PUB USER: mckay

Personal Information First (Given) Name: Jacqueline Middle Name: Last (Family) Name: McKay Date Joined: 09/14/2011 E-Mail Address: You must be Logged In To View! Website: None Provided Gender: Female City: Musselburgh State: East Lothian Country: United Kingdom Zip: EH21 6LL Profile: My areas of expertise are: - User manuals - Legal (Contracts and T&C) - QA documents I have been working as a freelance translator since 2001, providing English translations for various translation agencies in Europe. I have translated a wide range of documents including user manuals, legal documents, quality assurance documents and I am able to deal with many different subject areas thanks to my literary and technical background. Before becoming freelance, I worked for a translation Share Profile Share Profile     Resume Date Created: 09/14/2011 Date Updated: 09/14/2011 Text: Jacqueline MCKAY Freelance translator/interpreter GF2, Chilton, Gracefield Court, Musselburgh, UK, EH21 6LL Tel.: (+44) (0)131 653 2823, Mob.: (44) (0)781 034 0755 jaqueline.mckay@btinternet.com Translations tailored to your requirements Translation professional with 10 years’ experience in freelancing looking to expand her customer base. Highly organized, efficient and competent in the following language services:  Translation  Revision & Proofreading  Interpreting  Terminology management Experience 2001 to Present: Freelance translator/interpreter Offering various language services, especially translation, proofreading, interpreting and terminology management. Working for various translation agencies, mainly in France and Germany. June – October 2001: Trainee English translator, TRADECOM, Besançon, France Duties: Technical translations, mainly into English. Contacts with clients. Production of technical glossaries. April 2000: Work experience at university, FOURNIAL, Saint Grégoire, France English translation of a technical catalogue (ironmongery, electrical and plumbing supplies). February 2000: Work experience at university, STUDEC, Lorient, France English translation of an operating manual for a cruise ship. October 1996 – May 1997: English language assistant at 2 high schools in Civray, France. Duties: Teaching English to small groups of French pupils and students aged 11 to 20. Education 2000 - 2001: Maîtrise LEA (English & German), Specialisation in Technical Translation, Rennes University, France French equivalent of Masters in Technical Translation. Areas of study: Technical and specialized translation. Terminology. Technical writing. Visual Basic and HTML computer programming. Introduction to Word, Powerpoint and Access. Use of on-line dictionaries and glossaries. April – July 1998: Erasmus exchange student at Heidelberg University’s Institute of Translation and Interpreting, Germany. 1994 – 2000: BA (Hons) in French and German, Second Upper Class, University of Stirling, Scotland. With 3 semesters of Spanish (intensive course; Diploma level). 1998-1994: Secondary education: Dalkeith High School, Dalkeith, Scotland. Standard Grades: English, Mathematics, Art, Physics, Chemistry, French and German Higher Grades: English, Mathematics, Chemistry, French and German Certificate of Sixth Year Studies: French and German. 1981 – 1988: Primary education: Danderhall Primary School, Danderhall, Scotland Miscellaneous Born on 15/12/1976 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lived in France for approx. 10 years between June 2000 and July 2010. Languages: French > English German > English Mother-tongue English Fluent French, German Read/written Spanish Areas of expertise: IT, User manuals, Quality assurance, Telecommunications, Metrology, Contracts, Property documents Computer Equipment & Software: Hardware: Desktop PC with 320 GB drive & DVD writer operating Windows Vista Laptop with 320 GB drive & external DVD writer operating Windows 7 External hard drive for daily backups HP Deskjet 3050 inkjet printer Software: Microsoft Office 2010 SDL Trados 2007 SDL Trados Studio 2009 SDL Multiterm 2009 Acrobat Reader X Various electronic dictionaries and encyclopedias Current rates (subject to change): Translation: £0.08 per source word Revision/Proofreading & Terminology management: £20 per hour Interpreting: £300 per full day or £150 per half-day Other services available upon request References available upon request     Existing Subject Areas Art/Literary Business Law Patents Technology       Type Language(s) Destination English Source French Source German       Article Language Category Stats Title This member has not submitted any approved articles yet.       Glossary Languages Subject Stats Description This member has not submitted any approved glossaries yet.