Korean translators in Los Angeles 

Junhui Park, Certified Korean Translator in Legal, Medical, and Business translations

Language: Certified in Korean/English

Experience:

Korean to English Translator

• State of California Certified Court Interpreter /Certified Administrative Hearing Interpreter/Certified Medical Interpreter and Expert in the Translation of Korean

• 22 years of experience as offline and online Korean Translator

• Specializes in simultaneous interpretation and translation of Korean

• This top quality offline and online Korean translator provides translation of legal, financial, and technological documents such as contracts and patents

Recent Translations

- Discover Network, Promotion materials
- Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, T3Micro Inc vs. SGI Co., Ltd.  Complaints, Discovery, Legal  documents
- Pearson, Simon Warshaw, Penny LLP – TFT-LCD Anti Trust Litigation documents
- Law Office of Lee, Hong and Daggerman, Korea Iport and Export Corporation, Center Bank, etc. against KDI
- Engel & Engel BBK case documents
- Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd. Patent disputes on mobile phone and LG LCD monitors
- Dongbu Life Insurance, Korean court decisions
- Patents: LG refrigerator, Samsung mobile hone technology, light emitting diodes, Detal implant driver, a recording medium for broadcsting rich content, air damper for mobile furni, refrigerator beverage discharging divice, a substitution type electroless gold plating solution, etc.
- Boeing F-15 Next gneraton fighter
- Raytheon Surfact Anti Air Missile, MK-49 Guided MIssile launching system
- LG Philips SCD Module Service Manual
- New York Life promotion materials
- SONY audited financial statements
- Holyname Hospital documents, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Autism Roadmap
- Christine Valmy Business Plan
- Korean Women’s Development Institute: Journal of Women’s Studies

EMPLOYMENT

• Independent contractor Interpreter , County of Los Angeles Superior court and U.S. Federal District Court;  Free Lancer Interpreter and Translator of Civil Trials
• Professor of Asian Studies , Asia United Theological University, Korea
• Senior Researcher, Korean Women’s Development Institute, Korea
• Assistant Professor of Politics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Education and Credentials:

B.A. in International Relations, Seoul National University
M.A. in Politics, State University of New York at Buffalo
Ph.D. in Politics, State University of New York at Buffalo

GENE

Language:Korean/English

Experience:

Certified California State Court Interpreter (06/05~)
Official U. S. Federal Court Interpreter (06/05~)
Conference Interpreter/Translator (06/05~)
Freelance Interpreter/Translator (10/02~)

Interpretation/Translation Industries covered:
Legal:  Trials, depositions, jail interviews, FBI//LAPD field work, and ICE/DMV/Dept of Labor hearings
Conference:  Simultaneous, in-vivo, consecutive, sight, escort, summary, telephonic, and voiceover
Written translation:  legal, financial, educational, entertainment, online & technical texts, and transcription

Interpretation Highlights, Freelance Conferences
Entertainment: The Cable Show for CEOs of Showtime, Time Warner, Fox, Warner Brothers & CBS (05/10)
Public Officials: LA Mayor (05/10); Supreme councilman of the Republic of Korea national assembly (03/09)
Celebrity/Sports:  Olympic figure skating gold medalist (09/10)
Marketing:  Focus groups of Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and SK Telecom (09/04~)
Arts:  CEO of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (07/09)
Academic:  Director of Korean Studies Institute at University of Southern California (03/09)
High Tech:  Founder of Earthlink.Net (05/06); CEO of Helio Powered by SK Telecom (05/06)
Politics:  Voiceover/language monitoring of Los Angeles County election DVD (11/08)

Interpreter/Translator, In-House Legal Experience
Law Offices of Frank, Greenberg, Simone & Stefanski, Los Angeles, CA (06/00~10/00), Paralegal
Law Offices of Richard D. Hoffman, Los Angeles, CA (05/00~06/00), Paralegal
Law Offices of Roger C. Higbie, New York, NY (05/95~09/95), Paralegal

Interpreter/Translator, In-House Corporate Experience
HSBC & Korea Exchange Bank M&A, Seoul, Korea (09/07~10/07), In-house Interpreter/translator
Helio (Earthlink.Net & SK Telecom), LA, CA (11/05~05/07), In-house interpreter/translator
Samsung U.S. Headquarters, Ridgefield Park, NJ (04/96~10/96), Bilingual HR & international recruiting
Hankook Tire U.S. Headquarters, Hackensack, NJ (9/94~12/94), Bilingual sales & marketing

Interpretation/Translation Training Certificates
UCLA Ext class valedictorian, one-year court interpretation/translation program, LA, CA (09/04~08/05)
LA Inst of Translation/Interpretation, one-year court interpretation/translation program, LA, CA (09/04~04/05)
New Bridge University, ten-week advanced court interpretation/translation program, LA, CA (04/05~06/05)

Bilingual Teaching Skills
Pagoda Language Academy, Seoul, Korea (10/96~08/97), TOEFL/TOEIC/ESL Instructor
Jungchul Language School, Seoul, Korea (09/93~08/94), TOEFL/TOEIC/ESL Instructor

Education and Credentials:
Columbia University, New York, NY – Master of Arts in American Studies (05/96)
Columbia University, New York, NY – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (05/93)
University of Southern California, LA, CA – Budget/Financial Analyst, the Provost’s Office (01/99~10/02)

Education:

−        1987-1992: School of Languages, National University of Cordoba, Argentina: Public Translator (five year university degree, top translation degree awarded in Argentina)

−        1986-1993: School of Engineering, National University of Cordoba, Argentina: Civil Engineer (six-year university degree)

Main Areas of Specialization:

• Construction / Civil Engineering / Architecture
• Mining and Minerals
• Electrical / Mechanical Engineering
• Electronics
• Telecommunications
• IT (Information Technology)
• Computers (Software, Hardware, Systems, Networks)

Software:

Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Flash (Macromedia), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe inDesign, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Corel Draw, Dreamweaver, SharePoint Designer (FrontPage), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), OpenOffice, QuarkXPress, TRADOS.

Freelance Translation Experience:

Since 1992 I have translated technical and engineering documents for a large number of government agencies and private companies in Argentina, Uruguay, the United States and Canada. The following are some examples of the documents I have translated during the course of my sixteen-year career as a freelance translator:

Standards and Specifications:

−        Translated dozens of standards for the official Argentine Civil Engineering and Construction Standardization Organization in the areas of to concrete, steel constructions, structural design, bridge and highway design, etc., the most recent of which are listed below:

−        U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Standards

−        American Concrete Institute (ACI) Standards

−        American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Specifications

−        American Institute of Steel (AISC) Standards

−        Telecommunications Association (TIA) Standards

−        Each of the translated documents comprises hundreds of pages, including artwork that was reproduced using autoCAD so as to deliver finished translations ready for publishing which were later used as reference material during the preparation of current Argentine standards.

−        Translated the Concrete and Cement Terminology document which has been officially adopted by Argentine standardization authorities.

−        Translations for different Argentine Standardization Organizations: Translated documents include ISO, ASTM, NFPA and API/IP standards.

−        Translated several aluminum material and design standards for an important Argentine university.

−        Multiple document translations for private companies in Argentina, Uruguay and the United States.

Product Manuals, Brochures and Literature:

−        Since 2004 I have been in charge of translating and editing product manuals for an important electronic and electrical products manufacturer based in the United States, for whom I have provided Spanish and French translations of over fifty product manuals, brochures and literature.

−        Since 2005 I have been in charge of translating and editing product manuals for an important Uruguayan agricultural machinery importer.

Website Translation and Localization:

−        In 2004 I was in charge of translating and localizing a website for an important seller based in California, USA. This website had over 2000 individual pages, all of which were fully translated (text, images, alt properties, flash, shopping cart, etc.). Since completing the initial translation, I have been in charge of maintaining and updating this website, which now has over 2700 individual pages.

−        Between 2002 and 2007 I have translated material for several websites, in some cases performing only text translation, and others more advanced work.

−        In my 15+ years of experience as a freelance translator I’ve translated countless standards, specifications, brochures, data sheets, product manuals, tender specifications and other technical and engineering documents.

−        Since 2002, I have been in charge of all Spanish > English > Spanish translations for a top-level non-profit international organization based in Uruguay that serves the Latin America and Caribbean telecommunications and IT industries. This involves daily translation of technical documents, press releases, media articles, correspondence, speeches to be presented by the Board of Directors, etc. This organization has also placed me in charge of all their Portuguese > English > Portuguese translations.

−        Since 1993, I have completed countless Spanish > English translations for government organizations and private companies in Argentina and Uruguay.

Freelance Interpreting Experience:

−        Since 1995, I have worked as a simultaneous interpreter at different international congresses and events organized in Argentina by public institutions and private companies, among others, in the areas of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and the cruise line industry.

−        Between 1994 and 2000 I translated quality audits carried out at an important petrochemical company.

Education:

• Professional Certificate in English- Spanish Translation Studies (Traductorado Literario y Técnico Científico en idioma inglés) CIBADIST (Cultural Inglesa de Bs. As). (2012)
• B.S degree in Linguistics. (Licenciatura en inglés con orientación en Lingüística). Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Santa Fe. (2012)
• Teaching Training Certificate in English (Profesorado de nivel inicial, medio y polimodal). Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN). Río Grande. Tierra del Fuego. (2001)
• Chemical Engineering (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional): attended the complete curricula (6 years), sat for final exams up to 5^th year. (1990- 1997)

International certificates: 

• Certificate of Proficiency in English.UniversityofCambridge. Level 3 Certificate in English (Esol) – (December, 2004)
• First Certificate in English. University of Cambridge – Bahia Blanca (December, 1.992).
• Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages – Trinity College London (Grade 12). Instituto ExcelRío Grande,Tierra del Fuego. (November, 1.999).

Experience

• 12 years as a freelance translator. Fields of expertise: Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Pedagogy, Education. Feel confident with texts related to: chemical and industrial processes, electric and electronic devices, oil and gas industry.
• 15 years teaching English at different levels: primary, secondary and tertiary in public and private schools and institutions.

Translations

• Article related to dispersants. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: Oil industry. Magazine: Graham: Oil Spill Cleanup. (Word count: 1200)
• Article related to cars. Translation: Spanish into English. Field: Automotive industry. Magazine: Auto Test. (Word count: 1500)
• Article related to cars. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: Automotive industry. Advertising. Car and Drive Magazine. (Word count: 1700)
• Water treatment manual. Translation: Spanish into English. Field: Chemistry- biology. Manual técnicodelagua. Editorial: Degremont. (Word count: 9100).
• DVD technical manual. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: electronic industry. (Word count: 6500).
• Magazine article related to Fluid Catalytic Cracking. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: Oil industry. Lummus Technology Company. (Word count: 2300).
• Technical specifications for Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: Cars. (Word count: 1500).
• Technical instructions for a shaver. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: Electric devices. (Word count: 2000).
• Travelling brochure. Translation: Spanish into English. Field: tourism. (Word count: 3200).
• Travelling brochure. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: Tourism. (Word count: 3000).
• Clothing catalogue. Translation: English to Spanish. Field: Fashion-clothes. (Word count: 6000).
• Technical article related to Refining processes. Translation: English into Spanish. Field: Oil industry. CVR Energy Magazine. (Word count: 1100).

English-Spanish Translations – Editing and Proofreading – Audio and video transcription – Localization

Environment, alternative energy sources, engineering (general), medical issues, ophthalmology, medical devices, nutrition, economy and business, business correspondence, education, literature, general issues.

• 2012: Interpreting Training Programme at Instituto Superior de Profesorado Nº8 “Alte. Guillermo Brown” (college), Santa Fe.
• 2008-2012: Translation Training Programme at Instituto Superior de Profesorado Nº8 “Alte. Guillermo Brown” (college), Santa Fe.

• VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN SISTEMIC-FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS ASOCIATION (ALSFAL) “From Genre to clause: the contributions of Systemic Functional Linguistics to the study of Language in Society”, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias dela UniversidadNacionaldel Litoral, Santa Fe – Argentina, 2011.
• Workshop “ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES AND PERSONAL DOCUMENTS: TRANSLATION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS”, Colegio de Traductores de Santa Fe, Primera Circunscripción, Santa Fe – Argentina, 2011
• Course on “Medical Issues for Translators”, Colegio de Traductores de Santa Fe, Primera Circunscripción, Santa Fe – Argentina, 2011

• 2012: Spanish Translator for International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (IEDRO).
• 2012: Volunteer translator for the non-profit organization “PG Hens”, for which I translated part of its brochure; and volunteer translator for “The Rosetta Foundation”, on behalf of which I have translated leaflets for the non-profit organization Ruhama, which supports women affected by prostitution.
• 2012: Freelance translator for Sharing English Language Center. Last translation projects: EHS and Industrial Security and QEHS Policy.
• 2010-2012: Freelance translation projects for different companies and individuals, among them: Eólica Argentina SRL (wind-generators manufacturer), Ophthalmologist Dr. Ricardo Gould, Lic. Romina Vidoni. Subject fields: business correspondence, wind-generators, environment, water pollution, ophthalmology (cataract, cataract surgery, ocular diseases) and medical equipment.
• 2010-2012: Experience in English private tuition.
• July 2011: I have been involved in the translation of the article “Toys, Games and Play in the Circle Dance of Children’s Mass Culture” by Gilles Brougère, a translation project which demanded the ability to work in a team during all the translation stages, as well as readiness to solve different types of problems. The translation was required by the professor of the course “Pedagogy”, taught at Instituto Superior de Profesorado Nº8, in order to include the translated text as part of the compulsory bibliography of the syllabus.

• Computing Skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and TRADOS 7.

English-Spanish Translator

Work experience

2003 to the present

Freelance English-Spanish Translator

Translating, proofreading and subtitling: GlaxoSmithKline, Ivax Teva, Research and Development Latin America, Centrad, Lenguas del Mundo Traducciones, In English Translations, Meridian Gold, De la Hostia Films, Relevant Magazine, Vegetarian Voice, GoldenPalace, Ámbito Financiero, Bloomberg Businessweek, Adweek, among others.

March 2010 to March 2011

Translator and Editor

Medical and Pharmaceutical Translations from English into Spanish and vice versa; Copyediting: Centrad, Centro de Traducciones.

September 2008 to February 2010

Assistant to the Clinical Data Manager

Technical Writing in English and Spanish. Medical and Pharmaceutical Translation from English into Spanish and vice versa. Copyediting. Logistics.

Research and Development – Contract Research Organization – Clinical Trials for Pharmaceutical Companies

December 2007 to March 2008

Assistant to the Technical Director

Technical Writing. Medical and Pharmaceutical Translations. Copyediting. Logistics: IVAX Teva Pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical Company

March to September 2008

Teacher of English as a Foreign Language for Clinical Investigators

Language lessons for Clinical Investigators. Leloir Research Institute. Life Science Research Institute

March 2003 to December 2007

Teacher of English as a Foreign Language

Small groups and individual lessons; International examinations; Technical vocabulary: TV and cinematography; Private lessons to screenwriter Patricio Vega, TV producer Lila Goldenberg and broadcast programmer Nadia Zimerman.

British English Institute of Buenos Language School

Education and training

August 2010

Bachelor’s Degree in Literary, Technical and Scientific Translation of English

English-Spanish and Spanish English Translator and Editor. Language Teacher.

Instituto de Enseñanza Superior en Lenguas Vivas “Juan Ramón Fernández”. College.

3-year Bachelor’s Degree

September to December 2010

Screenwriting Workshop

Screenwriting Structure; Exercising Creativity; Writing Images.

Screenwriter Diego Salinas

October 2010

TREMEDICA’s 7th Scientific and Technical Symposium

Linguistic validation documents. Foreign expressions in the English language. Medical Translation

Problems. Medical Translation Exercises. Interpreting.

International Association of Translators and Editors in Medicine and Applied Sciences.

TREMEDICA is a non-profit, international entity organized exclusively for educational purposes,

namely to promote professional excellence among translators and editors specializing in medical and

health-related subject matter.

Symposium

Dates August 2009

Medical Translation Seminar

Vocabulary: False cognates. Interpreting exercises.

Instituto de Enseñanza Superior en Lenguas Vivas “Sofía Spanemberg”. College.

Seminar

Personal skills and competences

Computer skills:

Proficient in the following computer-assisted translation tools: SDL Trados Studio 2011, SDLX, Idiom,

Passolo, MemoQ and Wordfast.

Proficient in Adobe Software (InDesign, Media Encoder, etc.), Microsoft Office and Internet tools.

TECHNOLOGY:

• Microsoft Office
• TRADOS
• Tag Editor
• Multiterm
• SDLX
• Wordfast
• MemoQ

SPECIALTIES: Mainly the area of health (health care, pharmaceutical, medicine in general), legal (contracts, partnerships, patents, etc.), technical (electrical engineering, engineering, oil) and financial (statements).

EXPERIENCE

• May 14 2005 – Present: Freelancer translator – Translation of texts from hydroelectric and electromechanic fields (Bakun project); translation of Web pages. IMPSA – Mendoza, Argentina
• October 31 2007 – Present: Freelancer translator – Translation of texts from different fields: computing (software, such as Cisco and Microsoft texts), technical (user’s manuals), health care, medicine, education, and legal. Mendoza Translations – Mendoza, Argentina
• April 2008: Bilateral interpreter and translator – Bilateral interpreter in both consecutive and sight interpretation for a personnel training. Topic: Catwalk PC-2000. Nabors Drilling International
• April 2008 – Present: Bilateral interpreter – Bilateral interpreter in consecutive interpretation for a business transaction between the client and the company. Topic: GPS devices. M&A Translation Studio
• April 2008-May 2008: freelance translation – “Traductores solidarios”. Topic: workers` health conditions in call centers. Rosario Trade Union and AGENDA XXI
• May 2008 – Present: freelance translator – Mainly legal and technical translations. Topics: contracts, hotel descriptions. Daniela Irrazabal (translator`s pull)
• June 2008 – Present: freelance translator – Medical translations. Portales Médicos magazine
• June 2008 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of texts for Web pages (for example Reolid Consulting (www.reolidconsulting.es) Global Mirror
• June 2008 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of texts for UN. Translation team (collaborating with Patricia González)
• July 2008 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of legal, software and general interest texts, editing posts in websites. Speaking America (Marina Mazzaglia)
• August 2008 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of health care texts. Translations Advanced Services (Daniel Shamebo)
• November 2008 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of technical texts (Siemens and Kellar project, among others) Training Translators
• February 2009 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of technical texts, legal and business texts. IVS Solutions
• May 2009 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of technical texts, legal and business texts. Clear Words Translations
• June 2009 – Present: freelance translator – Translation and edition of scripts. Movies Department from UNCuyo
• August 2009 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of papers and letters. CRyCIT
• August 2009 – January 2010: freelance translator and teacher – Translation of legal texts and classes to businessmen. Green Fields language institute
• April 2010 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of legal and pharmaceutical texts. Globalization Translations
• April 2010 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of technical texts. NineWestTrans Translations
• August 2010 – Present: freelance translator – Translation of technical texts (physics, chemistry and biology) Special4You idiomas
• June 2011-Present: Translator of medical and legal texts. Alpha translations
• February 2011-Present: Translator of medical and legal texts. LNG Consulting
• March 2011-Present: Translator of technical and legal texts (Cartellone) Fundación New Trends
• August 2010-Present: Translator of medical and legal texts. UBC Delhi translations
• September 2010-March 2011: Translator of medical and pharmaceutical texts. Harshit Lavania
• March 2010-January 2011: Translator of legal and technical texts. Mariano Pérez
• March 2010-Present: Translator of financial texts. Ricardo Falconi
• April 2011-Present: Translator of medical and legal texts. ATG translations
• October 2010 –Present: Translator of medical and legal texts. LWB services
• December 2010-Present: English translator of technical and legal texts. TransPerfect (New York)
• March 2011-December 2011: University teacher of subject “Lingüística de la Traducción.” Instituto Cultural de Mendoza
• October 2011-Present: English freelance translator. BTS translations
• February 2012-Present: Freelance English translator. ISO translations – Spain
• May 2012-Present: English freelance translator of web page content. Xplora
• November 2011-Present: English freelance translator of technical texts. TekTrans
• May 2012-Present: Spanish-English freelance translator of technical and legal texts. Jorge Lydia

EDUCATION

• 1997-2001: school Education, Humanities and Social Sciences mode. Central College “General José de San Martín “dependent on UNC. Average: 9.338• 2002-2004: Studied Bachelor of Teaching and Career English. Faculty of Arts. Approved subjects: 14.
• 2005-2008: Translators of English. Universidad del Aconcagua. Title: Public Translator of English. Average: 8.65
• 2007: BA in English. Universidad del Aconcagua. Subjects passed: 3
• Member of the Argentina Association of Translators and Interpreters (AATI) and School of Translators of the Province of Mendoza.

TRAINING COURSES

• Teacher training: “The role of motivation in the learning process-learning foreign languages” – Institute of Modern Languages
• Improving teacher: “The teaching of literature in English in junior high school and senior high school” – Institute of Modern Languages.
• Executive Secretarial Course Bilingual: “Instituto del Prado”
• Workshop: “As Springboards For Readers Using Multiple Intelligences Projects” and participation in the presentation “OALD 7th: The Wonder Of The World.”
• Seminar: “Intercultural Learning Adventure Inglés As An” organized by Pearson Longman and delivered by Claudia Ferradas Moi. (2 hrs. Cathedra)
• Seminar: “Start Your Students On A Winning Streak!” Organized by Macmillan and delivered by Prof. Alejandra Ottolina. (3 hrs. Cathedra)
• Participation of 3rd Annual Research Conference, University of Aconcagua.
• Seminar: “Introducing Portfolio Preparation and Assessment” and “Stand and Deliver: How to Improve the Teacher` s and the Students’ Presentation Skills Using Drama Techniques “, organized by Trinity College London and delivered by Susan Hillyard. (3 hrs. Cathedra)
• Workshop: “Success and Failure in Language Learning”, by Prof. Zoltan Rezmuves and organized by Oxford University Press. (2 hrs. Cathedra)
• Interlingual Mediation Workshop (8 hrs. Cathedra)
• Course: “Translation: A Reflective Practice Experience,” taught by Trad. Publ. Leandro Wolfson, organized by the Universidad del Aconcagua. Hours: 12 hours clock.
• Course: Trados Translator `s Workbench Training, organized by the UDA and delivered by the public translators and Eliana Veronica Pofcher Alonso (5 clock hours)
• Workshop: “The translation in Australia: Theory and Practice”, issued by the public translator Adriana Rozada (4 hrs. Clock)
• Studied and approval of course: “English for the world of wine,” taught by sommelier Mantegini and Caroline Martin Gallagher, ITU, UNC (50 hours clock)
• Workshop. “Translation of medical texts” In charge of the Translator and Interpreter Claudia Tarazora, (12 hs. Clock)
• ProZ: Second Specialization Seminal Translation for Health Care – Córdoba – Argentina
• Course: “Literary Translation Workshop” by Douglas Unger, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (4 clock hours)
• Course: “Applied Inglés Grammar and Error Analysis For the Spanish-Inglés Translation of Legal Texts”, by the Trad. Publ. Ricardo Chiesa (15 clock hours).

Valeria

English <> Spanish Certified Translator

Freelance, for clients and translation agencies in Argentina and abroad

English – Spanish Translator

Fields of translations:

Note: I do translations targeted to Hispanics living in the United States or Canada, and for people in Argentina.

Work Experience

• Archivist, translator (In house) – Nov 2002 – Sept 2004: Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, New York, NY, USA

Translated mainly from Italian into English, Spanish into English, English into Spanish

Main topics of translation: Catholicism, diplomacy, UN, international affairs, law, letters

Proofreading (Spanish)

Other language used: French

NOTE: After I left my post at the Holy See Mission, I did some translations on a freelance basis.

• English – Spanish Translator (In house) – Dec 2001- Nov 2002: World Youth Day 2002 National Office, Toronto, Canada

Translated from English into Spanish and vice versa

Translated and edited the book Salt and Light, a handbook, information uploaded on the website and other information. Translated for other Departments within the National Office

Proofreading

Interpreting

Managed a team of volunteers of Spanish translations

Main topics of translation: Catholicism, some contracts, instructions, information on the World Youth Day event

• English – Spanish Translator (In house) – Jul 1999-Aug 2000: Reporte Informativo – Indarsist, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Translated news articles and reports on finance, economics, politics, IT, agriculture, current affairs; contracts; and letters.

Translated the company’s web site

Proofreading

• English – Spanish Translator / Bilingual Secretary (In house) – Mar 1999- May 1999: Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Translated contracts, letters, texts of education, mining, marketing.

Organized meetings, appointments and interviews; correspondence; faxes; telephone. (Note: After leaving this job, I continued doing translations for this University on a freelance basis)

Education

• University Degree in Translation (English – Spanish) Major: Legal Translation – April 1995 – December 1998: Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Business and Computing Oriented High School Diploma – March 1990 – December 1994: Instituto Dr. Jesús Pérez Martínez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Certifications & Accreditations

• Course on The Language of Mediation and Arbitration – November 2004, Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• III Latin American Congress of Translators and Interpreters: “From Babel to the Internet.” – April 23rd to 25th, 2001. Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Course on Taxation (English- Spanish) – March 2001. Circle of Certified Translators of Northern Great Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Accredited by Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Skills

• Computer: Windows XP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
• CAT Tools: Trados 7 Freelance, TagEditor

Translator, proofreader, fiction and poetry writer, spanish teacher and journalist.

Education

2007 | ISET N° XVIII, Rosario, Argentina – Técnico superior en Periodismo (Technician in Journalism).

2006 | Instituto Roberto Arlt, Rosario, Argentina – Corrector literario (Technician in literary correction)

Languages

Spanish (NATIVE); English; Catalan; French; Portuguese

Computer skills

Microsoft Word (2007) | OpenOffice | Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95, 98, XP, Vista) | Linguatec Personal Translator (v14.0) | Word Magic Translator (v6.0) | Promt (v8.5) | Stylus | Adobe Photoshop CS5 | Adobe Illustrator CS5 | Adobe Indesign CS5 | Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 | Adobe Audition (portable) | Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 | Windows Movie Maker | Gif Movie Gear (2.6) | Koolmoves (8.3.2) | QuarkXPress (9.3) | Adobe Freehand MX | Google Chrome | FileZilla (3.6.0) | Celtx (2.9.1) | Joomla | HTML | FLASH | aTube Catcher | Windows Messenger | Skype | Facebook | Tweeter | Gmail | Linkedin | WhatsAp

Work experience

• 04.2012 – Today: Creative writing teacher – Taller de escritura creativa Plumas de Roses (Roses, Spain)
• 10.2011 – Today: Fiction writer – Literary agency, Agencia literaria LiteralRights (Barcelona, Spain)
• 12.2009 – 3.2011: General Director – Monthly magazine, Revista Question (Rosario, Argentina)
• 02.2009 – 10.2009: Journalist – Economics and Business journalism Revista Nueva Economía (La Paz, Bolivia)
• 03-2009 – 10.2009: General Director – Tourism, gastronomy, psychology and entertainment, Tendencias del buen vivir (La Paz, Bolivia)
• Occasional: Journalist contributor writing news about different topics related to Latin America – Revista Trofeo Pesca & Revista Capital (Madrid, Spain)
• 2007: Journalist, writing general news – Posting «Portal San Martín» (Rosario, Argentina)
• 06.2006 – 08.2006: Journalist, writing general news – Semanario «30 Noticias» (Rosario, Argentina)

Literary Awards

In Spain

• 2011 | 2nd prize ‘CAM’ Gabriel Miró.
• 2011 | 2nd prize «Premios Argaya 2011»
• 2011 | Finalist «Premio de novela breve `Ciudad de Barbastro´»
• 2010 | 2nd prize ex aequo «Premios Argaya 2010»
• 2010 | 1st prize «V concurso Valleca Cuenta»
• 2010 | 1st prize «Concurso de novela breve `Salvador García Aguilar´»
• 2010 | 1st prize «Concurso de novela breve `Felipe Trigo XXIX´»
• 2009 | 3rd prize «Premio internacional `Noble Villa de Portugalete´»
• 2009 | 1st prize «Premio internacional Tierra de Monegros»
• 2008 | 2nd prize «Premio internacional `Noble Villa de Portugalete´»

In Argentina

• 2011 | 1st prize «XXXIV Premio internacional `El Quijote de Plata´»
• 2008 | 1st prize «XVII `Atienza Riquelme´»
• 2008 | 1st mention «Leopoldo Lugones 2008»
• 2008 | 1st mention «July 5, 1807, un pueblo en armas»
• 2007 | 1st mention «Alcides Greca»
• 2004 | 2nd prize «Eugenio Zagarzazu»

In Australia

• 2012 | 2nd prize «Primer concurso internacional Hontanar»

In Peru

• 2009 | Finalist «II Bienal premio internacional `Cope´ de novela»

In Uruguay

• 2007 | 3rd prize «Pocho Alberto Domínguez»

In Colombia

• 2005 | Finalist «Premio `Álvaro Cepeda Samudio´»

Book published

• 2011 | Ni diez kilómetros de maternidad – Fiction, Humor short story (Algaida ediciones, Spain)
• 2010 | Sin gloria morir – Fiction – Social short story (Editorial Aguaclara, Spain)
• 2010 | Planta baja. Relatorio – Fiction – Fairy tales, Anthology (Editorial 1690, Argentina)
• 2010 | «Polémica de la vida y un gol» – Fiction – Humor story (Comarca de Monegros, Spain)
• 2009 | Antología «Voces con Vida» – Fiction – Fairy tales, Anthology (Editorial Palabras y Plumas, Mexico)
• 2008 | Antología del «Certamen Internacional Art Nalón Letras de España» – Fiction – Social tales, Anthology (Spain)
• 2007 | The hispanoamerican newspaper, N° 34 – Fiction – Fairy tale, Newspaper (Sydney, Australia)
• 2007 | 30 cuentistas hispanoamericanos. – Fiction – Fairy tale, Anthology Literaturas.com
• 2006 | Los rostros y las tramas, antología. – Fiction – Love story, Anthology (Editorial Dunken, Argentina)
• 2005 | El acróbata de plastilina – Fiction – Fairy tale (Editorial De los cuatro vientos, Argentina)

Book unpublished

• 2012 | Tantas habitaciones – Speculative fiction stories
• 2010 | El hombre que tocaba con soñar el piano – Absurd novel
• 2008 | Las dos hermanas  – Social short story
• 2007 | La rebelión de los románticos – Social novel
• 2005 | Felipe Flap – Humor and fairy tales

English to Spanish Literary, Technical, and Scientific Translator

• Skilled and experienced translator.
• Experience working with web-based TMs.
• Strong background in CAT tools usage (preferred CAT tool: TRADOS 7 Freelance.)
• Detail-oriented and meticulous.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills within a work team.

EXPERIENCE

• 2005 to Present, English to Spanish translation of different documents like manuals, leaflets, reports, articles, and textbooks (various fields.
• 2005 to Present, Freelance Translator at Lanosa Diseño, Web site localization.
• 07/2009 to 11/2011, Freelance Translator at ProTranslating Inc., Web site localization (using web-based TMs)
• 02/2009 to 04/2009, In-house Translator at Spansource S. R. L., English to Spanish translation, editing and proofreading of technical, scientific, and educational texts (using different CAT tools)

PRO BONO COLLABORATION THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS (UNV) PROGRAM

• 2012 to Present, Translator at Youth Leader (e-zine), English to Spanish translation of motivational and thought-provoking articles
• 2007 / 2008, Translator at CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Translation of the document “Civil Society Index Program” (3704 words)
• 12/2007 to 03/2008, Translator at RESPECT Refugees, Translation of the document “Project Management” (18374 words.)

MAIN FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

• IT, engineering, marketing, e-commerce, retail, education, sciences, web sites.

Software

Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2010, OpenOffice.org 3.3, TRADOS 7 Freelance, TRADOS Studio 2009, Xbench, OmegaT, Anaphraseus, Olifant, Virtaal.

EDUCATION

• Degree in English to Spanish Literary, Technical, and Scientific Translator issued by Olga Cossettini Higher Education Institute (Rosario, Argentina.)
• Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) issued by University of Cambridge.
• Certificate in Advanced English issued by Official School of Languages (Ejea de los Caballeros, Zaragoza, Spain.)
• Certificate in Intermediate Portuguese issued by Rosario National University (Rosario, Argentina.)
• Text Editing and Proofreading issued by Eduardo Mallea Higher Institute of Arts (Buenos Aires, Argentina.)
• CAT tools, TRADOS, issued by Olga Cossettini Higher Education Institute (Rosario, Argentina.)

1993–2009 English<>Spanish Translator and Interpreter.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• 2002–2004 English<>Spanish Translator and Interpreter, UK.
• 1998–2004 Specialized Medical Audio-typing, UK.
• 1999–2003 Visiting Lecturer in Interpreting.
• (2002-2003) University of Westminster, UK.
• 1998–2004 Telephone Market Research in English and Spanish, UK.
• 1980–1991 Professional Staff, Bank of the Province of Río Negro, Argentina.
• 1979–1991 Secondary School Teacher and English Teacher, Argentina.
• 1973–1974 Professional Staff, National Animal Health Service, Argentina.
• 1972–1973 Professional Staff, Pharmaceutical Hoechst Argentina SA.

WORK IN EUROPE

Recent International Assignments

• Meeting on Sustainable Development in Cardiff, Wales, UK, 22^nd-25^th of March 2004.
• Meeting on the Sinking of the Prestige, Subsequent Environmental Damage, London, UK, 2004.
• European Steel Industry Meeting, Leamington Spa, UK, 2004.
• BBC. Several assignments related to the City and State Masses held in Madrid for Victims of the Terrorist Attack at Atocha on 11^th of March 2004. White City, BBC, London, UK, 2004.
• Meeting of European Breast Cancer Support Group, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25^th-26^th of September 2003.
• Hearing in Maritime Court in Chancery Lane, London, UK, 23^rd-24^th of September 2003.
• Purple Surgical. Seminar for European Representatives and Surgical Instrument Salesmen, Chelsea Football Club, London, UK, 16^th-18^th of September 2003.
• Iberdrola. Seminar on Renewable Energy and Speech made by the Spanish Secretary of State Mr. José Folgado, Secretariat of Energy, Industrial Development and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, London, UK, 11^th of July 2003.
• Mexican Mission of the Police of the State of Mexico. Meetings with Scotland Yard and London Metropolitan Police, London, UK, 2002.
• Meeting of Directors of State Broadcasting Organizations of Countries of the European Union, organized by the BBC in Edinburgh, UK, 5^th-6^th of September 2002.

WORK IN ASIA

Recent International Assignments

• Sixth International Conference on New or Restored Democracies, 29^th-31^st of October and 1^st of November 2006, in Doha, Qatar.

WORK IN LATIN AMERICA

Recent International Assignments

• II CIAD: The 2nd Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora: San Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, 12^th-14^th of July 2006. Organized by the Brazilian Government, in close co-operation with the African Union, the purpose of CIAD II was to build on the achievements of the 1st conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora (CIAD I), held in Dakar, Senegal, 6^th-9^th of October 2004. The conference, under the theme “The Diaspora and African Renaissance”, was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Brazil. Some African, Caribbean and South American Heads of State and Government were also there.
• IV World Congress on Traumatic Stress: “Trauma and Community: Global Perspectives and Responses”, 21^st-24^th of June 2006, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• 1st International Forum on the Social Sciences – Policy Nexus:
  20^th-24^th of February 2006, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Convened by UNESCO, jointly with the Governments of Argentina and Uruguay.
• IV Summit of the Americas: “Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance”, 4^th-5^th of November 2005, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
• 2005 World Conference of the World Tourism Organization: “Tourism Satellite Account (TSA): Understanding Tourism and Designing Strategies”, 3^rd-6^th of October 2005. Iguazú, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Hosted by the Governments of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, it was attended by delegates from 80 countries.

EDUCATION

• 2006 Translating and the Computer 28 Conference, ASLIB, Kensington, London, UK, 16th-17th of November 2006.
• 2006 The Sixth University of Portsmouth Translation Conference, Portsmouth, UK. Saturday, 11^th of November 2006.
• TransPerfect Linguist Certification: translation of English into Spanish in the following fields of Life Sciences: Patient Brochure, Health Insurance Forms and Public Health Information.
• Attended the ATA 46th Annual Conference, 6^th-9^th of November 2005, Seattle, Washington, USA.
• 2005 Online Postgraduate Certificate in Editing and Revising Technical Texts in English. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
• 2003 Bite size courses in summer 2003: proofreading, cv writing, role playing, web-page design, digital photography, London, UK
• 2003 Professional Training Certificate in Sub-editing. London College of Printing & Distributive Trades, School of Printing and Publishing, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SB, UK, 30^th-31^st of July 2003.
• 2002 Workshop on Scenario Planning. Speakers: Peter Dick, Clare Harris, Mike Purvis & Ben Bolland. Organized by ‘The Operational Research Society’ and hosted by Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK, 5th of December 2002.
• 2002 The Second University of Portsmouth Translation Conference, Portsmouth, UK. Saturday, 16th November 2002.
• 2002 Institute of Linguists, Translating and Interpreting Fair, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London. 28th September 2002.
• 2002 Successfully completed the Consortium for the Training of Translation Teachers ‘Translation Teacher’s Certificate’, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. Research paper: Do interpreters also translate? http://isg.urv.es/cttt/cttt/topics.html
• 2002 Institute of Linguists, Translating and Interpreting Fair, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London, UK, 28th of September 2002.
• 2001 Attended the ‘Training Seminar for Teachers of Translation’ at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
• 2000 Attended and successfully completed the International Professional Program ‘Interpretation for Professionals’, University of California, USA.
• 2000 UK Institute of Linguists, Pass in English>Spanish Semi-specialised Translation Exams: Technology and Science.
• 1999 Distance learning in preparation for the Institute of Linguists’ Diploma in Translation with Susanne James Associates.

QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIP

• Member of ATA, AIIC, ADICA & ITI
• 2008   NAATI Accreditation as Spanish > English Professional Translator.
• 2007   AIIC Consultant Interpreter.
• 2006   NAATI Accreditation as Senior Conference Interpreter.
• 2000      UK Institute of Linguists, English>Spanish Semi-specialised Translation Exams: Technology and Science.
• 1971      Veterinary Surgeon. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• ——      Qualified Primary School Teacher, Argentina.

RECENT CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• Translation & Interpreting Day, 35th International Systemic Functional Congress, ISFC35, Macquarie University, 23rd of July 2008, Sydney, Australia.
• 5th Language and Technology Conference, IMTT, 18th-20th of Aug. 2007, Arg.
  Translating and the Computer 28 ASLIB, 16th-17th of Nov. 2006, London, UK.
• 6th Portsmouth University Translation Conference, 11th of November 2006, UK.
• ATA 46th Annual Conference, 6th-9th of Nov. 2005, Seattle, Washington, USA.
• 4th Translation & Interpretation Conference, 13th-15th of Aug. 2005, Córdoba, Arg.