Michael Bastin

  2 job(s) posted by Michael Bastin

Contact Information

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Address: Playa Laguna 24D, Sosua, Puerto Plata n/a, Dominican Republic  (Show map )
Phone: +18095714699, Fax: +448701247903

Joined: Aug. 19, 2002, last update Jan. 4, 2005
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Website: http://www.mikebastin.com

Working Language Pairs

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English > French, Dutch > French, Spanish > French

Specialization

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My main areas of expertise are: user guides, software help, localisation, marketing communication, geopolitics, economic development, country guides, events, tourism, press releases, and incentives. I can translate html documents, whole websites, Powerpoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets.

Background

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- Website translation of a major Belgian hosting company from Dutch to French. October 2002. +/- 15000 words;
- Translation of a document called Child Labor in the World Today. October 2002. 30000 words;
- Translation of technical documents on audiovisual installation. September 2002. 10000 words;
- Translation of SAP User Guides in .doc and .ppt format for different agencies June – July – September – October 2002. +/- 60000 words;
- Translation of magazines specialized in IT, paper products, woodwork, machinery, travel and events from Dutch to French (Pet & Garden, Filofax, Service Stations, The Corporate Traveller). 20 pages a month since 1999;
- Translation of a technical user guide (antennas) from English to French. February 2002. +/- 60000 words;
- Translation of PowerPoint presentations from English to French about industrial processes for SDL Translation. June/July 2002. +/-20000 words;
Translation of Human Rights articles from Dutch to French for Oxfam Solidarité. March 2002. 5000 words;
- Translation of country guides about Thailand and Taiwan... from Spanish to French. March 2002. 5000 words;
- Translation of a technical user guide about military antennas. February 2002. 60000 words;
- Translation of CD Burner user guides from English to French. February 2002. 10000 words;
- Translation of the monthly e-business newsletter from English to French. 2000-2001;
Proofreading of a search engine translation into French. March 2000 +/-5000 words;
- Translation of parts of a website providing workflow management systems from English to French. 2000;
- Proofreading of Press releases translations and parts of the website from English to French for a company specialized in content management (2000).

Software

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• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS
• Wordfast
• Wordfast, Trados, Translator Studio, Sdlx, Office XP, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Word, Excel

Hardware

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Pentium 4 2.66Ghz