Milena Vitali-Charewicz

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01844 Methuen
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Native Italian professional technical translator/localizer active since 1995

 

Professional Experience

Freelance Technical Translator/Localizer
08/2001 to present
Translation and localization projects from English into Italian.
Software linguistic testing sessions at customers’ sites.
Voice-overs.
Areas: medical devices, medical diagnostic products, computer software, chemical analysis, collaborative product lifecycle management solutions, CAM2 systems, audio systems, technology intelligence and industry analysis.

In-house Technical Translator/Translation Project Manager
12/1999 to 02/2001
Agilent Technologies Inc., Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Localization from English into Italian of software, on-line help, user documentation, marketing and training materials for medical equipment.

In-house Technical Translator/Translation Project Manager
1995 to 1999
Hewlett-Packard Italiana S.p.A./Agilent Technologies Italia S.p.A., Milan, Italy
Same job description as above.

Marketing Manager Assistant
1993 to 1995
Bayer Italiana S.p.A., Milan, Italy
Administrative and marketing activities within the Chemical and Polymers business groups
   

Specialization

Medical equipment
Computer technology
Software localization
Software linguistic testing
Chemical analysis
   

Languages

English - Italian (native)
   

Education

Laurea in Scienze della Mediazione Linguistica,
Dipartimento di Lingue, Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici, Scuole Civiche di Milano, Italy, 2005
(laurea di primo livello: 180-credit first degree program based on new structure of the university system in Italy as per Ministerial Decree No 38/2002)

4-year program degree in Translation
(Italian, English, German)
Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori
Milan, Italy, 1993

LANGUAGES
Native Italian
Excellent knowledge of English (written/spoken)
Good knowledge of German (written/spoken)
Basic knowledge of French
Beginner's level in Spanish

MEMBERSHIP
NETA, New England Translators Association
ATA, American Translators Association

CERTIFICATION
ATA certified from English into Italian
   

Equipment

Desktop: 2.20 GHz AMD Athlon, 512 MB RAM, 200 GB HD, XP Home
Laptop: 1.40 GHz AMD Athlon, 256 MB SDRAM, 20 GB HD, XP Home
HP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL 6
High-speed cable modem

MS Windows XP
FrameMaker 6.0/7.1
Trados 6/6.5 Freelance
Trados Multiterm iX/2003
Alchemy Catalyst
LionLinguist
MS Office 2000
(Experience with QuarkXpress)
Acrobat Reader 7.0
Acrobat Distiller 4.0
Winzip
AVG Antivirus
E-fax

 



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