 La Défense (1984-1985)

Lycée Victor Duruy (1984-1985)

Tertiaire Paris-Centre (1984-1985)

Paris-Sud (1980-1990)

 

1971-1973 English Teacher, Inlingua, Helsinki (Finland)
1969-1971 English Teacher, Studiefrämjandet, Södertälje (Sweden)

 





Software

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Microsoft Vista Business, Microsoft Office 2007, Avast, Zone Alarm

Microsoft Windows 7, Office 2007, OpenOffice, AVG.

Platform & Hardware

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Lenovo Ideapad U160 + Windows 7 + Open Office
IBM ThinkPad X61 + MS Office 2007
HP4255 Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier, Lenovo U160, Windows 7 + Open Office


Accreditations

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Client list contains only folks who came back for more helpings.

Membership

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No further tribal affinities except for Toastmasters.

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