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4 projects entered 3 positive feedback from outsourcers 2 positive feedback from colleagues
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Translation Volume: 30000 words Completed: Oct 2014 Languages: English to Spanish
Brand excellence manual
Translation of Brand Excellence Manual. Standard procedures and company policy.
Human Resources, Food & Drink, Business/Commerce (general)
positive Unlisted : No comment.
Translation Volume: 15000 words Completed: Sep 2014 Languages: Spanish to English
Translation of Collective Agreements
Translation of a Collective Agreement
Law: Contract(s), Law (general)
positive Unlisted : Excellent translation, meeting all expectations
Translation Volume: 30 days Completed: Feb 2014 Languages: English to Spanish English to Italian English to German English to French
Total 160.000 words /40000 words each pair. Guidebooks for eight country walks
Provision of translation services of guidebooks for eight country walks in Gozo and Comino (Malta).
Available at:
(SPANISH VERSION) http://www.visitgozo.com/es/content/senderismo-caminatas-169/
(ITALIAN VERSION) http://www.visitgozo.com/it/content/passeggiate-in-campagnaarrampicate-169/
(FRENCH VERSION) http://www.visitgozo.com/fr/content/promenades-randonnees-a-la-campagne-169/
(GERMAN VERSION) http://www.visitgozo.com/de/content/spaziergange-wandern-169/
Tourism & Travel, Geology, Botany
No comment.
Colleague feedback:
Chiara Balboni: I worked with Javier on a very big and interesting project about new countryside walking tours in Malta and Comino.
Translation Volume: 30 days Duration: Sep 2014 to Dec 2014 Languages: English to Catalan English to Spanish
Project Manager Marketing Campaigns
Translation into Spanish and Catalan of Marketing Campaigns.
English to Spanish: HWTS Fact Sheet Disinfection Chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite) General field: Science Detailed field: Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Source text - English What is Sodium Hypochlorite?
Chlorine began to be widely used as a disinfectant in the early 1900’s. It revolutionized drinking water treatment and dramatically reduced the incidence of waterborne diseases. Chlorine remains the most widely used chemical for water disinfection in the United States.
Sodium hypochlorite is one form of chlorine used for water disinfection. It can be manufactured in most locations since it can be obtained through the electrolysis of salt water.
Bottles can be purchased for household water treatment from many manufacturers in various sizes. Chlorine concentrations range from 0.5 to 10% and each product should have its own instructions for correct dosing of contaminated water. Liquid household bleach also contains sodium hypochlorite, and is widely available.
How Does it Remove Contamination?
Chlorine forms hydrochlorous acid when added to water which reacts through oxidization with microorganisms and kills them.
Three things can happen when chlorine is added to water:
1. Some chlorine reacts through oxidization with organic matter and the pathogens in the water to kill them. This portion is called consumed chlorine.
2. Some chlorine reacts with other organic matter, ammonia and iron and forms new chlorine compounds. This is called combined chlorine.
3. Excess chlorine that is not consumed or combined remains in the water. This portion is called free residual chlorine (FRC). The FRC is the most effective form of chlorine for disinfection (particularly for viruses) and helps prevent recontamination of the treated water.
Operation
There are several different brands of chlorine products that have been manufactured specifically for household water treatment. Each product should have its own instructions for correct dosing and contact time.
Liquid household bleach products are also commonly used to disinfect drinking water. The strength of the product must be known to calculate how much bleach is needed to disinfect a given volume of water. See CAWST’s Technical Brief on Chlorine Disinfection of Drinking Water for information on how to determine the chlorine dose and contact time using household bleach.
The effectiveness of chlorine is affected by turbidity, organic matter, ammonia, temperature and pH.
Turbid water should sedimented or filtered before adding chlorine. These processes will remove some of the suspended particles and improve the reaction between the chlorine and pathogens.
Translation - Spanish ¿Qué es el hipoclorito de sodio?
El cloro empezó a ser ampliamente utilizado como desinfectante a comienzos del s. XX. Revolucionó la potabilización del agua y redujo fuertemente el número de casos de enfermedades transmitidas por el agua. El cloro sigue siendo el producto químico más comúnmente utilizado para la desinfección de agua en los Estados Unidos.
El hipoclorito de sodio es una forma de cloro que se utiliza para la desinfección del agua. Se obtiene a través de la electrólisis del agua salada, pudiendo fabricarse en la mayoría de lugares.
Se pueden adquirir botellas para el tratamiento de agua doméstica de muchas marcas y tamaños, así como diferentes concentraciones de cloro, entre 0,5% y 10%, debiendo contar cada producto con sus propias instrucciones para la dosificación correcta en el agua contaminada. La lejía también contiene hipoclorito de sodio y se puede adquirir fácilmente.
¿Cómo eliminar la contaminación?
El cloro forma ácido hipocloroso cuando se añade al agua, lo que desencadena una reacción a través
de oxidación que provoca la muerte de los microorganismos.
Tres cosas pueden suceder cuando se añade cloro al agua:
1. Cloro activo. El cloro destruye los patógenos del agua mediante la oxidación de sus componentes orgánicos.
2. Cloro residual combinado. Una parte del cloro reacciona con materia orgánica, amoníaco y con compuestos de hierro dando lugar a nuevas formas de cloro.
3. Cloro residual libre. Se trata del excedente de cloro que no se consume ni se combina. Constituye por sí mismo la forma más eficaz para desinfectar (sobre todo de virus), además de ayudar a prevenir la recontaminación del agua tratada.
Funcionamiento
Hay varias marcas diferentes de productos de cloro que han sido fabricados específicamente para el tratamiento del agua doméstica. Cada producto debe tener sus propias instrucciones que deben indicar la dosificación correcta y el tiempo de actuación.
Productos como la lejía también se suelen usar para desinfectar el agua potable. Se debe conocer la fuerza del producto para calcular la lejía que se necesita para la desinfección de determinado volumen de agua.
Para obtener información sobre cómo determinar la dosis de cloro y tiempo de contacto con cloro de uso doméstico ver Ficha técnica de CAWST para la desinfección del agua potable con cloro (Versión en inglés).
La turbidez, la materia orgánica, las sales de amonio, la temperatura y el pH reducen la eficacia del cloro.
Si el agua está turbia, se debe sedimentar o filtrar antes de agregar el cloro para así eliminar algunas de las partículas en suspensión y mejorar la reacción entre el cloro y los agentes patógenos.
English to Spanish: The Golden Calf / El Becerro de Oro General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: History
Source text - English (2) – The Golden Calf
Legend has it that gold was extracted from the golden sands found at Ta’ Gelmus hill. This in turn gave rise to the common belief that a golden calf still lies hidden somewhere. As legend has it, Sidor, a hardworking farmer, toiled from dawn to duskin order to eke out a poor existence for himself and his family and often dreamt about finding gold. One day his wish came true. He literally struck gold when he found a golden calf. After he had polished and secured it in his sack, he hurried to Calogero, the village goldsmith. The latter could not believe his eyes but after the initial surprise he lost no time in working out a plan to get hold of the priceless golden calf.
The gleaming calf had aroused Calogero’s greed and Machiavellian ingenuity. He explained to Sidor that he could not keep the treasure that the farmer had unearthed in his fields as the Grandmaster had decreed that such valuable items were the property of the treasury of the island. In an apparent show of generosity and sympathy Calogero gave some money to the unsuspecting Sidor in exchange for the golden statuette. Calogero concluded that by taking responsibility for the statuette, the goldsmith would be sparing Sidor a lot of needless trouble. Sidor went back home, unaware of the fact that he had just been taken in. When Sidor told his wily wife about the whole affair, she was furious and after hearing how her husband had been tricked, made sure that the Grandmaster heard about the story. Calogero continued to protest his innocence but was imprisoned for life. He died without revealing the location of the golden calf.
Translation - Spanish (2) - El Becerro de Oro
Cuenta la leyenda que en la colina Ta' Gelmus se extraía oro de sus arenas doradas, lo que dio lugar a pensar que había un becerro de oro escondido en algún sitio. Según continúa la leyenda, Sidor, un diligente labrador, trabajaba de sol a sol para ganarse su pobre existencia y la de su familia, por lo que a menudo soñaba con encontrar oro. Un día sus sueños se hicieron realidad. Literalmente se topó con un becerro de oro. Después de pulirlo y asegurarlo en su saco, se apresuró a Calogero, el orfebre del pueblo. Éste no podía dar crédito a lo que veía, pero después de la sorpresa inicial, no perdió un segundo en maquinar un plan para hacerse con el invalorable becerro de oro.
El reluciente becerro había despertado la codicia de Calogero y su maquiavélico ingenio. Le explicó a Sidor que no podía quedarse con el tesoro que había desenterrado de sus campos porque el Gran Maestre había decretado que objetos valiosos como éste eran propiedad del tesoro público de la isla. En una muestra de aparente generosidad y simpatía, Calogero le dio algo de dinero al incauto Sidor a cambio de la estatuilla dorada. Calogero concluyó que al asumir la responsabilidad de la estatuilla, le estaba ahorrando a Sidor un montón de innecesarios problemas. Sidor regresó a su casa, ignorando el hecho de que acaba de haber sido engañado pero cuando le contó a su astuta esposa todo el asunto, ésta se puso furiosa y después de escuchar que su marido había sido engañado, se aseguró de que el asunto llegara a los oídos del Gran Maestre. Calogero no paró de defender su inocencia pero fue encarcelado de por vida y finalmente murió sin revelar la ubicación del becerro de oro.
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Graduate diploma - University of Granada
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Years of experience: 13. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2014.
English to Spanish (University of Granada, verified) Spanish to English (University of Granada, verified) French to Spanish (University of Granada, verified) Italian (Malta: Universita' ta' Malta (UOM), verified) English (Malta: Universita' ta' Malta (UOM), verified)
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Adobe Photoshop, DejaVu, LogiTerm, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio, Wordfast
I am a native Spanish translator and my pairs are EN<>ES, FR>ES and IT>ES
The key strengths that I possess for success are, but not limited to, the following:
• Provide exceptional contributions
• Always strive for continued excellence.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
EDUCATION
Graduated as translator and interpreter from one of the most prestigious universities in Spain for Translation Studies, the University of Granada (Spain). I am also Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources Management and Labor Relations from the same university.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Beside the working experience as translator, proofreader and project manager in the field of translation, I have wide range of tourism, transport and aviation working experience at different positions, giving me the versatility to deal in a number of contexts with confidence that a level of excellence will expect.
TRANSLATIONS
I can translate with confidence in the following areas:
• Legal translations: contracts and agreements, patents, adoption documents, divorce and custody documents, last wills and testaments, notarization, official documents, affidavits, etc.;
• IT translations: software and hardware-related document and applications translations;
• Multimedia translations: e-Learning and computer games translation;
• Financial and business translations: balance sheets, company estimations, statistical reports, financial analysis, experts reports, various professional documents, company profile, business plan, catalogues, press releases, economic research papers, grants, financial reports;
• Medical translations: medical reports, medical files, medical certificates, medical research reports, medications notice, legal/medical reports, pharmaceutical texts;
• Technical translations: user manuals, operating instructions, quality control reports, installation processes, technical catalogues, technical specifications, data sheets, legal- technical documents, automotive, machinery, agricultural, engineering;
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