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I am a freelance translator based in Milan. During my university years I have collaborated with many translation agencies, and now I am starting my freelance business. I have graduated with full marks in Linguistic and cultural mediation in 2019, with a thesis on the translation of a french user guide about e-agriculture. I have attended courses on literary translation, specialized translation, interpreting - chuchotage, conference interpreting and consecutive interpreting. I have done traineeships in 3 different LSP based in Milan, and I worked in each one during 3 months. I have improved my hard skills and I have gained some important soft skills - as teamwork, problem-solving and lateral thinking. I have translated more than 15'000 in a range of subjects: general, agriculture, cosmetics and many others.

Freelance translator, project manager, localization engineer. Skills: technical translation, localization engineering, translation technologies, literary translation. I am a sociable, professional, honest, dynamic, organized and punctual person. CAT Tools: SDL Trados Studio, MemoQ, Alchemy Catalyst, OmegaT, Memsource Cloud, MateCat, SDL Passolo.

26 years experience as a translator for companies and agencies throughout the world.

I'm a German-Italian and English-Italian translator with experience as a CAT Expert and Project Coordinator. Convey the right style and tone for each audience is my priority. I'm specialized in B2C/B2B marketing localization and transcreation, in particular in the fields of: IT services, Fintech, Sports, Design, Tourism, Clothing/Sportswear, Food&Wine. I also work with (almost) any type of content, from e-commerce websites, to travel blogs and technical manuals, and I am specializing in SEO optimization for Italian content. You can ask for my CV or any other kind of information if you are interested.

Several international working experiences ranging from varying fields such as education, languages and translations, consulting, international transportation, sales and customer care. Academic background in management (Master degree). Fluently speak Italian, English, Russian and Portuguese.

PERSONAL STATEMENT - Certified Engineer with Master’s Degree in Electronics - Currently working in the fields of Electrical Installations and Renewable Energies KEY ACHIEVEMENTS - I graduated in Turin Polytechnic - I earned a six-month ERASMUS scholarship in Sweden - My first non-professional translation (in nuclear physics) dates back in 1985 - Average production: ca 300,000 words per year (along with my practice as an engineer) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - Employee in an industrial machinery company from 1998 to 2000 - Freelancer since 2001 - Documents: Manuals, Press Releases, Datasheets, Web Pages - Subjects: Meters, Appliances, Integrated Circuits, Computers, Cars, Industrial Machinery GENERAL SKILLS - Computer skills: Windows, Linux Ubuntu, Office, AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign - Personal skills: Accurate, reliable, willing to work to tight deadlines - Languages: Italian (native), English - Hobbies: Singing

My name is Guido Ballarini, I have 15 years of experience in the field as translator/editor from English to Italian and Italian proofreader. My mother tongue is Italian and I have lived for over 9 years in the United States and for 5 of these years I worked as a full-time in-house translator from English to Italian. In this period I honed my translator and CAT user skills to a very high level. I also have several years of experience as project manager, having run translation projects for over a dozen of languages for almost 3 years. Since 2007 I am a Freelance translator with hundreds upon hundreds of jobs completed and over 2 millions of words translated for a total of 15 years of experience in the field. I am a proficient user of TRADOS and Wordfast and I have completed a big project on SmartCAT so I can use it professionally too.

I'm a native Italian speaker with full experience in translation and proofreading. I'm fluent in both English and German thanks to several trips and exchange programs in Germany, Austria and England. I'm reliable, accurate and I always meet deadlines. My fields of expertise are: Tourism, Marketing and Advertisement, e-Commerce, Apps, Business Correspondence, News, Arts and Entertainment, Literature and more.

I have been working in the translation industry for almost 18 years, dealing with translation agencies and direct clients alike. My keywords are availability, flexibility and quality. I am always available for my clients and I am extremely flexible in terms of deadlines. All this, of course, without compromises as far as quality is concerned. I offer the following services: translation, proofreading, editing, DTP, transcription, localization, mobile apps, websites and e-commerce translation + localization. My rates are totally flexible, because i think that every project is unique, therefore I will be delighted to send you a customized quote upon request. I am EU VAT registered, which is a proof of my commitment and my professionalism. CAT LITERATE, which means more accurate quotes which take into account repetitions and fuzzy matches.

I am a PhD candidate at Koç University, Istanbul, at the faculty of Archaeology and History of Art. I have studied English for almost 20 years, I wrote my master thesis in English and my current PhD program is fully taught in English. I have translated a large amount of material from English to Italian, from Italian to English and from Turkish to English in the past years. In 2017 I got the TOEFL certificate with a score of 104/120. I write academic researches and texts in English on a weekly base, using materials written in various languages. I have direct experience of how important getting a good translation is and I am ready to help this happen for the people who need.

- Passionate multilingual translator with more than 15 years of experience translating from English, French to Italian and vice versa. - As a language and communication lover from a very young age, I thrive in contexts where it is necessary to constantly research, upgrade, and discover the beauty of languages and communication media. - I have successfully translated a plethora of projects ranging from simple emails to entire websites, and I am always on the lookout for new linguistic challenges. - Punctuality, Professionalism, and Precision are my mottos.

I am an energetic and unafraid leader who enjoys ownership and is always looking for new ways to work and grow. I am hands on and have no problem rolling up mysleeves and getting things done to support my teams. I also can see the bigger picture and plan for the long-term development of my markets and will always ensure me bring my team on board with my plans. - I am competitive and love hitting goals. - I am adept at organizing multiple competing priorities - While others are bogged down in the reactive, I find ways to be proactive. - I truly love talking to people and are excited by the idea of helping them ease the chaos in their lives. - Challenge and high-pressure situations excite me – I’d much rather be crazy busy than bored. - I am resourceful. “I have no idea” is not in my vocabulary. - My communication and customer service skills are in a dead heat for first place – I am not one to shy away from a difficult conversation. - I am flexible and adapt to the situation.