Member since Sep '06

Working languages:
English to Spanish
Spanish to English
English to Catalan
German to Spanish

Alfonso Perpiña-Robert Navarro

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Local time: 14:36 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish, Catalan Native in Catalan
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
This translator helped to localize ProZ.com into Catalan
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Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Voiceover (dubbing), Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Law (general)Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
Law: Contract(s)Finance (general)
Cinema, Film, TV, DramaMilitary / Defense
MusicReligion
Slang

Rates

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 520, Questions answered: 289, Questions asked: 306
Project History 22 projects entered    1 positive feedback from outsourcers

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Glossaries animals, basket, buildings, cars, chemicals, cities, courses, drugs, general, holidays

Translation education Bachelor's degree - BCHighSchool
Experience Years of experience: 20. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2006. Became a member: Sep 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Spanish (Cambridge University (Lang. Degrees))
Spanish to English (University of Barcelona)
English to Catalan (UAB)
Memberships ASETRAD
TeamsCatalan Localization Team
Software Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, MsOffice, MsWorks, HTML, MsWord, Powerpoint, SDLX, STAR Transit, Trados Studio, Wordfast
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Professional practices Alfonso Perpiña-Robert Navarro endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
Bio
A bilingual translator, having lived abroad for over 25 years (USA, Germany, Hungary, Spain and France). Graduated form BCHigh in 1982. Attended the British Institute School in Madrid, Spain, (TOEFL and Cambridge Certificates).

Experience:

• Twelve years at TMB (Matute Blanch Secretarial Services). Madrid.
o Technical and legal translations, simultaneous and voiceover.

• Three years at VW-Audi, Spain's Legal Department.
o Liaison between Legal Dep. and Marketing Dep.

• Four years at Vicens Matas' Law Firm. Barcelona, Spain.
o Legal Translations in International Dep.

• Six years at Pérez Portabella Maristany. Barcelona, Spain.
o International Dep. Simultaneous translations.


• Part time job at the Maltese Honorary Consulate in Barcelona as a legal interpreter and liaison.

• Various translations for the American Consul in Barcelona, including visa and passport translations, court assistance and public relations for British detainees.

• Various business trips to Boston (MA), including brochure translation for the Brookline Country Club (TCC), along as liaison assistance and interpretation during the 1999 Ryder Cup Competition.

• Simultaneous interpreter during the fall of 1992 in Bad Godesberg (Bonn), Germany, during third annual bilateral meetings between the Spanish Foreign Ministry and German Institutions.

• Various business trips to Budapest, Hungary, in liaison with the Spanish Embassy in Budapest, Hungary, including passport and visa translations.


· Recent projects:

· Instruction manual for TV media player.
· License and installer agreement.
· Alarm system installation guide.
· Pan/Tilt IP Surveillance Camera user’s guide.
· RAM Plan for an escalator.
. Technical description of an escalator.
. Civil Engineering Glossary
. Threadneedle Investment Company Prospectus.
· Burson-Marsteller Market Research Consultants, Quota research (consumer habit survey).
· Online videopoker playing instructions.
· Assistance for asylum seekers at Barcelona Airport. (ongoing).
. Simultenous interpreter for the WHAD Group in Barcelona.
. Collaboration in 'ProZ' localization.
· Basic doctrines of Miguel Servet. (PhD Thesis)
· Registration as a Professional Geo-information Science Practitioner.
· HDD installation instruction manual.
· Auctioners web site.
· Law Firm web site.




I can travel anywhere, and I am available Monday through Sunday, 24 hours/day.

Translation rates are negotiable and very reasonable.
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: 528
PRO-level pts: 520


Top languages (PRO)
English to Spanish516
English4
Top general fields (PRO)
Other204
Tech/Engineering95
Medical82
Law/Patents34
Art/Literary25
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Medical (general)36
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion36
Tourism & Travel30
Other22
Medical: Pharmaceuticals18
Education / Pedagogy16
Finance (general)16
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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects22
With client feedback1
Corroborated1
100% positive (1 entry)
positive1
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation22
Language pairs
English to Spanish19
Spanish to English2
Spanish to Catalan1
Specialty fields
Law: Contract(s)4
Computers: Hardware3
Computers: Software3
Finance (general)1
Engineering (general)1
Computers: Systems, Networks1
Computers (general)1
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright1
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports1
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama1
Other fields
Construction / Civil Engineering3
Medical: Pharmaceuticals2
Investment / Securities2
Transport / Transportation / Shipping1
Telecom(munications)1
Philosophy1
Nutrition1
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng1
Medical: Health Care1
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Oct 1