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H ORMUZDYAR NEKOO
Qualified translator-interpreter
(Masters in French Translation and Interpretation, India;
Bachelor of Commerce Accountancy and Financial Management, India; Bachelors in European Studies, France)
Member of ATIO (Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario); Candidate for certification in translation ATIO
Security Clearance: Reliability Status; Canadian citizen; Canadian passport holder
T RANSCEND L ANGUAGE
(Ontario Business no.: 190221465 ; Num ro d Entreprise au Qu bec : 226-***-****)
www.transcendlanguage.com
Translation Interpretation Editing Writing
Specialization:
IT, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Web content and Administrative
EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
( Pl e as e b ro w se th i s do cu me n t u si ng t he l i n ks b el o w f o r b r ow si ng a nd a r ro w s f o r
re t ur ni ng to t he f i r s t pag e)
TRANSLATION/EDITING PROJECTS - PRIVATE SECTOR
TRANSLATION/EDITING PROJECTS - PUBLIC SECTOR,
ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE - TRANSLATION, WRITING AND
INTERPRETATION
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OTHER
EDUCATION
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1801-1401 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON CANADA
EXPERIENCE IN TRANSLATION/EDITING
PRIVATE SECTOR
(NON-EXHAUSTIVE)
1-Ave Web hosting Website
1st Choice et Pronature Animals foods Content writing for website indexing
Aero Sana versicherungen Insurance policy (Switzerland)
Agn s. Nectoux-Vaubourgoin, s.c.p. Notary Marriage contract (France)
AIG Life Insurance Company of Canada Description of occurrence of incident
Ambatovy Nickel Project Proposal for simplified customs clearance procedure (Madagascar)
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited Technical memorandum
Aquarese Industries High pressure processes Manual (editing) (France)
ARCOTEC Door manufacturer Press release
Avanti Cine Video Description of production of documentary
Aviva Assurances Automobile insurance information statement (France)
Barbeau Lavoie et associ s inc. Chartered real-estate appraisers Website
Baxters Canada Inc Policies regarding transport and order management
Biovalley S.A. Lab equipment and supplies product descriptions (France)
BDI Canada Inc. Francization program
BRMG Earth sciences Invitation to tender (France)
Caf William Coffee, Coffee machines, drinks, accessories - Website
Cascades Specialty Products Group Legal correspondence
Cedara Software Functional, technical and financial proposal (France)
Centre d Accueil H ritage Nursing home, Montreal Fire-safety report
Centrum Advertisement
Clio Designs Personal care Description of facial cleanser
Com dieShop Artist biography for website, About Us website; letter to fans
Concerta Funeral Services Information documentation for clients, various commemorative texts
Desjardins Payroll services Communication, publicity and legal
Discovery Channel - Exploration Production Inc. Release form provisions
Dub Cooke Pedicelli Communication
ECGL Evaluateurs agr s (www.ecgl.ca) Chartered real-estate appraisers Website
closerie Marine de Gravelines Dossier for application for recognition of VHS- and IHN-free status (France)
Edwards Life Sciences LLC Description of patient s heart condition; background documents to the consent
form for participation in study procedures, medical screening
EmergenSys Corporation 911 and public safety systems Software training program
Emo Herbert & Associ s Findings (employment termination on grounds of psychological harassment)
(France)
Esmerk France (www.esmerk.com) Competitive analysis - Analytical syntheses in English of documents
from the French general and specialized press (France)
F deration des Caisses Populaires de l Ontario Correspondence
FLSmidth Minerals General Conditions of Purchase
Gemitech Design of control systems, automatism and man-machine interfaces Communication
Global Hemisphere Professionals in occupational health Articles, website
Global R servation de Global Internet Inc. Online lodging reservation products and services Service
contract
Grand & Toy Performance appraisal
Grondin, Poudrier, Bernier Law firm Legal documents and correspondence
Graphigne Communications Communication and marketing Flyers, brochures, corporate brief,
biographies and websites
Groupe AS (www.asgroupe.com) Software solutions in financial consolidation and reporting software
interface, help, user manuals, brochures and website (translation, terminology search and revision) (France)
Groupe Dorcas Communication and marketing Translation and revision of motivational and awareness
posters on www.prosperinternational.com, Prosper International website, communication, flyers and
presentation documents
Groupe Export agroalimentaire Template
Groupe Meloche Inc. Correspondence
Heidan Medical Business correspondence
Herm s Tek Importer Legal documents
Home Hardware Stores Limited Promise to purchase and sale agreement, appraisal report (editing),
location certificate (editing)
H tel Le R gent Flyer
Immeuble R gime XVI Inc Financial statements
Immeubles Al phil Construction and acquisition of real-estate projects Website
Instaboat Manufacturer of collapsible crafts Sample retail distribution agreement
International Custom Products Inc. Technical diagram
JELD-WEN Manufacturer of doors and windows Flyers
Labcal Unique and biometrical identification solutions Documentation, installation guide manual
Lait S lect Inc. warranty and waiver customs, service contract, agreements of sale, intervention,
memorandum of understanding
Le MOCI - Le moniteur du commerce international magazine article (France)
L-IPSE Services conseil Press release
L Aubergine theater productions Show description
L Institut Izba M dic Website
Manoir Saint Sauveur Resort hotel Communication to clients
Madagascar International Container Terminal Service Ltd. (MICTSL) Tarification handbook
(Madagascar)
Mazars Official Receivers Summary of sums claimed (France)
MicroApplication Experience 112 game User guide (France)
Mont Sauveur Water Park Press releases
MSB Design Inc. Technical services agreement
Natrel Qu bon Website, contest rules
Niskamoon Corporation Orientation program
Nutrosant Audio commercial (transcription, translation)
O Donnell, Robertson & Sanfilippo LLP Judgment on culpability
ORICOM Internet service provider Technico-legal documentation
Pacific Safety Products Inc Protective products for law enforcement, military, fire and EMS personnel
Specifications (technical and dimensional characteristics, accessories and installation)
Parall le designers d images de marque Service offer for brand strategy, research grid Brand strategy
assignment
Pentax Canada Ltd. Supply and maintenance proposal in response to invitation to tender of Centre
Hospitalier de l Universit de Montr al, detailed diagrammatic description of human digestive system
PG Animation MP3 player user guide (Eng to Fr)
PG Documex Service offer
PG Solutions Information systems (elections mgt., municipal mgt., utilities supply and invoicing mgt.,
recreational activities mgt., real-estate management, etc.) application interface, descriptions of solutions,
documentation for clients, press releases, terms of use, migration procedure (Eng to Fr), privacy statement,
service agreements, process description, request for proposal, bid (Fr to Eng, Eng to Fr), tax assessment
submission, correspondence
Port of Toamasina Guide of port dues and other rates (Madagascar)
Fran ois Beaulieu, Psychologist Psychological assessment report
Raymond Chabot Grant Thorton Instructions to client management interface users
ROBIC Law firm Correspondence
Seroyal International Description sheets of homeopathic products for homeopaths, advertisements
Ski Exp Air Skiing school Content writing for website indexing
Soci t m raude Inc. Complete dossier for lease of a real-estate property (quotation of electric work to be
carried out, schedule of condition of property on arrival / departure, business lease office premises,
unconditional guaranty for payment on initial demand, energy performance diagnosis, statement of natural and
technological hazards, summary sheet of asbestos technical sheet, including general safety instructions, map of
risk areas, administrative acts report of the Pr fecture de Paris and Pr fecture de Police, service order,
organization procedure service ; performance certificate, prescribed perimeter of the areas of quarries, rescue
and development plan map, prescribed zoning plan of flood hazard prevention of Paris, plan legend, property
plan) (France)
Solmeg Technologies Website
Solomon & Malus Notaries Conveyance deed
Studio Symbiose Communications - Report
Tamadeo Technologies Inc. Internet solutions for businesses Descriptions and prices of solutions and
products, biographies
Techno Centre Logiciels Libres Media kit
Telus Telus Innovation Fund Application for funding
Trafix Web referencing services Website
Tracsys Logistics management applications Website
Vaillancourt Guertin Avocats Letter of interest, legal correspondence
Whittom & Boucher Occupational health professionals Website, communications, publications
W.J. Jones Cie lt e International transit agent Flyer
Woods LLP Formal demand
Zaurrini Avocats Attorneys Letter of collection
EXPERIENCE IN TRANSLATION/EDITING
PUBLIC SECTOR, ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
(NON-EXHAUSTIVE)
Department of Justice:
Comprehensive case report, certification of record of the case for prosecution, affidavit, request for assistance,
investigation findings, case appendices, international letters rogatory, expert analysis report, sentence,
complaint of psychological harassment, authorization of the minister regarding the mutual assistance
applications
Correctional Services of Canada:
Police report, information, motion to bring proceedings, summary of facts, interview notes interrogation,
probation order, additional report, inmate complaint form, information summons, warrant of committal,
presentation of evidence, warrant for arrest, request for document, inmate s request, offender grievance
presentation, presentence report, interview context and minutes, assessment report, assessment for a decision
with community strategy, inmate s claim, psychological assessment, psychiatric assessment, psychological
report
National Parole Board:
Declaration of witness, indictment, motion to bring proceedings, synopsis facts of the case summary of
testimony, psychiatric history, psychological assessment, psychological report
Natural Resources Canada:
ESRF (Environmental Studies Research Fund) report (editing); Canadian Industry Program for Energy
Conservation (CIPEC) annual report (editing); CIPEC company and industry sector profiles (editing); written
instructions NDT (practical examination) magnetic particle inspection, dye-penetrant test; examination for
exposure device operator; contact details of agencies and personnel, Documentation Office of Energy
Efficiency (editing); response application for financing; Shared Services Office (SSO) - terms of reference and
guidelines; internal management report; facts sheets shale-gas exploration
Fisheries and Oceans Canada:
Recovery potential assessment
Heritage Canada:
Correspondence Indemnification Program for travelling exhibitions, photography course documentation
Canadian Centre for Court Technology:
Biographies, speech
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC):
Operating results
Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC):
Memorandum of Understanding, press article
Passport Canada:
Passport
Canadian Practice Firms Network:
Training manual for new personnel
Coaching Association of Canada:
Media profiles
Hockey Canada:
AGM Invitation guide, power-skating drills
Judo Canada:
Correspondence
Special Olympiques:
Biographies
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS):
Applications for funding, letter of support, journal article, profile scholarship application
Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE):
President s messages, correspondence
Canadian Window & Door Manufacturers Association (CWDMA):
Obituary
Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC):
Correspondence
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union:
Collective agreement
Superior Court, Ontario:
Ex parte application for issuance of search warrant
Ministry of Education, Ontario:
Correspondence
Council of Ontario Universities:
Candidature for Chair
Gouvernement du Qu bec:
Online services portals Adviser, Translator and Editor
Program of the visit of members of Ottawa Diplomatic Association
Address of Mr. Sam Hamad, on the occasion of the visit of members of Ottawa Diplomatic Association
Direction des ressources informatiques of the Minist re des Relations internationales Description and
specifications for the cabling in the computer-room
Minsit re de la S curit publique du Qu bec:
Minutes of proceedings, correspondence (Native affairs branch); Report of audit and evaluation of police service
in Quebec (Inspection, consulting services and support branch)
Minist re des Relations internationales du Qu bec:
Linguistic support for Premier Jean Charest s maiden mission to India, Jan. 2006. Fr to Eng translation of the
following documents: All the speeches delivered in India by the Premier Jean Charest and Monique Gagnon-
Tremblay, former Minister of international relations and minister responsible for La Francophonie; all the letters
of appreciation sent to India after the completion of the mission; correspondence; official statements and press
releases on the premier s website; various documents
Minist re de la Justice du Qu bec:
Computerized penal system report, information
Bureau du Premier Ministre - Gouvernement du Qu bec:
Correspondence
Cabinet du ministre responsable de la r gion de la Capitale-Nationale, Gouvernement du Qu bec:
Speech
Centre de conservation du Qu bec:
Sections of website
Commission des partenaires du march du travail Qu bec:
Regulation respecting training - training mutuals, exemption, expenditure, approval; framework for manpower
skills development and recognition; Act respecting skills
Minist re de la S curit Publique, Qu bec:
Evaluation report, meeting minutes, work plan, statistics
Revenu Qu bec:
Return of information
Qu bec Court of Appeal:
Judgment
Superior Court, Qu bec:
Formal demand, motion to institute proceedings, judgment, indictment, judgment (revision), consent regarding
corollary relief
Superior Court, Class Actions, Quebec:
Motion for authorization to institute a class action
Chambre de la S curit Financi re, Qu bec (Disciplinary Committee):
Judgment on culpability
Office des Professions, Qu bec:
Correspondence
Direction de l tat civil, Qu bec:
Birth certificate, marriage certificate
Commission des normes du travail, Qu bec:
Detailed claim
Registraire des marques de commerce, Qu bec:
Statement of opposition (trade-marks)
Urgences-sant Qu bec:
Assessment report of powered ambulance cots
Ville de Qu bec:
Speech, correspondence; Minist re des Affaires Municipales du Sport et du Loisir Messages of the mayor and
the minister on the occasion of the 2004 Canadian duathlon championship (editing)
Ville de Qu bec, Commissariat aux relations internationales:
Talking points
City of Dorval:
Mayor s annual report
Ascot Lennoxville Metro Police:
Event report
Commission de la capitale nationale du Qu bec:
Speech, biographies
World police and fire games Qu bec 2005:
Final report of Games
Centre Jeunesse de Qu bec:
Living environment assessment report
cole de danse de Qu bec:
Biographies of instructors, programmes leaflet, prospectus for international clients
F d ration qu b coise de tir (FQT):
President s message
Hockey Qu bec:
Activities report
Chambre de Commerce de Qu bec Fondation de l Entrepreneurship:
Description of mentoring program
Centre de Famille Valcartier:
Flyer
Groupe Export agroalimentaire (Canada-Qu bec):
Template
Autorit des march s financiers, Qu bec:
Questionnaire
Youth workshop - 2e Conf rence des Chefs de gouvernement des r gions partenaires, Qu bec:
Final declaration
Minist re de la Justice, Directorate for Criminal Matters and Pardons, France:
Correspondence, Record no. 3 (Criminal record)
Cour d'appel de Paris, Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris (Court of Appeal of Paris, Ordinary
court of first instance of Paris), France:
International letters rogatories, request for arrest, correspondence
Tribunal de Grande Instance de Strasbourg, France:
Interim order for spousal support
DCRI (Central directorate of interior intelligence), France:
Correspondence
Universit de Paris Sorbonne Paris IV, France:
Attestation regarding student
Marine Nationale (French Navy):
Dossier - individual discharge bulletin of navy activity control, service termination medical certificate, fact sheet
for appearance before the CRSN, activity control cancellation order
Groupement pour le D veloppement et la Promotion des Produits Agricoles et Alimentaires de
Qualit :
Detailed specifications for Quick-Frozen Red Label St Jacques Scallops Meat (France)
Minist re du commerce et de l industrie (Ministry of commerce and industry), Directorate of
industrial property, France:
Patent
Institut Nationale de la Propri t Industrielle, France:
Application for patent
Direction r gionale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la r pression des fraudes
d aquitaine (Regional competition, consumer protection and fraud prevention directorate of
Aquitaine), France:
Notice to appear, provisions of the Consumer code
Passport France:
Passport
Office de l tat civil, France:
Marriage certificate
Mairie de Maill (Vend e), France:
Marriage certificate
Mus e du Louvre:
Biography
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
Birth certificate, passport, police record
Federal Office for Refugees, Switzerland:
Refugee claim processing and decision
Registre du Commerce du Canton De Fribourg (Fribourg Township Business Register), Switzerland:
Register Extract
SONATRACH, Algeria:
Technical documentation (translation and editing)
Ministry of Mines, Madagascar:
Certificate of good standing of the business premises, corporate and trade register extract, notice of change,
correspondence
Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery, Madagascar:
Correspondence
Madagascar:
Driver s licence
Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), Maroc:
Exploration agreement
Guinea:
Birth certificate
Embassy of the Republic of Guinea in Canada:
Certificate
HEC Montr al:
MOU and correspondence (editing), scholarship application, transcripts
Transcripts:
HEC Montr al, Coll ge Shawinigan, C gep du Vieux Montr al, Universit de Montr al, University of Ottawa,
Acad mie de Strasbourg (France), Universit de Gen ve (Switzerland), CS de l Eau-Vive, Universit du B nin,
etc.
Degree certificates:
Acad mie de Nantes (France), Universit de Nantes (France), Universit Rennes (France), Universit de
Sherbrooke, Universit de Montr al, etc.
Killam Fellowships Program:
Application
C gep Champlain St. Lawrence:
Various projects
Cit de la sant de Laval et Universit de Montr al:
Disruption of employment
H pital De Hull:
Examination reports of needle biopsy of an abdominal mass; persantine mibi stress + mibi tomo rest + tomo
plan; coronary angiography ventriculography
H pital Laval:
Approval of background document and consent form (University institute of cardiology and pneumology),
incident description (rapporteur to the manufacturer/importer); pathology report
H pital Santa Cabrini Ospedale:
Surgery report
Montford Hospital:
Service agreement, special service agreement
Montreal Heart Institute:
Call for tenders
Canadian Medical Protective Association:
Medico-legal opinion
Restigouche Hospital Centre:
BMI table
The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Ontario:
Newsletter
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN
TRANSLATION, WRITING AND INTERPRETATION
FRENCH-ENGLISH TECHNICAL TRANSLATOR
SPECIALIZATION:
IT, FINANCE, LEGAL, MARKETING, WEB CONTENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE
English to French technical translation in certain fields
Freelance translator, Ottawa, Qu bec, Paris, New Delhi
and Bombay since 1995
Direction Asie-Pacifique, Minist re des Relations internationales
du Gouvernement du Qu bec within the scope of the
Jan. 2006
Quebec-India Mission
Champlain St. Laurence Regional College and LGS, Qu bec 2004
AS Groupe (www.asgroupe.com), Software solutions in financial
consolidation and reporting, Paris, France 2000-2001
Viswanathan S., certified translator, St Germain-en-Laye, France 1999
AESTI-ISIT, Student organization ISIT, Paris, France 1999-2000
Engineers India Limited (http://engineersindia.com), Skikda, Algeria 1997-1998
Nature of translation and revision experience:
- Freelance translation for private sector and government clients in Quebec City,
Montreal and Toronto in the following fields (non-exhaustive list): IT (including
software for municipal management, investigation and public safety systems),
Finance, Legal (including for Correctional services), Engineering, E-Commerce,
Website content, Continuing education, Native affairs and Practice firms
- (For the Premier Jean Charest s Quebec-India Mission, Jan. 2006)
French to English translation of the following:
Speeches delivered in India by Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec
and Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, former Minister of International
Relations and Minister responsible for La Francophonie;
correspondence; press releases; statement on the premier s website;
letters of appreciation on completion of mission; and various
documents.
- Adviser, Reviser and Translator in a 14-translator team for a 2 million-word
translation project of several online services portals of Gouvernement du Qu bec
- Freelance translation in E-Commerce; website referencing; solutions for municipal
management, investigation and public safety systems; legal; communication ;
continuing professional education; practice firms, etc. ;
- Translation (including terminology search) and revision of software interface, help,
user manuals, brochures and website;
- Translation : IT and computers, communication, engineering, biotechnology,
finance and legal;
- Language support - translation and interpretation - in project planning,
cost-control and finance to a team of 10 engineers and chartered accountants.
2004
CONTENT WRITING FOR WEBSITE INDEXING
Qu bec
WRITER-ANALYST IN COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
Esmerk (www.esmerk.com), Paris, France 2001-2002
- Analytical syntheses in English of documents from the French general and
specialized press in fields including agro-processing, railways, chemicals,
construction, cosmetics, hotel and catering, telecommunications, air
transportation, tobacco, and wines and spirits
EDITOR TOASTMASTERS 75 BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Paris, France 2001-2002
FRENCH-ENGLISH INTERPRETER
For the Vice-President, Investment and Trade Development,
Calgary Economic Development at a conference organized by Quebec
Chamber of Commerce 2006
FRENCH-ENGLISH INTERPRETER
For the Director, 2010 Commerce Center, at a conference organized by
Quebec Chamber of Commerce 2006
FRENCH-ENGLISH-HINDI INTERPRETER
Aide et Action, biennial conference, Paris, France 2001
FRENCH-ENGLISH INTERPRETER
Engineers India Limited, Skikda, Algeria 1997-1998
1995-1997
Several projects, Freelance
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE - OTHER
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Computer enthusiast and amateur webmaster; basic programming
- Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Visio and
Publisher (Microsoft Office Suites up to Office 2010); Open Office;
Adobe Acrobat Writer and Photoshop; Logiterm and Trados (computer-
assisted translation software applications)
- Operating systems: Windows, MS-DOS and Epoc
- Knowledge of computer hardware (components, assembly, technical
specifications and peripherals) and BIOS
TASKS OTHER THAN TRANSLATION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
QU BEC-INDIA MISSION, JAN. 2006
- Information and advice on economic, political and cultural aspects of
India to guide on actions and orientation towards the achievement of
mission objectives.
- Information on resource persons in India to facilitate mission
organization.
- Writing and revision of information briefs for the mission handbook
requiring firsthand knowledge of India
WORK EXPERIENCE - TEACHING
TECHNICAL ENGLISH
CFAS European Training Centre, France 2001-2003
2001-2003
Freelance
GRETA, Minist re de l ducation nationale, Continuing Education,
Paris, France 2002
- Occupational certification training to jobseekers and personnel
specializing in the new technologies;
- Technical English in network administration, graphic design, website
design and development, office applications, computers and multimedia
sales, commerce, media and aviation security.
Teaching Hindi at Qu bec s Minist re des Relations internationales 2007-2009
COMMERCIAL FRENCH
Garware Institute of Career Education and Development of the
University of Bombay, India 1995
EDUCATION
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS
STUDIES FOR MASTERS IN FRENCH TRANSLATION AND
TERMINOLOGY 2000
I.S.I.T. (Institut sup rieur d interpr tation et de traduction),
Paris, France
MASTERS IN FRENCH (TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION) 1997
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
[Equivalence awarded: First cycle university studies completed (three year undergraduate
program) and Second cycle university studies completed (one year degree program)]
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EUROPEAN STUDIES (Politics, Economics and
History) 2002
Universit de la Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III, Paris, France
[Equivalence awarded: First cycle university studies completed (three year undergraduate
program)]
STUDIES IN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY 1990-1994
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bombay, India
MASTER OF COMMERCE (PART 1), ADVANCED ACCOUNTANCY
AND COST ACCOUNTANCY 1991
University of Bombay, India
[Equivalence awarded: Second cycle university studies not completed (undergraduate
program)]
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND
AUDITING) 1990
University of Bombay, India
[Equivalence awarded: First cycle university studies completed (two year degree or major
program)]
FURTHER TRAINING
Advanced Management, Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Paris 2000
Business English, Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1999
Dipl me de langue fran aise, Alliance Fran aise de Bombay 1995