*****25 YEARS IN THE TRANSLATION BUSINESS**** AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Industrial:
PC, PLC, mainframe, automation, computer hardware and networking, measuring and control equipment, electronics, robotics, optics, photography, video recording solutions, video surveillance systems, sports video recording, industrial cleaning machinery, machine tools, machinery for the rubber & plastic industry, foundry and metallurgy (steel, aluminium), hydraulic pumps and filters, motors, automotive, thermal power plants, steel processing, lighting technology, heating-ventilating air conditioning (HVAC), oil drilling, oil drilling platforms, offshore, water treatment, water purification, filters.

Science:
Ocean life, animals (documentaries), astronomy, nanotechnology, environment, biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, nutrition, geology, hydrogeology, hydrology, nanotechnologies

Software:
Software translation, software localization, CAD localization, gaming, gaming consoles, multiplayer games.

Medical:
Pharmacology (summary of products characteristics, informed consent, information leaflet, marketing material, etc.), ophthalmology, diabetes, cardiology, dentistry, genetics, epigenetics, clinical trials, clinical research services, medical appliances, medical equipment, chromatography, spectrometry, laboratory analysis.

Tourism:
Brochures, books, magazine articles: Ravenna, Romagna, Alps, Dolomites, Scotland, Iceland, Grand Canyon, California, Greece, Paris, Corse, Côte d'Azur

Transportation:
Sea freight (bulk cargoes, containers, yachts, survey reports), shipbuilding (cargo ships, passenger ships), air freight (flight rules), railways (metro, TGV, high speed railway, control systems), logistics.

Insurance/legal:
Maritime insurance, surveyor reports, chartering activity, legal documents and contracts in general.

Other:
Web site translation, e-commerce, e-shopping, e-payment, credit cards, children stories, TV documentaries, science documentary subtitles, fashion, fashion shoes, fashion shows, luxury watches, cosmetics, makeup, skin treatments, cooking recipes, cooking techniques, kitchen appliances, home appliances, wine, vineyard technologies, agriculture, farming, organic farming, advertising material.

Also offered: TEXT ALIGNMENT service. 

WORK EXPERIENCE From 2002 to date:
Full-time freelance translator. Cooperation with various Italian and international agencies. Translation of manuals, installation instructions, catalogues, advertising brochures, Web pages etc. for large international companies. Details on works/projects and on final customers available on request.

From 1997 to 2001:
- Long-term co-operation with an Italian company manufacturing machinery for the rubber industry. My job included: translation and interpreting in close contact with all company departments, from sales to production; handling contacts with foreign customers (foreign branches), etc. I had the opportunity to personally see how extruders, roll mills, mixers, presses, etc. were built, under the mechanical, electrical and electronic point of view. I was directly involved with after-sale service (i.e. troubleshooting procedures) as well as marketing.
- Freelance translator for Italian and overseas agencies.

From 1992 to 1996:
In-house translator for an Italian translation agency. Translation of manuals and technical texts. Supervision, co-ordination and organisation of translation projects (in-house and out-sourced).

From 1989 to 1992:
In-house translator for an Italian translation agency. Translation of manuals and technical texts. Specialization in maritime business (chartering, survey reports, contracts) and shipbuilding. Interpreting. Among the clients I followed personally were various shipagents, forwarding agents, surveyors as well as large shipping companies. Details on works/projects and on final customers available on request.

References (*):
1) Susanna Pasini and Roberta Panzavolta (Language Service - translation agency based in Italy) - tel. +39 0544 217299, fax +39 0544 213766, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

2) Fiorenzo Zannini (Proteo International, machinery for the rubber industry) - tel. +39 0544 684021, e-mail: [email protected]