This event is part of  ProZ.com 2011 site guidance virtual event Sep 27, 2011 Search registrants See also: Translation company directory | Freelance translator directory| ProZ.com users -- in United States -- registered for the event (385) |
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 Checked in | A. Patricia Pedraza  Thorough and reliable - SP, PT, EN United States Native in Spanish  , English Freelancer | Bio: Translator and interpreter working with Portuguese, Spanish and English in any combination.
Conference interpreter, court interpreter |
| Checked in | Nita Shah Experienced and dedicated professional United States Native in Gujarati , Hindi Freelancer | 24 years of experience |
| Checked in | Francisco Herrerias Your words in their words United States Native in Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American)  Freelancer and outsourcer | Bio: 53 years old Mexican Industrial Engineer, Professor and Freelance Translator.
Born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. Married for 23 years and father of two children.
I have worked for very diverse industries: Financial Corporations like Banamex and Servicios Con...dumex, a computer builder, and a Market Research company amongst others. All these provided me with the knowledge and the experience that allow me to relate on very diverse fields.
I am currently working as Financial Officer of a Christian Church in San Diego, CA and as a English and French to Spanish Freelance Translator.More Less Message: Greetings!
It is a pleasure to be able to share and interact with people from around the world. |
| Checked in | Nedra Rivera Huntington Reliability, conscientiousness and style United States Native in English (Variants: US, UK) Freelancer | 25 years of experience |
| Checked in | Tatiana Lammers Experience and Quality United States Native in Russian Freelancer | RUSSIA: Novgorod State University, US State Department, OTHER, Translatorscafe, Translatorsbase, 32 years of experience |
| Checked in | | ATA, NAJIT, 38 years of experience |
| Checked in | Ildiko Santana Accurate / Fast / Cheap -- Pick Two United States Native in Hungarian , English Freelancer | State Language Exam, OTHER-Centre for Foreign Languages, ATA, IAPTI, 31 years of experience |
| Checked in | Dareth Pray High Level Legal Translation United States Native in English (Variant: US) Freelancer | Bio: I have been in the translation field in one form or another for the past six years. I graduated from San Jose State University in 2006 with a double degree in French and English, with a minor in Italian. My education emphasized the formal study of linguistics and transl...ation. I studied Old English during college and translated the original Beowulfe in its entirety into modern English. I then obtained a degree in Arabic from the Defense Language Institute. I am well known among my colleagues for my passion for languages and high-quality work.More Less |
| Checked in | Joab Eichenberg-Eilon Translation - Training - Testing - SLA United States Native in English , Hebrew Freelancer | ACTFL/LTI, US State Department, PHD-EHESS, ATA, ITA, AAIT, 25 years of experience |
| Checked in | Jenn Mercer ATA-Certified FR to EN Translator United States Native in English (Variant: US) Freelancer | Bio: French to English Translator specializing in Legal, Business, Financial, and Pharmaceutical translations |
| Checked in | Radosveta Golden Nulla dies sine linea United States Native in Bulgarian Freelancer | Specialized English Language High School, MA-Paisi Hilendarski University, Plovdiv - Bulgaria, ATA, International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA), National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC), IAPTI, 24 years of experience |
| Checked in | Raoul Daveux 20 years as a professional translator United States Native in French , Spanish Freelancer | American Translators Association, 24 years of experience |
| Checked in | Cécile A.-C. Your performant language partner United States Native in Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) , French (Variant: Standard-France) Freelancer | Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, MA-Universidade Domitia - Perpignan - France, ATA, 26 years of experience |
| Checked in | Karin Berling Medical, Pharmaceutical & Chemical United States Native in Norwegian Freelancer | Bio: English--Norwegian translator specializing in medical, pharmaceutical and chemical translations. Currently based in Maine, USA Message: Greetings from Karin Berling, Norwegian translator living in Maine, USA |
| Checked in | Viviana Paddrik 12 years experience. Graduated from UBA United States Native in Spanish (Variants: Argentine, US, Latin American) Freelancer | Bio: Argentine native translator and interpreter based in Virginia, US. Master of Science equivalent degree from University of Buenos Aires. Specialized in Science, Agriculture, Medical, Education, Tourism and Marketing. |
| Checked in | Amandine Dezécache Tourism & Travel, Education, Humanities United States Native in French Freelancer | Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, MA-Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, 15 years of experience |
| Checked in | Matt Petrowski ProZ.com Systems Administrator/Developer United States Native in English Freelancer | Bio: ProZ.com developer/systems administrator |
| | Rasa Racevičiūtė Responsibility, Diligence, Creativity Native in Lithuanian Freelancer | University of Vilnius, Faculty of Phylology, Depar, MA-University of Vilnius, 22 years of experience |
| | Jose Sangrona Translating & Editing since 1998 United States Native in Spanish , English Freelancer | Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Interiores y Justicia, OTHER-Venezuelan Ministry of Interior and Justice, ATA, Colegio Venezolano de Interpretes Publicos, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela, 26 years of experience |
| | | Japan Foundation: Level 1 (highest) Certificate, ATA, 23 years of experience |
| | Karen Brovey Full time translator since 1979 Native in English Freelancer | American Translators Association, Association of Professional Translators (Pittsburgh), 45 years of experience |
| | Phoebe Green Native in English (Variants: US, UK) Freelancer and outsourcer | 15 years of experience |
| | John Lonergan MBA, technical specialist United States Native in English (Variant: US) Freelancer | Bio: MBA, translator of medical, scientific and business texts from French and German to US/UK English. Top clients around the world, many including top 100 global companies. Message: I've always enjoyed meeeting and exchanging ideas with many of you. I look forward to this! |
| | | University of Vienna, Romanian Ministry of Justice, BA-University of Bucharest - Romania, ATA, Arizona Court Interpreters Association, NAJIT, NOTIS, 30 years of experience |
| | Teresa Avellino Quality, communication, and timeliness United States Native in English , Italian Freelancer and outsourcer | 26 years of experience |
| | Teresa Adelson Consultant, Translator, Interpreter United States Native in Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) , English (Variants: UK, US) Freelancer | Bio: Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s) Teresa Adelson
Address 1633 Verdin Lane
60565 Naperville, Illinois (USA)
Telephone(s) +1 630-200-1216 Mobile +1 630-258-8970
E-mail(s) [email protected]
Nationality USA, Polish
Gender Female
Desired empl...oyment / Occupational field consultant/simultaneous interpreter/translator
Work experience Global and multinational experience; Translating and interpreting; project management; change management; vendor relationship management; people management; negotiating; coaching; consulting; facilitation; needs analysis; evaluations and measurements
Dates 26/02/2001 - 01/04/2011
Occupation or position held Sr. Consultant/eLearning/Manger of the Global LMS/OD Effectiveness
Main activities and responsibilities Strategic direction for OD; Project management; managing the global LMS for the company; consulting on performance effectiveness, talent management and leadership; localization and translation
Name and address of employer Zurich NA
1400 American Lane, 60196 Schaumburg Illinois (USA)
Dates
Occupation or position held Insurance and Financial
2010-present
Freelance Translator (PL-EN; EN-PL)
Main activities and responsibilities Translating marketing, legal, engineering, geological, medical and other specialist documents
Name and address of employer
Dates Self employed with global translation companies; translation for EU
01/06/2000 - 26/02/2001
Name and address of employer Sr Instructional Designer
Type of business or sector Creating global sales training; designing training for global workforce; writing technical documentation; translation
Name and address of employer Rockwell Electronic Commerce
Thorndale, Schaumburg, Illinois (USA)
Type of business or sector Engineering
Dates 01/10/1994 - 01/06/2000
Occupation or position held Sr. Consultant
Main activities and responsibilities Consulting on training needs, design of training materials; writing training materials for major clients
Name and address of employer Catapult, Inc. (and IBM company)
2 North LaSalle, 60602 Chicago Illinois (USA)
Type of business or sector Consulting/Training/Authoring training materials
Dates 01/02/1983 - 01/10/1994
Occupation or position held Chairperson of the Computer Department
Main activities and responsibilities Creating training curricula; training clients on computer applications; maintaining computer systems and records
Name and address of employer Catherine College
2 North LaSalle, 60602 Chicago Illinois (USA)
Type of business or sector Private Business College
Dates 01/08/1977 - 01/06/1979
Occupation or position held Training assistant
Main activities and responsibilities Conducting research in the Linguistics Dept. and training at Education Psychology Dept.
Name and address of employer Southern Illinois University
Carbondale Illinois (USA)
Type of business or sector University
Dates 01/09/1969 - 01/06/1979
Occupation or position held Sr translator/interpreter/lecturer
Main activities and responsibilities simultaneous interpreting at international conferences; translating scientific/technical texts for Polish and International entities; teaching English at the university to senior staff and students
Name and address of employer Politechnika Wroclawska
Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 2, Wroclaw (Poland)
Type of business or sector University
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) Polish; English native fluency
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
Italian A2 Basic User B1 Independent user A2 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User
German A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User
Russian A2 Basic User B1 Independent user A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User
French A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User
Latin - - A1 Basic User - - - - - -
Croatian A1 Basic User A1 Basic User - - - - - -
Spanish A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User - - - -
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences Highly proficient at creating and maintaining relationships through working with multinational resources; excellent public speaker - speaking at workshops and meetings; not intimidated by crowds; global multicultural experience gained through my work experience abroad and travel; excellent communication skills;
Organisational skills and competences Leadership (previously responsible for a team of 13and the 2 people
Experience in organizational logistics
Good experience in project management and team management ( project lead when implementing a global LMS)
Technical skills and competences Excellent command of management processes (I was responsible for the implementation of a global LMS and its audit at my company); good experience and knowledge of IT processes and management through supporting the systems at my company
Computer skills and competences Expert at: Microsoft Office, authoring tools (Articulate, Captivate, Brainshark, Dreamweaver, Camtasia, SnagIt), Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Adobe Professional, MS Project, MS Access, WordPerfect, Lotus
Artistic skills and competences Writing
Other skills and competences Running, arts, music, film, literature
Driving licence(s) B
Annexes M.A in English Lit. from Jagiellonian University in Krakow
M.A. from SIU in Carbondale, Illinois, in ESL and Linguistics
Ed Psychology doctoral level courses
Certification in Coaching (Pacific Excellence Institute)
Graduate of British Council Translation of Technical Texts Workshop
LEAN Yellow Belt Certification
MS Office Expert Certification
More Less Message: Welcome - I am very happy to be able to connect with other professionals. |
| | Montefiore Experienced, knowledgeable, prompt United States Native in Russian Freelancer | Certified Social Services Interpreter DSHS, MA-University of Washington, ATA, 20 years of experience |
| | Roshini Sacra Fluent, professional, prompt & reliable! United States Native in English Freelancer | 21 years of experience |
| | | Message: Greetings to you, dear colleagues! |
| Checked in | Claudia Brauer Content you can use today! United States Native in Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Colombian, Standard-Spain, Venezuelan, Mexican, US) | Bio: With 30 years of experience as a translator and interpreter in the USA and Latin America, I have recently developed a series of 15 workshops for language professionals, delivered via ProZ. My mission: To foster the development of culturally competent interpreters, trans...lators, linguists, and bilingual personnel, and to provide training that improves culturally and linguistically appropriate communication in healthcare, legal, financial, educational, and business settings.More Less Message: The ProZ site is extraordinarily well built and user-friendly. I love all the different features and how easy it is to turn them on and off (for example, those months I have some time on my hands I turn on the questions/answers for terms, ...and the I can turn it off the months I don't have time to answer questions... and yet I can use the Glossary all the while!)More Less |
| Checked in | Hesham Elshahed Work Hard, Retire Early. United States Native in Arabic , English Freelancer | Message: It will be my pleasure to attend this event and meet everyone. |
| Checked in | Aki Ito United States Native in Japanese | Bio: Owner and President of LocalizationGuy, LLC. Representing our end-client company to recruit freelance translators and LSPs. Message: Hi, I am looking for freelance translators who have strong experience in electrical engineering. Source language is English. Target languages include:
Chinese, Simplified (Mainland China)
Chinese, Traditional (Taiwan and Hong Kong)
Frenc...h (France and Canada)
Hebrew
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Korean
German
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Spanish (Mexico and Spain)
Translators from Nordic languages, East European languages, and Southeast Asian languages are welcome too.More Less |
| Checked in | ifang Native in Chinese , English Freelancer | 16 years of experience |
| Checked in | herediana Accurate. Reliable. Honest. Native in Spanish Freelancer | GD-University of Florida, 23 years of experience |
| Checked in | Maria C Perez (X) Spanish Translator and more... United States Native in Spanish Freelancer | Bio: I'm a native Spanish speaker from Puerto Rico. I have been doing interpretation since 1979. I moved to United States and started to do translations as part of my teaching career and community involvement. I have a master in Bilingual Education and another one in Science... Education. My goal is to become a full time translator.More Less Message: Hi. I'm looking forward to get to know some of you and to learn new ways to do my work. Thanks for sharing! |
| Checked in | Sheylan Native in English Freelancer | Bio: I'm new to the freelance translation community, but come to it with years of experience working in international development in the Dominican Republic, West and Southern Africa. I have worked in French, Spanish and English, and have significant experience in grant writ...ing, program development, youth, sports, and literature.More Less Message: Hi!
My name is Sheylan. I'm looking forward to connecting to people from around the world who share an understanding and passion for language and translations. |
| Checked in | alixehuete Translator Interpreter English Spanish Native in English Freelancer | BA-California State University Sonoma, 37 years of experience |
| Checked in | Rebecca Bene Sayso Language Services United States Native in English Freelancer | Message: Hi. |
| Checked in | RikaWA (X) JPNENG translator/interpreter Native in Japanese Freelancer | Bio: Native of Japan. After spending 16 years in the United States as a student and a professional in international education field, lived in Japan for about 3 yrs. Spent the last 16 months as a full-time translator/interpreter in an American military base there. Message: Hello everyone,
I recently joined Proz.com and am excited to start freelancing. I just returned to the United States from Japan, where I worked as a full-time translator/interpreter in an America military base for the past 16 months. |
| Checked in | filippoc Italian to English, English to Italian United States Native in Italian , English Freelancer | Bio: EN<>IT freelance translator, proofreader |
| Checked in | Tom Weber Sens exact, style fidèle United States Native in English (Variant: US) Freelancer | BA-Yale University, 27 years of experience |
| Checked in | Deborah Kolosova Quality Russian to English translations United States Native in English Freelancer | American Translators Association, ATA, 16 years of experience |
| Checked in | Thomas Cromwell Dedicated to facilitating communication United States Native in English Freelancer | Bio: I'm a translator/interpreter currently in my second year at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. I am especially interested in working in the medical and judicial fields, but I'm open to other possibilities. I recently discovered that I also enjoy project ma...nagement.More Less Message: Greetings to you! May you find what you are looking for! |
| Checked in | doryraly The right word in the right place! Native in English , Romanian Freelancer | American Translators Association, Bachelor ROmania: Universitatea de Vest, Asociatia Traducatorilor din Romania, BA-Universitatea de Vest Romania, 17 years of experience |
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| Checked in | | Bio: NYU Certified; literary translator currently seeking to expand in to medical, legal, commercial translation Sp>Eng/Eng>Sp. Precise, concise, succinct and focused. Timely turnaround of deliverables. |
| Checked in | Suzanne Owen Professional, accurate and on time United States Native in English Freelancer | MA-Brandeis University, ATA, NETA, 27 years of experience |
| Checked in | Tania Mariani United States Native in English (Variant: US) , English Middle (ca.1100-1500) Freelancer | BA-James Madison University, 9 years of experience |
| Checked in | Daniel Weston Communication: one link at a time United States Native in English (Variant: US) Freelancer | Bio: I'm a freelance translator, French into English, primarily in the financial, business and legal areas. I have been translating for over four years and I have over twenty-five years of experience in the financial and legal compliance sector. I also have a technical/mat...h background.More Less Message: I'd be happy to collaborate with you on translation/editing projects. Contact me through my Proz.com profile if you are interested in working with me. I will be attending the conference off and on, as my schedule permits. |
| Checked in | cnag Accuracy is my middle name Native in English , Hindi Freelancer | M. Ed., B. Ed, 19 years of experience |
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