Translator english, spanish

It will take you 2 minutes to complete the Translator Questionnaire, and it will work for you further on!
fill in the Questionnaire

born 30 September 1955, at Pyhtää Education Elementary course in Spanish, University of Helsinki, 1975 Elementary course in Statistics, Summer University of Kymi Valley, 1980 Master of Arts, University of Helsinki, 1983 General linguistics second language learning, translation theory Thesis: ’Error analysis and vocabulary’ Theoretical philosophy formal logic philosophy of science English philology Major for two years, Middle English directed towards general linguistics Special examination in Pascal programming, 1986, excellent SQLBase course, NITEC (Nokia), Helsinki, 1990 SQLWindows course, NITEC (Nokia), Helsinki, 1991 DB2 SQL course, KT-Tietokeskus Oy, 1991 Ingres course, Ingres Finland Oy, 1993 Advanced Excel course, Linturi, Helsinki, 1994 Self-study: Visual Basic Java HTML UML XML Project management DB2 Oracle SQL Server MySQL • Areas of Specialisation: - General linguistics - Theoretical philosophy - Medical Documents - Financial accounts/records - Legal documents/contract/patents - IT – Hardware/software/manuals etc. - Technical (including Automotive, user-manuals etc). - Business and Finance - Marketing and Advertising - Travel and Tourism Language proficincies Finnish first language English excellent (Microsoft translation test succesfully taken in 1990 (Microsoft Ireland). (Swedish, German, French, Spanish) fair (reading and basic conversation) Current job Software Profecon Oy, Kuusamo, senior software engineer (on leave, studying translation on an 8 month course) Work history 1997 - Software Profecon Oy (PRO-Team Oy), completed jobs:  Three-level architecture for applications  A generic application window handler for Windows programs  Sales, purchase ledger and business applications  Translation of the applications into English and Swedish (23.000 words)  Translation of engineer drawings and part lists  Assistive tools for program development, localization and testing  Integration, test and getting certification for a payment terminal system  Engllish manual for a sales program (35 000 words, PRO-Talous)  Coding programs for payment transaction handling with bank systems  Building a part list and dimensioning program for shower screens manufacturers  Building a bonus calculation program for web marketing.  Building distributed data adminstration applications (MTS, DCOM, SQL Server, Access)  Building other MS Visual Basic v. 6.0, ADO, MS Access and MS SQL Server applications  Coding a Java/JDBC translator’s tool program. Subcontract work and consulting: 2003 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic college  Translation of Java-course and a Java book into English (ca. 50.000 words) 2002-2003 Novo Group Oyj  A few hundred database functions with corresponding 100 business logic services  C, DB2, Tuxedo, Solaris  Automatic transfer of class definitions from Word documents to Rational Rose models and from there to C header files with VBA 2001 TJ Group Oy  Reports for an ASP application with Crystal Reports and SQL Server 2001 ICL Invia Oyj, eBusiness (formerly Bank and Insurance Systems)  Install programs (including database creation for SQL Server 7.x, SQL Server 8.x, MSDE and DB2 databases), MS COM+ and J2EE environments, InstallShield, SQL-DMO, DTS, BCP  Project management  Programs, documentation and installing instructions in English 1998–1999 Pohjois-Pohjanmaan kesäyliopisto (open university)  HTML course, planning and teaching 1998–1999 ICL Data Oyj, Softia  Quality assurance application for food industry, Oracle 7.x, VB 6.0 1998 Kuusamo municipality, Youth workshop  Teaching on a Visual Basic course, 4 weeks 1998 Kaurahat...

Total experience of working as a translator, years: 30.

Elementary course in Spanish, University of Helsinki, 1975 Elementary course in Statistics, Summer University of Kymi Valley, 1980 Master of Arts, University of Helsinki, 1983

Specialization

• Technical translation
• Legal translation
• Finance
• Electrical engineering
• Logistics and transportation
• Machine building industry
• Mathematics
• Medical translation
• History and geography
• Philosophy and psychology

Send a message

e-mail:
Please, enter the code on this picture: