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Edward Whiteside

FREELANCE TRANSLATOR

Skype ID: edward.whiteside

onlineenglish121@yahoo.co.uk

 

Software: Microsoft Office 2007, Acrobat Reader, Trados

 

Professional profile:

 

Native language: English

Language combinations: German to English, Hungarian to English

Specialisms: Advertising & Public Relations, Arts and Humanities, Building & Construction, Business / Commerce (General), Cinema (Film), Diplomas / Certificates / Etc., Education / Pedagogy, Food / Nutrition, General, Machinery & Tools, Management, Marketing / Market Research

 Languages: English (native language), fluent German, fluent Hungarian, conversant in Russian.

 Familiarity with a wide range of language registers and styles as a result of extensive academic and professional studies.

13 years' experience of translating texts from diverse German and Hungarian sources into English.

 

A selection of extracts drawn from translation projects completed between 2005-2009

 

• Translation of various CVs from Hungarian into English.
• Translation of Red Cross disaster procedures and regulations from Hungarian into English.
• Translation of a film festival programme from Hungarian into English.
• Translation of various building and construction promotional material from Hungarian into English.
• Translation of various certificates and diplomas from Hungarian to English.
• Translation of commercial correspondence from Hungarian into English
• Translation of tourist brochures from Hungarian into English.
• Translation of menu cards from Hungarian into English.
• Translation of company promotional materials from Hungarian to English.

 

 

Qualifications:

 

• Master of Education
• Hochschulzertifikat in Fremdsprachlicher Deutschunterricht in Theorie und Praxis
• PG Diploma in TEFL
• (Hons) German (Major) / Russian (Minor)

 

 

References:

Available on request