Career / Experience

Languages:
Icelandic - English: Born and raised in Iceland, 12 yrs. in Los Angeles, CA.
I write and speak both languages daily.

Tools:
PC, DSL, MS Office, Wordfast, Different Virus software, and more.

Expertise:
Broadcasting/media - government, sociology - arts, humanities - business, marketing/sales - computers, internet - construction/engineering - automotive-/motorcycle mechanics - nautical, sailing.

Work Record:
August Translator EN>IS Local Concept, application and directions for Video Editor.

May Translator EN>IS KJ International, directions for PRONTO V3 catheter.
Evaluator of translation tests.

June 07 Translator EN>IS Euro Trans Centre, Silapo medical SPC.

May 07 Transl. IS>EN Worldwide Translations, IT contract of The Icelandic Stock Exchange.

March 07 Translator EN>IS ArchiText-usa.com, Simpson power tool manual.

Jan. 07 – pres. Translator EN>IS Translations.com, web and print material for Hummer.com.
Application for environmental impact studies for British Petroleum.

Dec. 07 – pres. Translator EN>IS The GEO Group, a Power Point module in fatality prevention for Alcoa, and a heavy equipment manual for Caterpillar.

December 07 Translator EN>IS International Language Service, Capnography Manual.

Sept. 06 – pres. Translator EN>IS Arts and Letters, Huston TX, Fidelity prospectus updates.

June 06 – pres. Translator EN>IS O’Sullivan Menu Publishing, menu for British Airways.

April 06 – pres. QC/Translations Technicolor Subt. Service, Burbank. Jobs incl: Lost, Mission Impossible, Desperate Housewives, Pirates of the Caribbean, Samantha Who, Gray’s Anatomy, Iron Man, Wall-E and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

2005 - 2006 Translator IS>EN Business Lang. Services, Wales. Client from Lloyds of London.

February 2006 Translator EN>IS Language and Culture, Chicago. Alcoa ethics refresher course.

Oct. 05 – pres. Translator IS>EN and EN>IS Worldwide Translations Ltd. Minneapolis, Jobs include: Icelandic regulations on Permissible Exposure Limits in the workplace and a thesis on a medieval music for Harvard University.

August 2005 Translator EN>IS Word-Link, Italy. A manual for Bella sport boats.

June 2005 Translator IS>EN IsMedia ehf. Iceland. A treatment for a screenplay.

April - 2005 Translator. WebTransConsult. Belgium. Manual for agricultural robots.

April - 2005 Transl. Ad-Astra, Transl. Agency, Copenhagen. Safety data sheets by EU standards.

2004 - pres Subtitle Editor/Translator. Deluxe Industries. Films and TV programs

2003 - 2005 Subtitle Editor/Translator. SDI Media, Los Angeles. Films for Warner Bros, Sony, Fox and others.

2002 - pres Translation Editor. Language Department, El Segundo, CA. Jobs incl: Application manual for human resources.

2000 - 2003 Copywriter/Translator (Icelandic/English). The Creator, (Icelandic ad agency) Jobs include:
Icelandair; flight kitchen brochures, cargo and shipping print ads, radio and TV spots, marketing plans and more. Eli Lilly, print ads and survey. Saga Publishing; print ads and radio spots. Vefur.is, brand name and print material for Outcome.is

July 2001 Translator, Pegasus Films, False Bird; screenplay

Oct 2000 Screenwriter, Icelandic Film Corp., development deal Fighting Kid Cooper!

June 1999 Screenwriter, Fighting Kid Cooper! Grant writer, film about troubled youth in Iceland.

Nov 1998 Screenwriter. Nazareth Films, feature assignment Guardian: The Beginning.

1995 - pres Location manager, production coordinator and more:
Film/TV: Green Dot Films, Ridley Scott Assoc. LA, MJZ, Clockwork 906, Area 51 Films, R/GA, Full Blue, Cineworks Production Group, Gartner Grasso, Sagafilm, Pan-Arctica, Image Factory, Wild Scientificand others.
Jobs: Shell, McDonalds, American Airlines, Firestone, Gallo, Serta, Kleenex, Honda, Home Depot, Pergo, Major League Baseball Campbell, Ericsson, Hallmark, Home Depot, Johnny Walker, Lark, Max Factor, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nikon and others.

1994 - 1995 Writer/Host of LA weekly radio shorts Icelandic Broadcasting Co., Channel 2.

Until 1994 Writer/Producer/Host, programs and commercials. Icelandic radio.

Until 1994 Translator/Voice over for Radio and TV spots for theatrical film releases. Clients: Universal Studios, Warner Bros., MGM, Fox and others.

Education:
BA Cinema, 1996, Columbia College-Hollywood, CA.
AA (comparable) Journalism, Hamrahlid College, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Awards:
Awardee of IMARK (Icelandic Marketing Club) for PEPSI bitur filinn.Three-time nominee for best/most-original radio ads.

   Pricing / Other services

$ 0.19 per source word. ($ 0.23 medical)
$ 40 hourly. $ 60 minimum.
Negotiable, depending on workload