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Coryne Wei
This is Coryne Wei from P.R.China. I got my LL.B from a prestigious law school in South China in July 2004, and have since been working as a translator, translating from English to Chinese and from Chinese to English. I set up my own business Lawgic Business Solutions in June 2005, with a mission to help our clients with their high-demanding business documents, and as a globally active language service provider with its focus on legal-,financial- and business-related sectors. We have been serving many clients in China, including companies, individuals and government agencies, and started to get businesses from overseas in the early of 2006. Translation Services (Click here to see this translator's profile)

Fawwaz Zeidan
I have long experience in translation and interpretation stretching over 25 years. I have translated short and long documents from Arabic into English and vice versa while managing an Information & Advice Centre for Arabic-speaking people in London for 20 years. I have also done translation and interpretation work for solicitors, schools, advice centres and community organisations in London in recent months. (Please see Samples of translation work). In addition to my practical experience in translation, I taught two relevant courses to students at university level: Creative Arabic Writing and the Art of Translation from English into to Arabic. Knowledge and Use of Translation Techniques: In the translation assignments I undertake, I use different models and techniques of translation for different texts as appropriate. They include: literal, reformulation (or equivalence), transposition, modulation, adaptation, compensation, borrowing (especially in the IT field) and calque. Knowledge & use of interpreting techniques: In the interpreting assignments I have undertaken, I have used different methods of interpreting, including consecutive, liaison, simultaneous, whisper, summary, 1st and 3rd person techniques and sight translation (i.e. oral interpretation of a written text) as appropriate. I have also used my knowledge of the cultural background of clients and the UK system to make appropriate interventions during interpreting sessions for the benefits of both the service providers as well as the service users. Guiding principles & code of practice: My guiding principals when undertaking translation & interpretation assignments are: • Providing accurate and full translation of the text and in the case of interpreting full interpretation between the parties, the client and service provider without adding or omitting anything and with understanding of functional, conceptual and cultural differences between English and Arabic; • Observing impartiality and professionalism at all times and making sure that my personal opinions, own beliefs, values or views do not interfere with the translation or interpreting process ; • Full understanding of the importance of confidentiality and treating information obtained during the course of the translation or interpreting as strictly confidential; • Refraining from taking any personal advantage of any information obtained during the course of translation or interpretation; • Abstaining from establishing personal relationship with service providers or clients and maintaining professional boundaries with both parties at all times; • Full appreciation of the importance of punctuality and deadlines and strict commitment to the agreed time- framework; • Seeking clarifications on any phrase or concept used in the customer\'s original text before carrying out the required translation; • Clarifying any misunderstandings (if and when they occur) in an interpreting assignment to both the service provider and the client as appropriate; • Remaining calm whilst working under pressure or, in the case of interpreting, in situations where a client is experiencing severe distress or trauma; • Keeping records of the assignments undertaken and producing reports as appropriate; Command of Arabic & English: My mother tongue is Arabic. I was born in Palestine and received my primary and secondary education there. My keen interest in Arabic (language and literature) led me to Egypt where I studied the subject and gained BA and MA degrees from its best universities. I taught the subject at Birzeit university in Palestine for four years and later moved to the UK to join the School of Oriental & African Studies in London to read Arabic drama & theatre for a PhD degree which I acquired late 1984. While writing my PhD thesis in English and later on in my working career I have greatly improved my command of English language and have become almost bilingual. My command of Arabic and English has helped a great deal in developing and improving my skills in translation and interpreting. I have excellent track record in the following fields: * Human resources management, * Financial management and book-keeping, * Legal advice work in London, * English to Arabic and Arabic to English translation skills * Interpersonal and intergroup skills, * Teaching Arabic for people seekiing to learn the language (i.e. beginners) or those wishing to improve their level (i.e. advanced levels) Translation and Interpretation Services (Click here to see this translator's profile)

Andrea Quintana
14 years of experience -and highly satisfied customers- in translations from/into Spanish and English in several fields: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (1994 to Present) TRANSLATION, EDITING, PROOFREADING, AND INTERPRETING • Medicine and Health Care: Translation/Proofreading of the following materials, among others: clinical records; epidemiology; health research; children with disabilities; medical quality standards; surveillance and control of nosocomial infections; lab studies; academic papers; press releases on drug addiction and other medical issues; MD\'s CV\'s, speeches, correspondence; hospital privacy policies; medical supplies and equipment; cerebral palsy; toxicity studies; Chagas’ Disease; pharmaceutical patents; first aid; priority-setting and validation processes; assisted reproduction contracts and related documents; patients’ informed consents and information sheets for drug trials; e-prescribing system; reports on Chagas Disease, HIV/AIDS, Tobacco Addiction, Road Safety in Argentina and the Latin American region; US health care plans; survey on healthcare plan members’ culture, language, and education; interviews to urologists on the development of a new drug for the treatment of androgen deprivation therapy side effects in prostate cancer patients, Nutrition material, etc. I work for MD’s, and the National Academy of Medicine of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on a regular basis. • Pharmaceuticals/Biochemistry: Patents, clinical trial protocols, lab and toxicity studies, drug assessment protocols, logistics • Dentistry: Dental implants • Alternative Medicine: Translation/interpretation services for an Alternative Medicine provider • Environment, Safety and Health: Press releases on environmental protection, materials on Safety and Health standards, protective equipment, etc. • Fisheries and Aquaculture: 58000-word report on fisheries and aquaculture in European seas, and their environmental impact, etc. • Biotechnology • Botany • Agriculture and agricultural equipment • ISO Standards, Quality Assurance Materials, Corrective & Preventive Action Procedures • Websites/ Webpages. Subject areas: Automotive, insurance, advertising, linguistics, privacy policies, tourism, IT, software, telecommunications, book catalogues, forums, contests, performing arts, graphic design, literature, Spanish e-Learning lessons for children, e-commerce, e-zines, etc. • Marketing and Advertising: Market trends, cosmetics and beauty products (Nivea, Dove, The Body Shop, etc.), real estate, cleaning products, software, focus groups transcripts, B2C advertising websites, paid TV system, etc. • Business: Corporate presentations and brochures, franchise proposals for potential investors (fashion area), correspondence, memoranda, calls for bids, tenders, e-commerce, etc. • Accounting: Corporate statement reports, balance sheets, financial auditing reports, etc. • Finance and Economics: Financial surveys and audits, annual reports, retirement plans, online banking, inter-banking clearing system, calls for bids and tenders, press releases on macroeconomics and financial matters, documents and web pages for financial entities • Real estate: RE brokers’ magazine, and miscellaneous materials for RE developers • General: CVs and résumés, letters, emails, speeches, etc. • Engineering/Construction: I worked as an in-house translator at an engineering and construction company for 6 years translating documents from/to English and Spanish in various subjects, including architecture, civil and electromechanical work (oil and gas ducts, power plants, paving, etc.), manuals, specifications, instructions, equipment, tools, machinery and instruments, electricity, work schedules, costs, procurement procedures, plan reviews, etc. • IT and Telecommunications: software information, user guides, manuals, mobile telephones and devices, mobile and VoIP telecommunications, etc., for top worldwide companies -i.e Nokia, Dell, Motorola, HP, Epson, Canon, etc.-; stock control automation; telecom contracts, e-Learning materials, e-Commerce, e-Prescribing (Pharmaceutical automation), 8100-word website for network and email system security firm, 58,000-word technical report on submarine cable laying, etc. • Electronics and Home Appliances: sonic tracking system, manuals for all-in-one LCD-display remote control, VCR, and other home appliances, etc.) • Media: Press releases; TV: almost 700 projects consisting in Spanish<>English translation, revision, and translation team coordination. Materials: soap opera episodes, miniseries, and documentaries, as well as other materials for TV firms. Paid TV system marketing and advertising materials • Legal: Contracts, agreements, reports, bills, patents, sworn translations, birth certificates, sheriffs’ reports, divorce decrees, college transcripts, child support documentation, and other miscellaneous materials • Social Sciences: Subjects: Workers’ mobilizations, political violence, labor conflicts, Argentine ‘Dirty War’, sexual harassment, Palestinian-Israeli peace building programs • International Organizations: UN Session Record on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. • Human Resources: Employees’ Manuals • Education: Tests, admission forms, education and training material for children with disabilities, Spanish e-Learning lessons for children, IAP (Individual Achievement Plan) tutoring lessons forms, literature on pedagogical research methods, academic papers, and college transcripts • Arts/Literary: I have translated books in the Medical and Pedagogy/Education fields, a Publisher\'s Book Catalogue Website, a Theatre and Drama School Website, an educational English language course for Spanish-speaking children, and an 1870-word poem from Spanish to English for Alisa International • Museology: Description of museum materials • Automotive: Web pages, insurance, mechanical service, car sales and rental • Tourism and Hotel Industry: advertising, housekeeping procedures, offers and quotes, descriptions, booking terms & conditions, hotel restaurant menus, etc. • Gaming, casino advertising, online gambling, Poker RNG and Ts&Cs Terms & Conditions • Proofreading of English>Spanish translations in miscellaneous fields, such as Medicine, Finance, and Industrial Equipment, Marketing, and Telecommunications. Proofreading of Spanish>English translations of Cinema/TV materials. • Liaison interpretation • Translation of miscellaneous materials for colleagues, translation agencies and direct clients from Argentina, Mexico, USA, Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal, UK, France, Germany, and Israel. TEACHING EFL (English as a Foreign Language). Levels: K3 and K4, adolescents, and adults. REFERENCES Here are some of the comments I received after completing language-related assignments: \'A fast, reliable and excellent collaborator for both SP-EN and EN-SP jobs!\' Ms. Wendy Gosselin, e-Verba - Argentina \'It was a pleasure to work with Andrea.\' Ms. Marian Vodopivec - UK \'I just thought I should drop a line to let you know that the client is extremely happy!\' Ms. Lisa Siegel, Alisa International, \'It was great to work with you Andrea! Great translation, Client was very happy with the final product. We’ll work with you together definitely in the future again! Thanks a lot!\' Lexikum - Argentina \'Excellent translator, very accurate and efficient.\' Ms. Graciela Rosenfeld, GR Estudio de Traducción - Argentina. \'High quality and professional translation.\' Mr. Rafi Fedli, Globus Translations - Israel \'Hi Andrea, Thank you for completing the recent assignment for us, your work has very much impressed our proofreaders.\' Mr. Daniel Hardy, WR Linguistics - UK (April 23rd, 2008) Hi Andrea, This is just courtesy email to thank you for the work you have done for us over the last month. Your translation work was excellent. Your willingness to work and your assistance on other aspects of the project such as the proofreading are much appreciated. And we hope that you can gain further valuable experience from working with WR. Thank you again, and I look forward to hearing form you. Mr. Daniel Hardy, WR Linguistics - UK (May 7th, 2008) \'Andrea is excellent in legal, cosmetics and technical subjects. Very pleasant to work with.\' Ms. Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub - Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub - Argentina (June 11th, 2008) Degrees: Certified Technical, Scientific and Literary Translator English-Spanish. ENS Lenguas Vivas John F. Kennedy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998 Certified Legal Translator - English-Spanish. Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2006. ADDITIONAL TRAINING: • Terminology Extraction – Webinar by SDL International • Trados – Workbench, Multi-term, WinAlign – Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. • ‘La Web nuestra de cada día’ (on Webpage translation)- Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. • Updating your English – Faculty of Philosophy, University of Buenos Aires. • The Language of the Nineties – ENS Lenguas Vivas Kennedy. • Quality Systems and ISO 9000 Standards – CPC S.A. • Business English – CPC S.A. • Translation Teaching – ENS Lenguas Vivas J. F. Kennedy. • Miscellaneous training courses: computer tools and applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Front Page, SDLX, Trados, etc.). WORKING LANGUAGES: English to Spanish ("Neutral"/"Generic", Latin American, and Castilian/Iberian variants) Spanish (Monolingual) Spanish to English NATIVE LANGUAGE: Spanish COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Argentina Additional skills: Translation of POWER POINT presentations and FRONT PAGE materials. CAT TOOLS I use TRADOS, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, and Logoport, and also have experience using Heartsome, Foreignword Glossy, and other CAT tools. Translation Services (Click here to see this translator's profile)