Skills
Eight years of experience in translation
Eighteen years of experience in cultural and financial journalism
Experience as a freelance reporter in United States, Spain and Germany
Languages
English/Portuguese · Spanish/Portuguese · English/Spanish · Portuguese/Spanish
Experience
Translation
• Babylon. Instant translator. English into Portuguese and Spanish. Since September 2009.
• Google Translator Toolkit. Evaluator. Since September 2009.
• Solid Edge. Tutorials. English into Portuguese. Since August 2009.
• Laboratorios Ferrer. Editing and Quality Control. August 2009.
• Dell Computers. English into Portuguese. Since July 2009.
• Sony Vaio Manuals. English into Portuguese. Since July 2009.
• Microsoft e-Learning courses. English into Portuguese. Since July 2009.
• Google live sites (3D Warehouse, Latitude, Maps, Earth etc.). English into Portuguese. Since May 2009.
• BariatricEdge Product Portfolio. Spanish into Portuguese. May 2009.
• Reggae band Natiruts Press Release. Portuguese into Spanish. May 2009.
• Interpretation Spanish-Portuguese. Legal deposition. Badalona Courthouse (Barcelona, Spain). April 2009.
• Testing for Marriott Hotels website. English. March 2009.
• Annual Report of Activities in Anantapur, India for Fundación Vicente Ferrer. English into Spanish. March 2009.
• Software localization and marketing translations for SAP, Netbeans and EMC Celerra. English into Brazilian Portuguese. October 2007 to present.
• Engineering and Social Development projects in Africa for Eptisa Internacional. Spanish into European Portuguese. 2005 to present.
• Proofreading, quality control and editing for Brazilian edition of the American Heart Association Guidelines and Training Courses kits for Thomson Reuters. English into Brazilian Portuguese. March 2008 to October 2008.
• Website localization for Genebre. Spanish into English. October 2008 to present.
• Subtitling: Xena episode. Traduforma. October 2008.
• Freelance translator for Sappi Newsletter. English into Portuguese. November 2007 to present.
• Proofreading for Leipzig Universität (Brazilian Portuguese folder). June 2008.
• Freelance translator for Semex Aliance. English into Brazilian Portuguese. May 2008 to October 2008.
• Freelance translator for Abbott Laboratories. English into Brazilian Portuguese. May 2008.
• Software localization for Symantec and Hamlet. English into Brazilian Portuguese. November 2007 to March 2008.
• Freelance translator for the websites of companies such as Alamo, Amtrak, CIT, Republic Federal, Delta Airlines, Delphi and Eurail. English into Brazilian Portuguese. November 2007 to October 2008.
• Software localization for Apple Computers. English into Brazilian Portuguese. June 2007 to September 2007.
• Freelance jobs for Spanish translation agencies such as Eurolink Traductors, SLI Traductors, and Transword International Services. Subjects: Telecommunications, Marketing, Spanish Courses. English and Spanish into Brazilian Portuguese since October 2001
• English/Portuguese interpreter for footballer Ronaldinho (Barcelona Fútbol Club) in a spot shooting for Nike (Widescope Productions, September 2004). Barcelona, Spain
Journalism
• Aug 2007/Jan 2008: Freelance writer for [login to view URL] and [login to view URL] [[login to view URL]]
• Feb 2005 to present: Freelance writer for the magazines Le Cool [ [login to view URL] ], Kultura Urbana [ [login to view URL]], Metal [ [login to view URL] ] and la mono [[login to view URL] ]. Barcelona, Spain
• Jan 2003/Sep 2004: Editor. Caderno Dez!, a weekly supplement aimed at teenagers. Jornal A Tarde. Salvador – Brazil
• Mar 2001/Ago 2002: Freelance reporter. Gazeta Mercantil. Barcelona - Spain and Berlin - Germany
• Oct 1997/Feb 2001: Reporter. Gazeta Mercantil. São Paulo – Brasil
• Jan 1996/Oct 1997: Culture and Food Reporter/Editor. Correio da Bahia. Salvador - Brasil
Education
2004-2006 Master in Historic Culture, Communication and New Professions. Universitat de Barcelona. Spain
1986-1990 Journalism. Universidade Federal da Bahia. Brazil
Courses
April 2009 InDesign CS3. Fundació Privada de Industries Grafiques de Catalunya. Sabadell – Barcelona. Spain.
Computer Literacy and Resources
Transit Satellite 3.0 PE
Trados Freelance 7.0
SDLX Lite
Windows
Mac OSX
Microsoft Office
Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop
Hardware: PC/Mac
Adsl connection (20M)