Working languages:
English to Portuguese
French to Portuguese
Spanish to Portuguese

capone
ready-to-translate engineer

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Local time: 19:27 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
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Mar 6, 2020 (posted via ProZ.com):  Just finished a handbook of batteries, Portuguese to English, 2000+ words, for a global brand. Now I'm available! ...more »
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
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Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Software localization, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Mechanics / Mech EngineeringEngineering: Industrial
Electronics / Elect EngConstruction / Civil Engineering
Chemistry; Chem Sci/EngAerospace / Aviation / Space
Engineering (general)Energy / Power Generation
Education / PedagogyAutomotive / Cars & Trucks

All accepted currencies U. S. dollars (usd)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 16, Questions answered: 19, Questions asked: 1
Blue Board entries made by this user  3 entries

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 5
Experience Years of experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2016.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English (Wizard, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software Google Translator Toolkit, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Powerpoint, Trados Studio, Wordfast
CV/Resume English (PDF)
Events and training
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Bio
I am a Brazilian freelance translator/electrical engineer based in Recife, Brazil.

I translate from English/French into Brazilian Portuguese and I have obtained my experience from translating/reviewing books/handbooks/CVs/games/technical articles and reports and from subtitling videos with general content and particularly related to arts, science, medicine, engineering and management.

End clients (directly or via translation agencies): Adventist Church, Apple, Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs, EDM Mozambique, Google, Happify, IPMA, Nowness, Rockwell Automation, Skillsoft etc.

I also work as a Contract Manager at Petrobras and as a Technical Instructor at Escola Técnica Estadual de Paulista (Technical School).

Software and CAT Tools: SDL Trados, Aegisub, Amara, Lingotek, MemoQ, Microsoft Office, Subtitle Workshop, OmegaT, Wordfast

Education

MBA Project, Programme and Portfolio Management – NPPG, UFRJ, 2017.

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) - Poli, UPE, 2014.

Technician in Electrotechnics – SENAI – PE, 2005.

Wizard English School – Proficiency course – 2016, 140 hours.

Working with Translation: Theory and Practice. Understanding the basics of translation – Cardiff University – 2017, 16 hours.

Capacitación de MemoQ – Go Global Language Consulting, 2017, 1 hour

Related Experience – Translation and Review

Translator at EC Innovations
· Provided translation in Brazilian Portuguese for technical documents in English
(Electrical Engineering/Automation)

Translator/Subtitler at Amara on Demand
· Provided/Reviewed subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese for videos in English and in
French (Art, Medical, Science, Technology etc.)

Music Transcriber at Moravia IT
· Provided transcribed songs in Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and English for
big companies through Moravia’s tools

Video Subtitler at SS Protelo
· Provided subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese for videos in American and British
English (eLearning, Leadership development, Management, Training etc.)

Reviewed Standards/Reports
· IPMA (International Project Management Association): Individual Competence
Baseline for Project, Programme and Portfolio Management, 416 pages
EDM: Design Manual for Distribution Networks, report and annexes, 20 pages

Translated Books
· The Slow Cooker Cookbook by Eric Jones, 33 pages
· How To Write A Meaningful Eulogy in 8 Hours or Less by Alicia Adams, 30 pages

App and Game Localization
· Model Release App (English into Brazilian Portuguese)
· Armored Kitten – game (English into Brazilian Portuguese)

TED Talks

Provided/Reviewed subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese for videos in English and in French:

http://www.ted.com/profiles/6721057/translator

See the videos below as samples:
Bettina Warburg: How the blockchain will radically transform the economy. TEDSummit
Laurent Bleriot: Et si l'énergie venait de la mer | TEDxReunion
Tomás Barrientos: La Fórmula 5M para sobrevivir a la civilización | TEDxUVG

Software and CAT Tools

Aegisub, Amara, Google Translator Toolkit; MemoQ; Microsoft Excel; Lingotek; Microsoft Word; OmegaT; Powerpoint; SDL TRADOS; Wordfast.

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese: Native
English: Fluent
French: Advanced
Spanish: Upper Intermediate

References

Tony Li, Project Manager at EC Innovations, China.
[email protected]

Affes Bilel, Sworn Translator and Conference Interpreter, Tunisia.
[email protected]

Alicia Adams, Writer/Publisher, United States.
[email protected]

Cezar Rocha, Engineer at Petrobras, Brazil.
[email protected]

Cláudia Sander, Coordinator of Brazilian Portuguese in TED Translators Project, Brazil.
[email protected]

Lucas Dasaieve, Translator, Portuguese Linguist at CSOFT, China.
[email protected]
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 19
PRO-level pts: 16


Top languages (PRO)
Portuguese to French8
English to Portuguese4
Spanish to Portuguese4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering8
Other8
Top specific fields (PRO)
Computers (general)4
Medical: Instruments4
Cooking / Culinary4
Law (general)4

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Keywords: Engineering, equipments, civil constructions, pump, compressor, project manegement, mathematics


Profile last updated
Jul 8, 2020