CHRISTINE SCHMIEDEL

French Translator & Interpreter

Massapequa, NY

PHONE: +1-917-***-****

E-MAIL:ad1e9j@r.postjobfree.com

TOOLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered French court interpreter for the States of New York and New Jersey

Approved French interpreter for Federal Immigration Court system via SOSi International

Highly proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Expert user of Phrase/Memsource, Across Language Server, SDL Trados Studio, Trados Workbench & TagEditor, SDLX Translation Suite, Alchemy Catalyst (versions 5 and 6), APSIC Xbench translation tools

Level 3 certified in Trados Translators Workbench (http://www.sdl.com/certified/65821)

Experienced user of Idiom World Server Translation Workbench & Desktop tools, MemoQ, Enlaso Olifant (TMX editor)

Experienced user of software sourcing platforms and tools such as Eclipse CVS, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, IBM Personal Communications

Some experience using post-translation production tools such as RoboHelp, Quark Express, Adobe Illustrator, Pagemaker, Framemaker and PDF Distiller

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance French Translator, Translation Editor, Transcriptionist and Interpreter

2000 – Present

Deliver French translation, translation editing/proofreading, transcription and interpreting (in-person, VRI and telephonic) services to private sector agencies (references available on request)

Provide in-person, VRI and telephonic French interpreting services, in both simultaneous and consecutive modes, for courts in the states of New York, New Jersey and Vermont, as well as the federal immigration court system

French Translation Editor

September 2008 – December 2014

SH3 Inc. (Overland Park, Kansas)

Edited English to French translation of technical documents (user manuals and interfaces, machine labels, safety decals), marketing brochures and trade advertisements, as well as corporate training programs, correspondence and internal communications, primarily for clients in the agricultural and construction machinery sectors

Responsible for updating French translation of John Deere parts catalog

Lead French Translation Engineer

April 2002 – February 2008

Information Builders (New York, NY)

Translated business intelligence software products and related materials from English to French

Updated French software files in time with development of source software products

Helped to ensure the functionality of French and French Canadian versions of localized software product

Translation Project Manager

June 2001 – March 2002

Translations Dot Com (New York, NY)

Managed translation projects at all stages of production (evaluating necessary resources, negotiating turnaround time and rates with freelance linguists, leveraging past translation content to ensure language consistency across projects)

Edited and proofread translations submitted by freelance linguists

Performed formatting and quality assurance steps on translated materials

Handled related invoicing upon completion and delivery of project

Staff Translator, Translation Editor/Proofreader, Transcriptionist

June 2000 – May 2001

ALS International (New York, NY)

Translated documents from a variety of domains, including educational, legal, corporate communications and advertising and magazine copy, from English to French

Edited French to English, English to French translations

Transcribed French and English audio content to digital format

Quality assurance of translated deliverables in all working languages

EDUCATION

M.A., French Literature

New York University

B.A. in Psychology; B.A. in French

State University of New York at Geneseo (summa cum laude)

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