Vivian A.
Translator with a degree and 25 years of experience
Are you looking for a professional, experienced translator? Allow me to assist you in all your translation needs. I'm a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker with a degree in Translation from UNESP and more than 20 years of experience in this industry, translating texts in the areas of medical/science/pharmaceuticals, marketing training, travel and tourism, culinary, scholarly materials, grant proposals, and technical guides and specifications, among others. Translated and transcribed several medical files, particularly in the areas of diabetes, cardiology, vaccines, and pneumonia for theheart.org. Medical translation experience also includes the translation of various articles written by Dr. Carlos Gabriel de Figueiredo, MD, which were presented during American Ophthalmology congresses/symposia. One of these articles was published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 2012. For more than 15 years, translated marketing training presentations in the areas of IT and CRM for Advance Marketing, a company with offices in São Paulo (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Miami (USA). In hotels and restaurants, clients include Sofitel Guarujá Jequitimar (since 2005), Sofitel São Paulo Mofarrej, Tivoli Praia do Forte Ecoresort (since 2001), and others. Translated various instructional materials of the Smithsonian Institution, which were used in Brazilian public schools according to a partnership between the American and Brazilian governments. In the years of 2007 and 2008, translated descriptions of various drugs to be approved by ANVISA (Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency). In the technical area, translated user's guides of water treatment systems for Hoken, descriptions of lubrication systems for Woerner, electrical panels for VR Painéis, cardiac devices for Ventura Biomédica, and layer breeding and genetics for Hy-Line do Brasil, among others. For more than two years, translated several applications for underdeveloped countries (Chad, Niger, El Salvador, etc.) to receive funds from the Global Fund to fight malaria, AIDS, and tuberculosis. Has collaborated with international translation agencies for 15 years, such as Unbabel, IWS, ScienceDocs, Cetra, and Parisofia, among others. Please let me know what your translation needs are and receive an accurate, natural-sounding version of your text.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $45
Billed in all: $14,234$14k
$45 in the last 6 months
Across 13 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 41% in Editing & Proofreading
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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