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Welcome to Carla´s Web Page!
A World of Translations!
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QUALIFICATIONS
Performs translations/editing/proofreading from English into Portuguese, and cross-cultural training
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Web pages · Press Releases · International Business · Computer · Legal Documents · Culinary
WORK HISTORY
Senior In-house Portuguese Translator/Assistant Manager - Sep/94/Feb/2000
O’Sullivan Publishing L.P.
Performed translations and editing of in-flight magazines/menus. Assisted Senior Manager in overviewing the workflow, supervising all steps of a magazine/menu creation.
In-house Translator -- July/92/July/94
Translation Plus
Performed translations, editing and proofreading in various fields.
ESL Teacher and English School Proprietor - July/90/June/92
UP TO YOU English Schools
Started as an ESL teacher, Pedagogical Coordinator, then a sole-proprietor. In charge of 200 students and 6 teachers.
Worked as a freelance translator and ESL teacher for various multinational corporations in Brazil.
EDUCATION
1989 — Pontifícia Universidade Católica - São Paulo, Brazil
B.A. in English Language and Literature
1988 — Regent School - London, England
Certificate of Advanced English Language — 1988
First Certificate in English — University of Cambridge, England — 1987
Attended various conferences/courses/workshops on translation/editing, including:
Editing/Proofreading by the American Management Association
Editing/Proofreading sponsored by the NYU
Update on Portuguese Grammar sponsored by the PLD, held at NYU
Knowledge of Spanish
MEMBERSHIPS
American Translators Association — Accredited from English
into Portuguese
Portuguese Language Division (PLD)
New York Circle of Translators (NYCT)
New England Translators’ Association (NETA)
CLIENTS
Throughout these years, I have had the opportunity to provide direct and indirect services to many distinguished clients, such as:
CITIBANK
AMERICAN EXPRESS
ERNST & YOUNG
SALOMON SMITH INVESTMENTS
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
WALT DISNEY RESORTS
AETNA HEALTH CARE
FORD AUTOMOTIVE WEB PAGE
PHARMACIA COMPANY
AMERICA ONLINE
3M
SIEMENS
MAJOR AIRLINE CARRIERS
MAJOR CRUISE LINES
PRNEWSWIRE
Strategic Marketing International (News agency)
EQUIPMENT
Computer hardware and software readily available:
- Desktop - PC - Hewllet Packard, 800MHz, 128 MB RAM, 20 GB HD,
3 ½" drive, x48 CD-ROM
- Laptop - PC - Toshiba, 600MHz, 128MB RAM,
10 GB HD, 3 ½" drive, x32 CD-ROM
- ZIP drive, Printer, Fax
- MS Office 97, MS Office 2000
- Windows 98
- FrameMaker, PageMaker, others
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