Member since Apr '24

Working languages:
Dholuo (Lwo) to English
English to Swahili
English to Dholuo (Lwo)
Swahili to English
English to Kamba
ERICK ATANDA
Freelance translator & transcripstionist

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Local time: 18:39 EAT (GMT+3)

Native in: Swahili (Variant: Kenyan) Native in Swahili, Dholuo (Lwo) Native in Dholuo (Lwo)
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Software localization, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
AccountingFinance (general)
Law: Contract(s)Medical: Health Care
AgricultureReligion

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
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Translation education Bachelor's degree - Laikipia University
Experience Years of experience: 10. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2014. Became a member: Apr 2024.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
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Software ChatGPT, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Trados Studio, Wordfast
CV/Resume English (DOCX)
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Build or grow a translation team
  • Learn more about additional services I can provide my clients
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Help or teach others with what I have learned over the years
  • Transition from freelancer to agency owner
  • Buy or learn new work-related software
  • Improve my productivity
Bio

Additional
services:

Service

Productivity
& Rates

Trans-creation

 

MTPE (Machine
Translation Post-editing)

 

Voice over

$5 per minute

Subtitling

$5 per minute

Transcription

3hrs per Day/ $45 per Audio Hour

Other

 

 

 Capacity


Translation Daily
Capacity (words)

4,000

Translation Weekly
Capacity (words)

30,000

Editing Daily Capacity
(words)

8,000

Editing Weekly
Capacity (words)

60,000

Fields of Experience

Specialization
(top specialization fields):

1-    Localization (Eng <>Swa,
Luo, Kikuyu etc)

2-    …General Medical ……………….

3-    ……Legal…………….

 

Areas
of Expertise

Experience

(yes/no)

Accounts/Projects

(please add details)

Business

3 years

5,000
words

Education/Training

5 years

8,000
words

Legal

5 years

60,000
words of Legal documents translation from English to various languages
(Swahili, Luo, Kikuyu, Gusii)

Localization

5 years

50,000
words of Facebook localization from English to Swahili, 50,000 words of
Facebook localization from English to Luo. 5,000 words on Google localization
project from English to Swahili

Medical/Biomedical

 

10,000
words (Eng > Swahili) medical document for a Malaria research organization in
Sub – Saharan Africa with Research Guide Africa

Medical
(ICF)

5 years

12,500
words (Eng > Swa) translation on  International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, a combined work
experience with Tomedes international and Research guide africa

Medical
(IVR)

3 years

3,000
words (Eng >Luo)

 

Keywords: english to swahili, swahili to English, English to Luo, Luo to English, trados studio, wordfast


Profile last updated
Apr 16