Working languages:
English to Portuguese
Spanish to Portuguese

Eliane G. Silveira
Translator since 1999

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Local time: 22:05 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) Native in Portuguese
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Services Translation, MT post-editing, Website localization
Expertise
Specializes in:
Computers (general)Tourism & Travel
Mathematics & StatisticsIT (Information Technology)
Electronics / Elect EngMarketing / Market Research
Medical: Health CareMechanics / Mech Engineering
Automation & RoboticsAutomotive / Cars & Trucks
KudoZ activity (PRO) Questions answered: 9
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Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer, Money order
Translation education Master's degree - Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUCSP
Experience Years of experience: 24. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2017.
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Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Catalyst, Idiom, Lingotek, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDLX, Smartling, Trados Studio, XTM
Bio

I’m a professional translator from São Paulo, Brazil, with over 19 year experience. By using my previous experience on computer programming, I could develop a strong knowledge on several CAT tools. My expertise is on translating Business Administration, Computers, Healthcare (Medical Devices), Dentistry (Aesthetical Dentistry), Polymerization Processes, Pharmacy and Drugs, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Measurement Instruments, Statistics, Marketing and Tourism texts. I worked for three years as a Project Manager (2008-2011) performing all roles related to a project life cycle.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS

Freelance technical translator
Expertise on 
Business Administration, Computers, Healthcare (Medical Devices), Dentistry (Aesthetical Dentistry), Polymerization Processes, Pharmacy and Drugs, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Measurement Instruments, Statistics, Marketing and Tourism.

Main projects: Microsoft (products in general), Minitab (statistics), Cisco, One and Only (hotels and spas), Fluke (measurement instruments), SAP, Atlantis (hotels, travel, tourism), Expo Dubai 2020 website (worldwide trade show).


 Experience with several CAT Tools (Trados, Studio, MemoQ, Memsource, Catalyst, Passolo, SDLX, TagEditor, TW, Across, Smartling, among others) and MSOffice.

Project Manager
From 2008 to 2011 I worked to Planner Translations as Project Manager, a Brazilian translation office

Literary translator
2000  Review of Minidicionário Silveira Bueno, Editora FTD. A bilingual dictionary intended to beginners. I reviewed part of this dictionary, based on several American English sources


2003  Sonetos ao Jovem Desconhecido, published by Editora Landy – Translation of the 17 Shakespeare's sonnets dedicated to an unknown young man. This translation was performed in partnership with another translator

2003  Wuthering Heights (in Portuguese O morro dos ventos uivantes), published by Editora Landy – In partnership with another translator, I worked on translation, chronologies, bibliographic notes and other comments. This is one of the most important works from XIX century.

University faculty - teaching in dregree and diploma courses

2010-2014  
Teaching in degree and diploma courses at Centro Universitário Claretiano, Unimep (Centro Universitário Metodista de Piracicaba) e Centro Universitário Anhanguera in subjects such Translation Technology and Technical Translation.

 

FURTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

1985-2004  Worked in computers area as a developer for several large corporations in Brazil, as SID Informática, BCP and Telefónica Group. This background was extremely useful on dealing with the wide range of translations tools available in the market.

 

EDUCATION

2013-2014     PUCSP - Associate Degree on English and Conference Interpretation

2012-2013     I attended to subjects as non regular student in Translation Studies Program at São Paulo University: (1) Translation History, and (2) Linguistics and discursive Aspects on Brazilian Translated Literature

2006-2008  MA on Applied Linguistics (Translation and Corpus Linguistics), Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Dissertation title: Uma tradução premiada sob a perspectiva da Linguística de Corpus (An awarded translation under Corpus Linguistics perspective)

2004              Diploma Course on Translation, Centro Universitário Ibero-Americano

1998               BA on English Language - Translation and Interpretation, Centro Universitário Ibero-Americano

1984               Technology on Data Processing (Technology Degree), Technology School of Mackenzie University

 

LANGUAGES:

ENGLISH      FLUENT

SPANISH      ADVANCED

LANGUAGE PAIRS:

ENGLISH > BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

SPANISH > BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

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May 28, 2019



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