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Experienced Translator from English, Italian, Coptic into Arabic with a demonstrated history of working in the translation and localization, industry. Skilled in Italian and English, Translation, Proofreading, Editing, and Project Management. Strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Italian and English Languages and Literature from Faculty of languages, Al-Alson.

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.

Full-time Italian mother tongue registered freelance translator/editor/QA, SEO specialist and transcriptor/annotator QA with an Italian VAT number (IT-02053090227), graduated in accountancy. Private diploma in Webmaster/Web designer. Former alpine ski athlete, personal trainer with a strong command of the fitness environment, nutrition and mental coaching. Translation experience in: advertising, phone/tablet apps, banking, business/finance, cosmetics, e-commerce, education, e-learning, engineering (mechanical, electronics, electrical), fashion, food industry, furniture and appliances, IT (software/hardware/localization), journalism (magazine articles and interviews), legal (general, contracts, T&C, privacy policies, licenses), marketing, medical (healthcare), po files, sports, telecom, themes (WordPress, WooCommerce, etc.), transportation, travel and tourism, website interfaces

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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 am a professional translator. Before and during my academic career I have worked as a freelancer, performing on specialized texts such as user manual guides, scientific abstracts, patents, technical data sheets, popular science articles, and business contracts. I am able to translate other literary genres, also less formal like novels, newspaper and fashion articles, and literary works in general with a certain degree of proficiency at using CAT tools like SmartCat, OmegaT, Wordfast Anywhere, SDL Trados, MateCat. My linguistic combinations are: IT>EN/EN>IT, IT>DE/DE>IT. I am very flexible in terms of working hours and workload because I am prepared to work late and also on weekends in case of urgent projects. I love my job and you can rely on me. I will be responsible to deliver a high-quality translation while keeping the agreed deadline. Quality and reliability are of utmost importance to me.

As an English to Italian ProZ.com Certified PRO Network gaming, technical, and marketing translator (EN 15038) and Italian native speaker, I have been translating on a volunteer basis since 2012 (working on big projects since 2016) and professionally since 2020. I have experience in handling localization processes as a whole for text-heavy video games, as a translator (transcreation, proofreading, photo editing), LQE specialist, LQA tester, and localization project manager (file preparation, regex tagging, developer relations). 2,500,000 words translated, with a daily output of 4,500 words.

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.

My passion, enthusiasm and talent perfectly harmonize with the great dedication and hard-working attitude that I put in anything I engage myself with.

Translation is my passion!

Skills Demonstrated specific successes in managing direct, multiple and simultaneous projects Demonstrated specific successes in managing change, influencing change, managing risk, and in leading negotiations Demonstrated specific successes in collaboration, goal alignment, and customer advocacy Demonstrated leadership qualities: integrity, credibility, professionalism, action orientation, drive, confidence, and the ability to thrive in a fast paced, ambiguous environment Demonstrated outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written