I:
was born on 11th April 1977 in Bucharest
I studied:
translation and interpreting, focus on scientific, technical translations
- English and Spanish
2001 - 2006 at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, Germany
2003 - 2004 at the University of Granda, Spain
Diploma thesis: Statement of selected problems when translating
a tourism web site, exemplified by the official tourism site for Granada City/Spain
I work:
since 2007 as technical writer and translator. I am writing operating manuals
and I translate them into Englisch (for the European Market). My subject areas
are for example top slewing tower cranes and weighing technology.
I use the following tools:
- GFT: xml editing and content management system
- SCHEMA ST4: xml editing and content management system
- CAT-Tool SDL TRADOS, Across
- Corel Draw, Corel Photo Paint, Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access...)
- Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
I attach great importance to:
good writing style, coherent language, detailed research to produce a faithful
and accurate translation of specific scientific topics, using an adequate and
consistent terminology
I maintain my foreign language skills:
by reading foreign books, newspapers and through other foreign media, spending
my vacations abroad, keeping in touch with native speakers.
I speak fluently:
German, English, Spanish and little French.
I spend my time with:
reading, travelling, cooking, Yoga and music
I am:
aware of the fact that it is considered as extremely bad style to start every
sentence with "I".