| Tonia Wind
This profile is available in: English Portuguese/Spanish/English Translation Professiona > Native Language(s): English. > Target Language(s): English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazilian). > Source Language(s): English (American), English, Portuguese, Spanish, English (British), and Portuguese (Brazilian). > Service Type(s): Translation Services, Proofreading/copywriting, Teaching, and Other. > Specialization(s): Advertisement/Marketing, Arts, Communications, Education/Training, Song lyrics/Poetry, Financial/Economics, Hardware/Construction, Health and Beauty, Internet/Multimedia, Computers/IT, Legal, Literature/Publishing, Medical, Music, Instructions/Manuals, and Theology - Religion. > Software: SDLX, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Photoshop, Trados, Microsoft Office , WordFast, and Microsoft Works. > Certifications and Professional Affiliations: Multilingual: (English (native language), Portuguese (native level) and Spanish (Fluent). Completed Georgia Commission of Court Interpreters Training. Achieved Advanced High on the foreign language Oral Proficiency Exam administered by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language. Notary Public for official translations. > Relevant Translation Experience: 08/03–Present Freelance Translator & Interpreter Freelance Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish language translator and Interpreter. Areas of translation expertise: International Business, Marketing, General Business, Import/Export, Legal, Literature, Children’s Literature, Internet, amongst others. 10/04 – 10/05 ESOL Teacher & Hispanic/Brazilian Outreach Coordinator Successfully started outreach program for school including afternoon help desk in Spanish and Portuguese, English language classes for parents and translation services. Responsible for all Spanish and Portuguese language translation of official school documents, general school information and PTA announcements. 07/01 – 07/03 Brazil - International Business Manager Reporting to the Vice-President of the company, responsible for all international market research, business and channel development, product licensing, registration and marketing for line of 125 pharmaceutical products for the Brazilian pharmaceutical company. 06/00 – 07/01 Atlanta, GA Events Marketing Manager 06/99 – 06/00 Bilingual Executive Assistant 06/98 – 06/99 English & Portuguese Language Teacher / Free-lance Translator English and a Second Language Teacher. Responsible for administering intense language and culture course to Corporate Executives and their families relocating to Brazil. Accompanied clients to business meetings and other social events as Portuguese language interpreter. 08/97 – 06/98 ESL Instructor / Translator / Interpreter Responsible for teaching English language and culture classes to native Portuguese-speaking students as well as training other teachers in the school. Completed Portuguese-English-Portuguese translation of documents, training manuals, and books for the school. > Education: Graduate 08/1999 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA B.A., Spanish, English/Portuguese Minor Dean’s List. Graduating GPA 3.06. Exchange Student – University College London, London, England (Spanish and Portuguese Translation and Literature) 1994-1995. Completed International Business Course – SESC, Goiânia, Goiás. Completed Project Management, Financial Management and Business Case Courses – BellSouth Institute, Atlanta, > Additional Skills: I am a professional translator with over ten years of experience performing Portuguese, Spanish and English language translations. My areas of translation expertise are Official Documents, Legal, International Business, Marketing, General Business, Literature, Education, Technical, Manuals, Financial, Internet, amongst others. I graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Spanish language with a minor in both Portuguese and English. I have also completed various Translation, Interpretation, Project Management, Managerial and Financial post-graduate courses. While at school my primary focus was on Spanish/Latin American literature and translation both to and from my native language. I am a professional English language and Foreign Language teacher having taught both children and adults. I have also previously held corporate positions such as Events Marketing Manager, Hispanic Marketing Research Manager and International Business Manager in the Internet, Advertising & Publishing, Telecommunications and Pharmaceutical industries. This varied career experience provides me with a unique capability to effectively handle translation projects from many different industries. I am skilled in Internet, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PageMaker, Trados and Wordfast. I have successfully completed professional training such as the Georgia Commission of Court Interpreters Training and achieved Advanced High rating on the foreign language Oral Proficiency Exam in Portuguese and Spanish administered by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language. I am a Notary Public for certified translations in the United States. My varied background and upbringing of being born in the U.S., raised and educated in the United Kingdom, and having lived,worked and traveled extensively in Europe and South America, provide me with the cultural experience and knowledge with which to carry out complex translation projects from differing genres and industries. In my home office I use the following hardware/software: Compaq Presario 1.0 GB memory and 250 GB hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Epson Stylus Cx4200 Printer/Scanner/Copier, Panasonic Fax/Copier, DSL 24-hour Internet access, Microsoft Office Professional (Access, Excel, Infopath, Word, PowerPoint and Publisher), Adobe PageMaker, Trados and Wordfast. I am currently available for upcoming translation projects and my typical daily output is 2000 words. My average per word price is 0.07 for normal projects, and 0.08-0.10 for technical/rush texts. I comment also that I have a PayPal account for easy online payment of services. |
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