Joana Polónia

ABOUT ME I am a Portuguese freelance translator. I translate from English, French and Spanish into Portuguese. I have 8 years of experience in the fields of translation, proofreading, editing, localization and subtitling. After obtaining a B.A. in Translation, I've specialized myself in technical translation. I’ve translated so far on engineering, manufacturing, industry; oil and gas; legal; medical. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE JOANA POLÓNIA R. Escola do Maninho 421, 2 Dto. Frt- Vila Nova de Gaia -- PERSONAL SKILLS ORGANIZATION PROACTIVITY AUTONOMY EMPATHY COMPUTER SKILLS SDL TRADOS TRANSLATOR | FREELANCER | SEPT 2011 – PRESENT Translation, proofreading, editing and localization of documents; Subtitling for movies and TV Shows. EDUCATION BACHELOR IN TRANSLATION UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO (PORTUGAL) - This degree aims to train students with the necessary skills for a positive and a good quality response to the demands of the job market, especially for companies working with languages, exportation and communication with foreign markets. RELEVANT WORK & CLIENTS o Engineering, Manufacturing and Industry: user manuals, household appliances, automation, industry instruments, specifications, industrial control systems. o Legal: contracts, agreements and arrangements, court documents, certificates, licenses and permits, establishment documents, legislation acts. WORDFAST DÉJÀ VU X3 MEMOQ SPOT SUBTITLING LANGUAGES PORTUGUESE ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH o Medical: academic and pharmacological studies, medical devices, patents, clinical trials and protocols documentation, product labels.