Highlights

• I have lived in three countries apart from my own: the UK, Japan and Portugal.
• I love and am obsessed about translation.
• I absolutely always do QA before delivering a work.
• I am fast, very fast. I can do up to 8000 words on a normal day.

Education

Dates 01/09/1998 - 02/07/2001
Title of qualification awarded BA in Archaeology
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Egyptology, theory of archaeology, fieldwork.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training The University of Liverpool (University)
12-14 Abercromby Square, l69 7WZ Liverpool (United Kingdom)
Level in national or international classification 2ii

Dates 01/09/2002 - 30/06/2007
Title of qualification awarded Degree of translation and interpretation
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered English, Catalan and Japanese translation; linguistics, interpretation, terminology.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training Autonomous University of Barcelona (University)
Edifici K Campus UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès (Spain)

Professional Experience

Dates 01/06/2002 - 01/11/2009
Occupation or position held Freelance translator
Main activities and responsibilities Translation of user guides from English into Spanish.
Types of guides: MP3/DVD players, A/C equipment, printers, projectors and other household devices.
Name and address of employer Antti Savinen
Colón 22, 4A, 46004 Valencia (Spain)
Type of business or sector Translation agency

Dates 01/04/2005 →
Occupation or position held Freelance translator
Main activities and responsibilities Translation of books in the fields of legal and social studies, from English into Spanish.
Coordination of a team of translators.
Currently working with them.
Name and address of employer Tirant lo Blanch Libros
Artes gráficas 14, bajo derecha, 46010 Valencia (Spain)
Type of business or sector Publishing company

Dates 01/05/2006 - 29/04/2008
Occupation or position held Freelance translator
Main activities and responsibilities Translation of EU-related documents form English into Spanish.
Name and address of employer FEDECOM
Rue Belliard, 20, 1, 1040 Brusels (Belgium)
Type of business or sector EU commerce

Dates 01/04/2007 - 01/01/2010
Occupation or position held Freelance translator
Main activities and responsibilities Translation and revision (in-house) during the development of a English-Spanish dictionary.
Coordination of a team of freelance translators.
Name and address of employer Lingo Research Labs
Frutuós Gelabert 6, 08970 Sant Joan d'Espí (Spain)
Type of business or sector Software development

Dates 01/06/2007 - 25/09/2009
Occupation or position held Freelance translator
Main activities and responsibilities Translation of textbooks for secondary education, from Spanish into Valencian.
Name and address of employer Demipage
Castelló 113, 28006 Madrid (Spain)
Type of business or sector Publishing company

Dates 01/09/2007 →
Occupation or position held Freelance translator
Main activities and responsibilities Translation of user guides, form English into Spanish or Catalan.
Type of devices: printers and projectors from one of the main manufacturers.
Name and address of employer Torindo
1-8 Shin-Ogawamachi, 162-0814 Tokyo (Japan)
Type of business or sector Translation agency

Dates 01/03/2010 - 01/10/2010
Occupation or position held In-house translator
Main activities and responsibilities Translation of all kinds of texts from English into Spanish.
Very large volumes of legal, technical, medical and financial texts.
Name and address of employer Jaba Translations
Avenida Beira Mar 425, 4400-382 Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal)
Type of business or sector Translation company

Translator's Corner History & Ratings

Detailed Ratings

Languages Spoken

• Catalan
• English
• Spanish
• Japanese

Sworn Status

• Translator is not Sworn

Services Offered

• English to Catalan Translation
• English to Spanish Translation
• Spanish to Catalan Translation

Translation Specialties

• Cosmetics
• Film
• Literature - Fiction
• Literature
• Literature - Theory & Criticism
• Sports
• Accounting & Auditing
• Advertising & Public Relations
• Banking
• Contracts
• Economics & Finance
• Stock Market
• Computer Hardware
• Education
• Automotive Engineering
• Building & Construction
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil & Hydraulic Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Corporate Law
• Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
• Lawsuits
• Tax Law
• Biochemistry
• Neurology
• Nontraditional Medicine
• Nutrition
• Pharmaceuticals
• Physiology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Genetics
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• History
• Electronics
• Machinery & Tools
• Telecommunications
• Textiles & Fashion

Software I have

• Adobe Acrobat
• Microsoft Word
• SDLX
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS