Member since Dec '09

Working languages:
French to Italian
English to Italian
Italian (monolingual)

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Maria Giovanna Polito
Specialized in Tourism and Literature.

Montecorvino Pugliano, Campania, Italy
Local time: 07:35 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Italian Native in Italian
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Nov 12 (posted via ProZ.com):  Just finished proofreading a market research questionnaire; EN>IT, 10k words ...more, + 940 other entries »
Total word count: 3834850

Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
Data security Created by Evelio Clavel-Rosales This person has a SecurePRO™ card. View now.
Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling, Training, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Tourism & TravelPoetry & Literature
Business/Commerce (general)General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
LinguisticsHistory
GeographyMarketing
IT (Information Technology)Music

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
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KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 214, Questions answered: 230, Questions asked: 24
Project History 690 projects entered

Blue Board entries made by this user  49 entries

Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, PayPal, Skrill
Glossaries Tecnico
Translation education Master's degree - Lingue e Letterature Straniere - Università degli studi di Salerno
Experience Years of experience: 16. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2009. Became a member: Dec 2009.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials Italian (Università degli studi di Salerno, verified)
English (Università degli studi di Salerno, verified)
French (Università degli studi di Salerno, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, CafeTran Espresso, Crowdin, Lokalise, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Jubler, MemSource Editor, Notepad , Poedit, Qt Linguist, Powerpoint, Wordbee, XTM, XTRF Translation Management System

Forum posts 32 forum posts
CV/Resume English (PDF)
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Professional practices Maria Giovanna Polito endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
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Italian Translator since 2009 with VAT number

French > Italian; English > Italian.

Education

• 2008/2009: Degree in Comparative modern literatures, Università degli studi di Salerno. (Graduation

Thesis in French literature; final mark: 110/110 with honours).

• 2005/2006: Degree in Occidental languages and cultural models, Università degli studi di Salerno

(Graduation Thesis in Phylosophy of language; final mark: 110/110 with honours)

• 2001/2002: Linguistic Diploma at “Liceo Beato Gaspare Bertoni”, Battipaglia.


Training

• 2013/2014: Editorial translation laboratory, Association Griò Sinergie Culturali, Bologna.

• 2013: How to translate acronyms and abbreviations in the medical field, Webinar, Proz.

• 2013: Exhaustive course in pharmaceutical translation, Webinar, Proz.

• 2013: Exhaustive course in medical translation, Webinar, Proz.

Work experience

♦ Main Fields of Expertise: Literature, Tourism, Business/Commerce.

⎯ Major Projects and Related Clients

⎯ BUSINESS:

§ Fact sheets (TEVA, ASICS)

⎯ COMPUTER:

§ Brosix Software (D-Bros; http://www.brosix.com/team/); 2.000 words.

§ FileViewPro Software (Solvusoft); 1830 words.

§ Xpenditure app (Cardwise); 15.000 words.

§ User manuals

⎯ EDUCATION:

§ Training course; 11.471 words.

 FINANCE:

§ Financial Prospectus; 8.963 words.

⎯ GAMES – VIDEOGAMES – GAMBLING

§ Solitaire instructions.

§ Texts about the history of casino games.

⎯ GASTRONOMY:

§ Menu; 1.096 words.

⎯ GENERAL:

§ Questionnaires (WA Networks)

§ Blogs (rethnea.com; http://www.wikio.it/search/maria+giovanna+polito)

§ FAQ (ASICS)

§ Interviews, biographies, CVs.

§ Press releases (ASICS)

⎯ LAW:

§ Licencing procedures, certificates, privacy policies, general conditions, location agreements,

patents, data protection policies, antitrust compliance policies, interlocutory orders, writ of

summons.

⎯ LOCALIZATION:

• Numerous apps and descriptions for app stores: Persist, Mega Photo Booth, My Movies,

Canabalt, Pixable, Persist, InBody, Mileage Keeper, iAuditor, Selfie X, KeyboardsMania,

Shuttersongs, Canasta, Speed Rating Lt. Classic Freecell Solitaire, TnL, CT 2.0, Long

Journey.

⎯ MARKETING:

§ PowerPoint presentations, commercial emails, brochures, descriptions of e-bay ads, product

catalogues.

⎯ MEDICINE:

§ Review article (Direct client):

"Physical activity in prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome"; 6.900 words.

§ Instrument instructions and surveys addressed to doctors.

⎯ PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY:

§ Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) (CARUS); 10.104 words.

⎯ PSYCHOLOGY:

⎯ Review articles (Direct clients):

"Using ELearning Techniques to Support Problem Based Learning Within a Clinical

Simulation"; 3.800 words.

"Evaluating web sites: exploiting user's expectations"; 14.000 words.

"Narcissism, Sexual Refusal and Aggression: Testing a Narcissistic Reactance Model of

Sexual Coercion"; 12.200 words.

"Sexual Atttitudes and Activities in Women with Borderline Personality Disorder Involved

in Romantic Relationships"; 5.300 words.

"Sexual Narcissism: A validation study"; 4.300 words.

“Emotional interference in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A neuropsychological study

using optimized emotional Stroop test”; 4.400 words.

⎯ RELIGION:

⎯ Articles for Gospeltranslation.org (Voluntary collaboration)

⎯ SURVEYS:

⎯ Surveys in different fields: building renovation, psychometrics, genetics, automotive.

⎯ TOURISM:

⎯ Hotel descriptions, touristic websites, audioguides for museums.

⎯ Descriptions of tourist tours and activities (GetYourGuide)

⎯ WEB SITES:

§ FileViewPro (http://www.fileviewpro.com/)

§ Coral Sea Resorts (http://www.coralsearesorts.com)

§ Pension Hibiscus (http://hibiscusladigue.com/it)

§ Xpenditure (https://xpenditure.com/it/)

§ GetDigital (https://www.get-digital.it)

Moreover I made some transcriptions of calls following the Truth Guidelines.

Other

Past occasional collaboration with the Association of art and culture “Avvenire”, via Venezia, 2 – Battipaglia

(SA) as translator, organizing secretary and mediator between foreign guests and the association.

From February 2008 to June 2008, didactic tutor for the chair of French language of the Faculty of Foreign

Languages and Literatures of the University of Salerno, to support and help students.

Hobbies and personal interests

Playing piano, singing and reading.














































































































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: 219
PRO-level pts: 214

Top languages (PRO)
English to Italian172
French to Italian42
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering54
Other44
Bus/Financial41
Law/Patents25
Art/Literary20
Pts in 3 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Finance (general)20
Law (general)20
Other12
Poetry & Literature8
Marketing8
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs8
Medical (general)8
Pts in 25 more flds >

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects691
With client feedback0
Corroborated0
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation499
Editing/proofreading62
Post-editing58
Software localization26
Website localization20
Subtitling18
Transcription8
Language pairs
English to Italian601
French to Italian77
Italian12
Specialty fields
Internet, e-Commerce4
Business/Commerce (general)4
Psychology4
Computers: Software3
IT (Information Technology)3
Telecom(munications)3
Education / Pedagogy2
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters2
Electronics / Elect Eng1
Medical: Pharmaceuticals1
Marketing1
Law (general)1
Science (general)1
Medical (general)1
Other fields
60
Human Resources3
Medical: Health Care2
Surveying2
Market Research1
Engineering (general)1
Furniture / Household Appliances1
Insurance1
Law: Taxation & Customs1
Printing & Publishing1
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