Frank W Piersol

Frank W. Piersol
Freelance Translator
Language Pairs: English>Spanish & Spanish>English
Native Languages: English & Spanish

fwp_piersol@yahoo.com & 773.551.9973

References
-Eric Snyder, Snyder Thorn Enterprises, Inc., egs@snyderthorn.com, 613.688.1570 (Ontario, Canada)
-Laetitia Stagno, Verba Publica, letistagno@gmail.com, 506.289.7230 (San José, Costa Rica)
-Marisa de Anta, Pearson Educación, Gerente Editorial College y Bachillerato, marisa.anta@pearsoned.com, 53870887 (Mexico City)

Translation samples: http://fwpiersol.translatorscafe.com

Companies worked for:
1987-2011, Freelance Translator:
Addison-Wesley, USA
AE Inc. Translations, Houston, Texas, 2007-2011
Alexey S. Beljaev, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2007-2009
American Language Technologies, Inc., Texas, USA, 2008
Arual & Company, Traducciones Corporativas, Sevilla, Spain, 2008
Centro Internacional para el Desarrollo Económico/World Bank, Panama
Editorial Esfinge, Mexico
Editorial Trillas, S.A. de C.V., Mexico
Epic Translations, USA, 2007
Fe-Q, Tudhoe, England, 2010-2011
Grupo 2, Asturias, Spain, 2008
Idea Translation, 2009, Burke, Virginia, USA
Iilyn, Chesapeake, Virginia, USA; 2010
JB Books, Chicago, IL USA; 2008-2009
Lingo2Lingo Translations, Div. of Marton Enterprises, Inc., USA, 2007
M E Services Communication, Inc., USA, 2007-2010
M/C International/www.translationHQ.com, USA, 2007-2011
Maternity Care Coalition, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 2008-2009
Mosby-Doyma Libros, S.A., division of Richard R. Unwin, Spain
Nestor System, Singapour, 2008-2009
New Global Corporation, Madrid, Spain, 2010
Pearson Educación, Mexico
Premium Translation Services International, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 2007-2008
Prime Languages Language Solutions, London, RU, 2010-2011
ProTranslating, Coral Gables, Florida, USA; 2010
Romo Translations, London, RU, 2009-2010
Rosetta Translation Ltd., UK, 2007-2011
RR Donnelly, London, UK, 2007
Snyder Thorn Enterprises, Inc., Canada, 2007-2011
Tomedes, Beaverton, Oregon, USA; 2010
Transperfect, Inc., New York City, USA; 2010
Trusted Translations, Arlington, VA USA, 2007-2011
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Department of Sciences, Mexico City, 2009
Verba Publica, Costa Rica, 2007-2009
Verbatim Solutions, Salt Lake City, UT USA, 2007-2008
Vivatrad, Puiseux-en-France, 2008

Projects (among others):
A Bit of Realism in order to Avoid Another Failure, 2007, SP>EN
Academic records and transcripts, 2007, EN>SP
Adoption agreements, birth certificates, divorce proceedings, etc., 2007-2010, SP>EN
Benefits Quarterly, Friedkin Affiliated Companies, 2010, EN-SP
Board meeting minutes, Universal Aviation Spain, S.A., 2010, EN-SP
Bradley Smoker webpage, 2008, EN>SP
Brochure on new immigration law in Spain, 2007, SP>EN
Calendario multicultural, 2007-2010, EN>SP
Candidiasis, A New Challenge, Dr. Rubén López-Martínez, 2009, SP>EN,
Child Health and Safety, 2008, EN>SP
Child Mental Health, 2008, EN>SP
Crum Manufacturing, Inc. webpage and brochure, 2007, EN>SP
D.S. Brown Company brochure and webpage, 2007-2010, EN>SP
Datos del recién nacido, 2008, EN>SP
Economía internacional, Dennis Appleyard & Alfred Field, Jr., 2002, EN>SP
Environmental and Social Impact of Oil Exploitation: The Ixtoc Case, 2007, SP>EN
Evaluación de habilidades de criar hijos ~ pre-prueba, 2008, EN>SP
Evaluación postparto, 2008, EN>SP
General Plan for Safety and Contingencies, 2008, SP>EN
Genocide and State Terrorism in Guatemala (1954-1996). An Interpretation, 2007, SP>EN
Health Benefits brochure, Infinity Systems, Inc., 2010, EN-SP
How Malthus’ Essay was Received and its Impact, 2007, SP>EN
Indicador magnético del nivel del líquido/Manual, 2009, EN>SP
Industrialización y desarrollo: Un estudio comparativo entre países, Hollis Chenery, 1991, EN>SP
Instrumento de vinculación afectiva post-parto, 2008, EN>SP
Interview with Jesse Smith, tattoo artist, 2010, EN-SP
Jardines de Cosón, Dominican Republic webpage, 2008, SP>EN
La estanflación en la economía mundial, Michael Bruno, Jeffrey Sachs, 1991, EN>SP
La Palomillera de Entralgo webpage, 2008, SP>EN
Limits of Growth and Climate Change, 2007, SP>EN (Spanish Edition: Mexico: Siglo XXI)
Logistics Division Safety Program: Powered Industrial Vehicle Program, 2008, EN>SP
Marketing internacional, Michael R. Czinkota & Ilkka A. Ronkainen, 2002, EN>SP
MASCO employee handbook, construction industry, 2007, EN>SP
Nortel Support Plan Renewal contract, 2010, EN-SP
Oil industry (PEMEX) lease and supply bid, 2008, SP>EN
On Pseudoscience, 2007, SP>EN
Physiopathogenesis of Dermatophytosis and of Pityriasis Versiciolor, Dr. Rubén López-Martínez, 2009, SP>EN
Plan de servicios para la familia, 2008, EN>SP
Prefacenter.com webpage, 2007, SP>EN
Privatización y desarrollo, Steve H. Hanke, 1989, EN>SP
Procedure 049: Determination of the aniline in the air-gas chromatography method, 2007, SP>EN
Program Governance, 2008, EN>SP
Progressive Car Insurance marketing brochures, 2007, EN>SP
Promoters of White-Collar Crime, 2007, SP>EN
Prueba Preliminar sobre el VIH, 2008, EN>SP
Public Tender/Acquisition of Piping for NE Argentinean Gas Pipeline, 2007, SP>EN
Servicios para Mujeres Embarazadas, 2008, EN>SP
Sistemas de Gerencia y Procedimientos, 2008, EN>SP
Telefónica de España/supplier contract, 2007, SP>EN
The Battle for FTAA, 2007, SP>EN
The Judiciary Department of the Province of Buenos Aires: Official Notification, 2009, SP>EN

Skills
-Translate, edit, and proofread Spanish and English
-Subjects: architecture, business, by-laws, childcare, climate change, construction, ecology, economics, finances, global warming, health industry, health insurance, human resources, immigration, legal, management systems, marketing surveys, marketing, medicine, multiculturalism, mycology, nutrition, oil and chemical industry, religion, social sciences, technical, workplace.
-Technology: PC Pentium 4, Microsoft Word, Windows, Pagemaker, Quark, PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat, Powerpoint, Excel, Access
-CAT tools: Logoport
-English teacher (2002-2006)

Activities
-International Bookfair-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1984-2011
-I’ve lived 25 of the past 42 years in Latin American communities with much direct experience in local culture

Professional Memberships
-American Translators’ Association, No. 230571

Education
-Laney College, Oakland, California, 1973-1974. Studies in Child Development and Psychology & United States History.
-Friends World College, Westbury, Long Island, New York, 1970-1972. Including a year of studies in Latin America.

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• PageMaker
• PowerPoint
• QuarkXPress