PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Over 13 years of translation
experience English/French > Spanish
Computer skills: MS
Office, WordFast Pro, Omega T, CM tools, WordPress and basic HTML and CSS
Specialties:
marketing, advertisement, product presentations, manuals, institutional videos,
website localization and transcreation, tourism and travel, press releases,
articles, arts and literature, journalism.
EXPERIENCE:
Freelance Translator English/French >
Spanish
October
2002 – Present
- Offer a large
portfolio of services, including translation, proofreading and copy-writing - Able to manage projects of all sizes, from a single
page press release to a 60K-word website - Clients in more than 10 countries in the Americas,
Europe and Asia - Offer expedite services, being able to translate up to
3000 words per day - Collaborate with other translators in English, French,
German and Spanish
Shmoop University
Inc. Los Altos, CA, USA
November
2015 – Present
Independent
Content English > Spanish Translator
Translation of study
guides for online test preparation and e-learning
Revision and edition
of study guides and tests
Bunny Inc. San Francisco, CA, USA
April
2014 – Present
Independent
Translator
Translation English
> Spanish of VoiceBunny.com and ArticleBunny.com
Translated the Help
section of Bunny Inc.
Éditions Urubu
Montreal, QC, Canada
April 2014 – Present
Editor
and translator
Edited and
prepared original works in Spanish for translation into French
French to
Spanish translation
Embassy of Spain – Education section
Ottawa, ON, Canada
January 2009 – May 2009
Website
Editor
Edited and
translated content for the Education Office's website
EducaLine
Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
February
2007 – June 2007
Translator
English <> Spanish
Translated and proofread
educational materials in English and Spanish
Edited documents
in various electronic formats (MSWord, HTML, Flash, PDF, etc.)
Software and
website localization for Latin America and Spain
Torrenegra Corp.
New York, NY, USA
May
2004 – September 2006
Translation,
proofreading and copy-writing English <>
Spanish
Edited and
translated the company's website
Wrote content
for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in English and Spanish
Language 123
New York, NY, USA
May
2004 – September 2006
Bilingual Customer
Support Agent
Provided support
to clients and translators
Wrote the FAQ
and support pages for the site in English and Spanish
Atlas Consulting
London, ON, Canada
May
2003 – May 2004
Translator
and Interpreter
Translated
various legal documents from Spanish into English for refuge claimants
Interpreted
during attorney – client meetings
Edited the
English and Spanish versions of the company's website
Teletech Canada
London, ON, Canada
December
2002 – April 2003
Technical
Support Agent
Provided technical
support to ADSL Internet users in the U.S.
Recorded and
followed up on issues and processes
EDUCATION:
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada
September
2008 – August 2009
M.A.
Spanish
Concordia University
Montreal, QC, Canada
September
2004 – April 2008
B.A.
Spanish, Literature and Culture (Honours)
MassBay College
Wellesley, MA, USA
August
2001 – April 2001
1
st
year - Communication Studies