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Services
Interpreting, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Medical: Health Care
Medical: Dentistry
Medical (general)
Business/Commerce (general)
Education / Pedagogy
Manufacturing
Also works in:
Medical: Instruments
Economics
Management
Environment & Ecology
Music
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
International Org/Dev/Coop
Tourism & Travel
Printing & Publishing
Marketing / Market Research
Engineering: Industrial
Journalism
Construction / Civil Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
Agriculture
Zoology
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French to English - Rates: 0.10 - 0.15 EUR per word / 30 - 40 EUR per hour German to English - Rates: 0.10 - 0.15 EUR per word / 30 - 40 EUR per hour English to German - Rates: 0.10 - 0.15 EUR per word / 30 - 40 EUR per hour
French to English: Excerpt from a Learning Guide on Word-processing General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: Education / Pedagogy
Source text - French Depuis l’aube des temps, l’homme s’est ingénié à mettre par écrit autant les textes de loi, les décrets de ses pharaons, de ses rois et de ses présidents que ses amours, ses histoires, ses légendes ou ses pensées les plus folles. Pour rédiger et conserver ces écrits, il passa de la pierre aux peaux de bête, du papyrus au papier, pour finalement se servir du support informatisé.
Durant la période industrielle, l’ère du papier battait son plein, et l’écriture devint alors de plus en plus accessible au peuple. La fréquence des échanges de correspondance augmentait sans cesse. Les œuvres littéraires se multipliaient et l’apparition des journaux commençait à alimenter les conversations quotidiennes. Toutes ces petites innovations écrites firent exploser les cadres d’un domaine jusque là réservé à une minuscule élite de scribes. À un point où, plumes et crayons ne suffisant plus, il fallait autre chose, quelque chose comme une machine.
Flairant l’aubaine, en 1873, le fabricant d’armes Remington changea momentanément son fusil d’épaule et commercialisa un brevet vieux de plus de 100 ans. La machine à écrire fut alors disponible pour tous et profita au 20e siècle tout entier. Ainsi, la machine à écrire fut sans conteste l’un des pivots qui contribua directement à l’apparition de notre société du savoir et des communications. Cette machine comportait toutefois un léger handicap: on ne pouvait modifier un texte qu’à la condition de le réécrire au complet…
Translation - English Since the beginning of time, man has used different innovations to put words into writing – whether they are laws and decrees of Pharaohs, kings and presidents or words of love, history, legends or simply the wildest of ideas. To write and to preserve what was written, man passed from stone to animal skins, from papyrus to paper, to ultimately use software.
During the industrial period, with paper production being at its height, writing became more and more accessible to the common people and thus letter exchanges became increasingly common. Literary works multiplied and newspaper articles started to become daily conversation pieces. All these small innovations burst the framework of a domain which, up to that point, had been reserved to a small elite, the scribes. There came a point in time when feathers and pencils were no longer sufficient and a more powerful tool or machine was needed.
In 1873, the arms manufacturer Remington spotted the golden opportunity and, temporarily deviating from his profession, commercialized the patent, which is now well over a hundred years old. This way, the typewriter became available to the public and was used during all of the 20th century. The typewriter can undoubtedly be called the cornerstone which contributed directly to the creation of today's society of knowledge and communication. However, this machine had a slight drawback: text could only be modified by rewriting it in its entirety...
French to English: Translation of a CV General field: Other Detailed field: Advertising / Public Relations
Source text - French PROFIL
Ma formation et mes expériences m’ont donné un profil Mini-Wheats qui allie à la fois mon côté créatif et mes fortes aptitudes en gestion dans le domaine de la communication-marketing. Mes expériences m’ont permis de développer une solide expertise en gestion de projets tant au niveau de l’image de marque et commandites, du marketing que des communications. Je suis reconnue pour mes qualités de leader, mes capacités d’analyse et de synthèse, mes aptitudes stratégiques ainsi que mes valeurs humaines et mon efficacité.
COMPÉTENCES
• Offrir un service-conseil en stratégies de communication-marketing et de conception graphique
• Coordonner et assurer le bon déroulement du programme de commandites et de dons
• Organiser et assurer le bon déroulement d’événements corporatifs
• Rédaction de divers outils de communications (messages aux employés, communiqués de presse, descriptions techniques de produits)
• Assurer la gestion des projets de développement de sites Internet
• Gérer des équipes de projets multidisciplinaires en développement de produits
• Planifier et coordonner des échéanciers de projets
• Développer des partenariats et négocier avec les fournisseurs
• Développer et réaliser des plans de visibilité et d’exploitation de commandites
• Faire des recommandations sur les propositions de commandites reçues
• Réaliser un projet de recherche sur le positionnement de commandites
• Rédiger un rapport de recherche incluant les recommandations
• Promouvoir le programme de commandites auprès des employés
• Faire la revue de presse mensuelle, analyser et partager les résultats
• Créer et gérer des images corporatives et des images de marques : logos, normes graphiques, outils de communication corporatifs, déclinaisons visuelles et autres
Translation - English PROFILE
My training and experience have helped me to develop a “Mini-Wheats” profile, using both my creative talents and my strong management skills in the communication and marketing field. I possess a solid expertise in project management, whether it is in the area of brand image and sponsorship, or in marketing and communication. I am appreciated for my leader qualities, my analytical and global approach, my strategic skills, my personal values and my efficiency.
SKILLS
• Consulting services in marketing communication strategies and graphic concepts
• Coordination and follow-up of the correct operation of sponsorship and donations programs
• Organisation and follow-up of the development of corporate events
• Compilation of various communication tools (messages to employees, press releases, technical product descriptions)
• Management of website development projects
• Management of teams handling multidisciplinary projects on product development
• Planning and coordination of project deadlines
• Establishment of partnerships and supplier negotiations
• Development and completion of the sponsorship’s public exposure and exploitation plans
• Establishment of recommendations about incoming sponsorship proposition
• Carrying out research projects on sponsorship positioning
• Compilation of research reports including recommendations
• Promotion of sponsorship programs to employees
• Compilation of monthly press reviews, analyses and distribution of the results
• Design and management of corporate and brand images: logos, corporate identity, corporate communication tools, visual and other adaptations
English to German (CPE - Cambridge University) French to English (CPE - Cambrige University) German to English (CPE - Cambrige University) English to German (AKAD University) German to English (AKAD University)
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Software
Adobe Photoshop, FrameMaker, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio, Wordfast
I am fully trilingual: English and German are my native languages and French my working language.
My initial training in commerce has enabled me to accompany multinational companies such as Toyota, Scania, Armor S.A., Ferromatik Milacron, Draka in their marketing and strategical projects.
In my specialty field of pharmaceutical and medical translations, my clients include AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Biogen Inc., PPD, Icon and others.
I have extensive experience in coordination and possess excellent organisational and multi-tasking abilities.
I have a keen sense of priorities and am used to establishing and assuring strict deadlines for all team members.
As a person I am communicative, efficient and conscientious. I easily adapt to different work contexts and environments - qualities much appreciated by customers who need translators using "real-life" terms and descriptions.
Born in Germany, my work has taken me to Ireland, France and finally to Canada. This completes my skills as a translator, conference interpreter, language trainer and creator of teaching material.
From 2000 to 2005, I had my own translation company in France, where I personally
handled translations into English, French, and German, and subcontracted
translations into other languages. Since 2005, I have worked as a project
coordinator and executive assistant in three large Montreal-based companies,
as I wanted to gain first-hand experience in the commercial field in Canada.
At the start of 2011 I have resumed activity in my initial profession and passion.
Please contact me for any further information or visit my website at www.mackenziems.com
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