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Personal Information First (Given) Name: Carol Geraldine Middle Name: Last (Family) Name: Chua Date Joined: 01/28/2009 E-Mail Address: You must be Logged In To View! Website: None Provided Gender: Female City: Paradela State: Lugo Country: Spain Zip: 27611 Profile: I am a freelance translator and proofreader based in Spain. I translate from Spanish, Catalan and Tagalog to English, my native language. My specialties include business, management, marketing, market research, travel, tourism, gastronomy, psychology, CVs, diplomas and certificates. I also have experience translating company bylaws, user manuals, technical proposals and general medical texts. I assure high-quality, accurate translations delivered in a professional and timely manner. Share Profile Share Profile     Resume Date Created: 05/07/2012 Date Updated: 12/29/2013 Text: CAROL GERALDINE CHUA YU Spanish, Catalan, Tagalog to English Translator|Reviser|Proofreader caroltranslations@gmail.com • (+34) 626970788 PROFILE STATEMENT * A talented linguist with outstanding writing skills as well as a keen eye for correct grammar and spelling * A perfectionist dedicated to ensuring top quality through meticulous investigation, revision, proofreading and posterior QA analysis * A specialist in business, marketing, market research, psychology, gastronomy, travel and tourism adept at CAT tools such as SDL Trados Studio 2011, SDL Trados Studio 2009 and Trados 2007 with a daily output of roughly 2,500 words * A Masters in Hotel Management graduate with ten years of solid experience as a travel and tourism industry professional in a middle management position * An innate multitasker with excellent organizational skills who employs thorough methodology to achieve desired results within the allotted time frame * A proactive team player accustomed to working in multicultural environments WORK EXPERIENCE Self-employed December 2010 – present Freelance translator, reviser, proofreader Working languages: * English native language * Tagalog (Filipino) second language (born and raised in the Philippines) * Spanish and Catalan dominant active languages (having lived and worked in Barcelona for over thirteen years) Collaborating with: * Acantho Ideas & Culturas * EJ Traducciones * Palma Translations Ltd. * Teneo Linguistics Company, LLC * Today Translations KEY SKILLS * Proficient in the following languages: English Native speaker Tagalog (Filipino) Native speaker Spanish Mastery level (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera Nivel C2) Catalan Advanced level (Certificat de nivell de suficiència C de català) Hokkien Chinese Intermediate level. Dialect spoken at home with the family Italian Elementary level. Was used daily at work Mandarin Chinese Elementary level. Studied in elementary and high school (from 1983 – 1994) for a total of eleven years French Beginner level. Was used occasionally at work * Computer literate in the following software: Translation industry SDL Trados Studio 2011, SDL Trados Studio 2009, SDL Trados MultiTerm 2009, Trados 2007, MemoQ, OmegaT, ApSIC Xbench Hospitality industry MICROS-Fidelio, SIGH-ULYSES General computing Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional, ABBYY FineReader 10 Corporate Edition EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Escuela Universitaria de Hostelería y Turismo Sant Pol de Mar (Barcelona, Spain) October 2000 – June 2001 Masters in Hotel Management Ateneo de Manila University (Quezon City, Philippines) June 1996 – March 2000 Bachelor of Science, Major in Psychology Minor in Hispanic Studies Graduated magna cum laude, 3.70 GPA (maximum of 4.00) Thesis title: Happily-Ever Single: Attitudes, Life Satisfaction and Challenges of the Ever-Single Filipina CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND INTERESTS I grew up in a multilingual environment where English, Tagalog, Hokkien Chinese and Mandarin Chinese were spoken. I am very well-read, with my tastes ranging from the classics to contemporary fiction to cookbooks. One of the most enriching experiences I have ever had was the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) where I walked 400 kilometers from the city of León to Finisterre through idyllic towns and lush forests in a fortnight.     Existing Subject Areas Business Manufacturing Marketing Other Social Sciences       Type Language(s) Source Catalan Destination English Source Spanish Source Tagalog       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.