Qualification
• Technical Translator since 1997. Full-time dedication since 2000. Millions of words translated, working for direct clients and translation agencies around the world.

• Member of ATA – American Translators Association – number 266300

• Areas of expertise:
 Software Localization (Windows and Apple terminology)
 Mechanical Engineering (Machinery, CNC Programming, Automotive)
 Marketing and Business (Websites and Documents)
 Telecommunications (Mobile Phones, Systems)
 Technology in general (Hardware, Computer Networks, Medical Systems)
 Subtitling (TV-shows and movies)
 Literature (novels, literature for teens, autobiographies, business books)

• Some examples of clients:
 Direct clients: Dropbox (Head External Linguist for the Brazilian Portuguese Team), JBT Corporation, Komedi Books, Pandorga Books. In collaboration with translation agencies, translated documents for the following final clients: Microsoft, Apple, HP, Xerox, Chrysler, Peugeot, Caterpillar, GE Healthcare, Philips Medical Systems, Motorola, Ericsson, SAP, 6-Sigma Academy, Alfa Laval, Cisco, John Deere, Google, Universal, Paramount, Sony, Bombardier, Komedi Books, Pandorga Books, etc.

• Some examples of participation on translation projects:
 Website, marketing, file-sharing provider. Thousands of words translated using proprietary software.
 Robotic automated guided vehicles for manufacturing settings, 45,000 words. Studio 2015 SP2.
 CNC Programming Manual for a milling machine. 270,000 words. Editing. Studio 2014 SP2.
 Software project for hospital facilities administration, several different modules. Also user and administrator manuals. More than 400,000 words translated using Studio 2014 SP2.
 Translation of printers manuals. On-going project, more than 100,000 words translated so far.
 Software for an electronic microscope, plus documentation. About 80,000 words.
 Manuals for ATV vehicles, jet-skis, snowmobiles and roadsters. Thousands of words translated.
 Book: Circuits, by Ricardo Cruzeiro. Artwork. About 30,000 words. Portuguese into English.
 Books: Mackenzie Blue I to IV, by Tina Wells. Literature for teens. About 345,000 words.
 Book: Nearly Departed, by Hook Hastings. Literature for teens. About 70,000 words.
 Book: Forget You, by Jennifer Echols. Literature for teens. About 100,000 words.
 Book: Golden Bones, by UN ambassador Siv Sichan. Autobiography. 99,600 words.
 Book: The 60th Second Organizer, by Jeff Davidson. Business. 48,000 words.
 Application software for a telephony system. About 65,000, including software and documentation. Using Catalyst, Passolo and SDL Trados Studio.
 Mobile phone user’s guide. About 20,000 words using SDL Trados Studio.
 Software Application, similar to MSOffice. Entire software + documentation. About 25,000 words using SDL Trados 2007.
 6 Sigma Black-Belt and Master Black-Belt Courses. 1,200 PowerPoint Slides. About 80,000 words.
 Maintenance manuals for automobiles. About 155,000 words using MS Word.
 16 episodes of the Star Trek series, from Paramount, among other long movie features (88 in total).
• Bilingual executive secretary for the board of directors for over 13 years (from 1987 to 2000) at the following companies:
 Bosch, Compaq, Volvo, General Electric and Motorola.

Education

• Specialization degree in Technical Translation – USP (University of São Paulo), Brazil, 2004
• Bachelor degree in English/Executive Secretary – Catholic University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 1988

Main additional courses and certificates

• Certificate of Proficiency in English – Cambridge University, United Kingdom – 1997
• Certificate of Proficiency in English – Michigan University, United States – 1994
• The peculiarities of Literary Translation – University of São Paulo – 2007
• Translation of Contracts – Caldas Law Center, São Paulo, Brazil – 2003
• Translation Workshop – Dr. Rosemary Arrojo – Unicamp – 2001
• Translation Workshop – Prof. Isa Mara Lando – Private – 2003
• Techniques for Subtitling Translation – Running S/C Ltda – 1997
• Certificate of German as a Foreign Language – Instituto Staden – Campinas – 1988 to 1990
• German: advanced and commercial courses – Escola Apel – Campinas – 1990 to 1994

Software skills

• I’m skilled (as user) in the following software:
 SDL Trados Studio 2015 SP2 (own license)
 SDL Passolo (own license)
 Transit NXT
 Déjà Vu
 MemoQ
 Smartling
 Microsoft Office 2013
 Adobe Photoshop
 MS FrontPage

My resources of hardware and software

• Computer 1: HP Pavillion 23, Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive, 60MB broadband Internet connection, Windows 10, HP Photosmart C4280 printer.
• Computer 2: Dell Inspiron 1545 (notebook), Intel Pentium Dual Core, 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, Windows 10.
• External HD with 1 TB (for backups).
• Dropbox account (for backups in the cloud)
• Microsoft Office 2013
• SDL Trados Studio 2015 Freelance Plus + Multiterm 2015
• WinZip
• Avast antivirus
• others