Career / Experience

SPECIALISATION IN DETAIL:
* 2004–2007 projects:
- books, website (www.VDMFK.com, www.HP.sk, www.EuropeAid.com, www.PartyGaming.com) and SW localisation
- HW manuals (printers, scanners)
- medical instruments manuals (electrophysiological catheters, medicine generator, sterilisation device, medicament spreader, medicine compressor, radiograph, anaesthetic conserving device, filling adapter, laboratory tissue processor, refractometer/auto kerato-refractometer, monopolar radiofrequency device for aesthetic procedures, HF surgical scissors, mobile workstation, rhino-laryngo videoscope, cysto-nephro videoscope, ultrasonic surgical system, respiratory electric peak flow diary; disposable EMR kit for endoscopes - electrosurgical snare, washing pipe, injector; OES uretero-reno fiberscope, negative pressure wound therapy system, interactive voice response system manual + worksheets, anaesthesia workstation software, ready-to-use plated media for pathogen identification, pediatric pulmonary hypertension oral medication study),
- texts about medicine (product labels, patient information leaflets, clinical study agreement, IFUs)
- telecommunications, electronics (mobile phones, various CD and MP3 players, DVD recorders, TV sets, cameras, handycams, radios, battery chargers, eyewear to stream digital music manuals)
- machines and tools: manuals (solderers, PLC driven motors, fabrics treatment machine, moulding injection machine, lift truck attachment-sideshifter, slitter rewinder, covering press, machine tool for cylinder block; PLC SW, escalators, flight trainer, lifts, immersible pumps, garage door, ultrasonic estimator, depth detector, electric entrance appliance, electric fuel pump, battery pack, cleaning aggregate)
- EU (EuropeAid website, various Commisson regulations, Daphne booklets etc.)
- entertainment – PC and mobile games
- household appliance manuals (ovens, microwaves, deep fryers, washing machine, toaster, sheathed-wire-element kettle, mixers)
- banking, economic and finance, accountancy, insurance, business, marketing (marketing and promotional texts – catalogues, brochures; promotional presentations)
- management, human resources (various questionnaires, codes of business conduct, annual reviews etc.)
- ecology and environment (more projects regarding renewable energy sources and energy saving measures etc.)
- advertising (Olympic games 2004 advertisements pack)
- education, art, architecture, travel and tourism, cosmetics (product leaflets), toys (manuals), gastronomy, health, fashion, correspondence

TRANSLATIONS AND EDITING
* English > Slovak
* German > Slovak
* Czech > Slovak
PROOFREADING OF SLOVAK TEXTS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
* Freelance translator, editor and proof-reader since 1998
* 17 books translations for the largest Slovak publishers, e.g. Ikar, Slovart, Readers Digest, Cesty (novels, educational titles, biography, light literature, cooking books)
* SW localisation - 12 months full-time
* Member of the Union of Interpreters and Translators (Slovak & Czech Republics), Slovak Association of Art Literature Translators
* I am responsible, flexible and reliable person.
* Please have a look at www.slovak-translation.sk

AGENCIES I CO-OPERATE WITH:
e.g. ABCTrad, Alaya, APlus Translations, ASAP Translation, Asiatis, Aspena, Bedford Translations, Bowne Global Solutions/Lionbridge, Central European Translations, Clementis, Context, DL Multimedia, Eagle, Eloquia, Esperanto-Sprachenservice, EstEnter Translations, Excel Translations, Futura Fachübersetzungen, HK Übersetzungen, JMC, LanguageWorks, Logos, Loquax, Mareš Übersetzungsbüro, Merk Consulting, Miles Translations, PAD Consulting, Pagra, Panda, Partnertrans, Polydioma, Presto, Sajan, Scriptware, SDL (former Lomac), Semantis, Sprachendienste Holtz-Stosch, STAR Group, Tek Translation, translate4me, Translavic, Welocalize/Connect Global Solutions, WorldAccent, Wortwechsel, Zeitgeist, 5/5

END CUSTOMERS: e.g.
electronics: Sony, Philips, Panasonic, Olympus, Kodak, LG, Nokia, Motorola, Garmin, Samsung, Konica-Minolta, Sony-Ericsson
SW: Dell, Sun, Chello, Oracle, Symantec, SAP, Nokia
HW: Lexmark, Hewlett-Packard
household appliances: Nilfisk, WMF, Bosch/Siemens, Tefal, Severin
automotive: Volvo, Daimler-Chrysler, DAF, Frimo, Cascade
technical: Honeywell, Valmet Atlas, Brückner, Raab Kärcher, Kathrein, Voith Paper, Watson Wyatt, Wagner, Wolff & Müller, Wuppermann, Heller, Stanley, Ferromatik, Peltor, OKS, Gehring, Pointsec, Roto, Bosch Thermotechnik Buderus, Wanzl, Multin Hittech BV, Wandres, Fabory
medical: Biosense Webster, Pari, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Laboratories, Aventis Pasteur, Panalytical, Hudson, Thermo Shandon, Topcon, Axios, Alfa Laval, Analytico, Thermage, Medex/Smiths Medical, Olympus, KCI, Dräger Medical, Becton Dickinson Diagnostics, Covance Diagnostics, ClinPhone
other: Asem, Duravit, Kaufland, Energy centre Bratislava, International Accounting Standards Board, Swiss Re, Aegon,Dursol,Gardena, Cardo Door, Abon, Kotex, Hello Paper, Papertech, Mattel, Ross, Sto, Liberty Global, Lacalut, Rossmann, NogginLabs, Jurys Inns, Villeroy Boch, Shell, Tesco, European Metalworkers' Federation, European Information Council, Anglo American Group, Provea, Flower Council of Holland, RAG Group, Transport and General Workers' Union

REFERENCES
Please have a look at http://www.slovak-translation.sk

RATES
According to agreement

EQUIPMENT:
* PC: RAM 640 MB, HDD 200 GB, 1 GHz Duron processor, CDRW, scanner, printer, high-speed ADSL Internet connection (1024/256 kbps kbps), OS: Windows XP
* CAT: Trados 7.1 Freelance, STAR Transit XV, SDLX 2003 SP2
* SW: MS Office 2000, MS Frontpage, Adobe Acrobat Writer, AutoCAD

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