Miembro desde Nov '06

Idiomas de trabajo:
portugués al inglés
español al inglés
inglés (monolingüe)
inglés al portugués
francés al inglés

Carla Selyer
Portuguese, French & Spanish specialist

Hora local: 00:42 SAST (GMT+2)

Idioma materno: portugués Native in portugués, inglés Native in inglés
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Apr 2 (posted via ProZ.com):  A workplace safety course ...more, + 12 other entries »
Total word count: 9564

Tipo de cuenta Traductor o intérprete autónomo, Identity Verified Miembro con identidad verificada
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Servicios Translation, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing, Desktop publishing, Training, Project management, Operations management, Copywriting, Transcription, Software localization
Especialización
Se especializa en
Certificados, diplomas, títulos, CVInformática: Sistemas, redes
Construcción / Ingeniería civilOrg./Desarr./Coop. Internacional
TI (Tecnología de la información)Derecho: (general)
Derecho: contrato(s)Psicología
Ciencias sociales, sociología, ética, etc.Viajes y turismo

Tarifas

Actividad en KudoZ (PRO) Puntos de nivel PRO 383, Preguntas respondidas: 326, Preguntas formuladas: 186
Muestrario Muestras de traducción: 6
Glosarios Agriculture, ANTHROPOLOGY/HISTORY FR-EN, ANTHROPOLOGY/HISTORY PT-EN, ANTHROPOLOGY/HISTORY SP-EN, Business/trade, CERTIFICATES EN-PT, CERTIFICATES PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH, Construction, CONSTRUCTION FR-EN, CONSTRUCTION PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH

Formación en el ámbito de la traducción Bachelor's degree - University of Zimbabwe
Experiencia Años de experiencia: 35 Registrado en ProZ.com: Jan 2004 Miembro desde Nov 2006
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credenciales portugués al inglés (University of Zimbabwe)
francés al inglés (UN Advanced Language Proficiency in French)
francés al inglés (South African Translators' Institute / Suid-Afrikaanse Vertalersinstituut)
portugués al inglés (South African Translators' Institute / Suid-Afrikaanse Vertalersinstituut)
francés al inglés (University of Zimbabwe)
Miembro de SATI / SAVI
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Trados 2022, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio, Wordfast
Artículos
URL de su página web https://translationpro.business.site/
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Events and training
Prácticas profesionales Carla Selyer apoya ProZ.com's Directrices profesionales (v1.1).
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Learn more about translation / improve my skills
  • Get help on technical issues / improve my technical skills
  • Learn more about additional services I can provide my clients
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
Bio
I have over 30 years of experience as a translator, proofreader, transcriber, back-translator, editor and localisation expert, working particularly in English (UK), Portuguese (Europe/Africa/Brazil), French (Africa/Canada/Belgium/France) and Spanish (South America).

My language qualifications include a BA Dual Honours degree in French and Portuguese, a Diplôme de Traducteur Commercial (Commercial Translators Diploma), UN FAO Certification of Advanced Proficiency in French, Spanish DELI diploma and proofreading certificate. I have a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA). Furthermore, I have qualifications in computer network administration, counselling, personnel management, project administration, finance, accounting and procurement.

I have worked extensively on several large projects, such as the translation of business development manuals, as well as all the promotional materials, which included posters, videos and brochures (over 1 million words in total).
The most recent translations I have done are: Pension Plan - 13,716 words; Food Standards Act - 8,219 words; Financial Institutions Act - 6,216 words, Women of Hope radio series - 20,958 words, the Natural Resources Act - 17,501 words, Poverty Alleviation Strategy - 17,170 words and Telecommunications Licence - 7,069 words.

I have translated all types of materials, ranging from websites, to books, training manuals, videos, brochures, accounting documents and software.

My main areas of expertise are:
- legal
- technical, construction, manufacturing, processing, mining
- political science and sociology and
- business management.

I am interested in lexicology and the development of terminologies and to this end have an extensive database of terminologies which I have compiled over the years.

Major accomplishments:
-Translation of sets of courses in business management, from beginners to advanced - marketing, pricing, customer management, budgeting, stock control, planning, bookkeeping.
-Official translator for 2 diplomatic missions.
- My portfolio of clients includes various national and international non-governmental organisations and specialised agencies, as well as business enterprises.
- Translation of several websites
- Proofreading and editing of various publications (English)
- Translation of several books, the most recent one being the FAO "HIV and Gender Training Manual for Project Beneficiaries".

Software: Trados, MemoQ

Excellent skills in DTP, Excel, MS Publisher and MS Word.
Este miembro obtuvo puntos KudoZ al ayudar a otros traductores a traducir términos de nivel PRO. Haga clic en total(es) de puntos para ver los términos traducidos.

Total de ptos. obtenidos: 414
Puntos de nivel PRO: 383


Idiomas con más puntos (PRO)
portugués al inglés291
francés al inglés62
español al inglés22
inglés4
inglés al portugués4
Campos generales con más puntos (PRO)
Jurídico/Patentes148
Otros73
Negocios/Finanzas72
Técnico/Ingeniería28
Ciencias sociales28
Puntos en 4 campos más >
Campos específicos con más puntos (PRO)
Derecho: (general)116
Certificados, diplomas, títulos, CV38
Derecho: contrato(s)36
Negocios / Comercio (general)32
Finanzas (general)16
Ciencias sociales, sociología, ética, etc.11
Construcción / Ingeniería civil10
Puntos en 21 campos más >

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