Freelance Translator & Technical Writer

Company Description

Over 4 years of translation experience in Technical, Engineering, IT, Economics, Business and Localization.

Currently provide 3,500 words per day freelance technical translation(full-time) for Slovenian and Bulgarian firms and international agencies. Extensive experience with CAT tools and Desktop Publishing.

Experience:

From Dec.1999

Freelance Translator

* Translating of Operation and Maintenance Manuals, Specifications, Standards, Patents, Technical Documentation, Drawings, Catalogues and Training materials in wide range of equipment, apparatus and instruments(Design, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Industrial and Process Engineering):

Vehicles and engines(maintenance, testing, diagnostic and repair); machining centers and automation; computer and network software and hardware; safety systems; telecommunication and broadcast; electrical, electronics and measurement systems and tools; refrigerators; machines and equipment for service industry and retail; public utilities systems; natural gas systems; measurement instrumentation for oil and gas industry; construction and road machines; medical equipment and instruments; consumer electronics and household appliances etc.

* Software localisation and Internet:

Two CD interactive training cFreelance Translator & Technical Writerses for automotive service engineers and technicians(European and Japan cars and trucks); professional software for geological modeling; package for video editing; presentations and web site for affiliate of a known European consulting company; software interface localization; help files and user manuals.

Nov 2000 - March 2003

Translator and Analyst
Center of Engineering& Consulting/Center of Project Financing - Slovenian Engineering Academy

* Translated of economic, business and management literature, research papers, case studies, reports and presentations on:

Strategic Management and Accounts(Balanced Scorecard), Operational Management(ABC, Benchmarking, SCM), Decision making, Project Management, Logistics(JIT, JIS), Lean manufacturing, Integrated Supply Chains, Quality management(TQM, ISO), Marketing(CRM, Customer Satisfaction), Investments, Business Process Reengineering, IT(MRP, ERP, SAP), Personnel Management(HRM), Statistical concepts.

Rates:

0,04 euro/source word
0,0125 euro/pretranslated word

My rates are reasonable and always negotiable, depending on volume, subject, text complexity, terms etc. Average daily capacity is 3,500 words(rush job up to 5,000 words). Demonstrated ability to work under continual deadline constraints, to complete assignments on time and with high quality.

Effective Slovenian style especially in technical related areas. Correct and consistent use of terminology, self-educating easily. Willing to learn new skills and areas of expertise and always doing it. References and samples are available upon request.

Software:

Windows 98/XP, Trados 5.5, Transit, SDLX 2003, MS Word 97/XP, Excel 97/XP, PowerPoint 97/XP, PageMaker 7.0, FrameMaker 6.0, QuarkXPress 5.0, Adobe Acrobat 5.0, Adobe Illustrator 10, Photoshop 7.0, CorelDraw 8, ABBYY FineReader 6.0, AutoCAD R14/2004, CuteFTP 2.0, WinZip 7.0, WinRAR 2.90, AVP(Antiviral Toolkit Pro) 3.0.

A list of completed projects for trademarks:

Nokia, Philips, BenQ, Canon, Sagem, Clark, HP, Komatsu, Siemens, Projects for EU Commission, Kirby, Timberjack, Hyundai Electronics, Samsung, more.