Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub
This profile is available in: English Español

Translation, Edition, Proofreading, Project Manage

> Native Language(s):
English (American).

> Target Language(s):
English (American) and Spanish.

> Source Language(s):
English (American) and Spanish.

> Service Type(s):
Translation Services, Interpretation Services, Proofreading/copywriting, Teaching, and Other.

> Specialization(s):
Advertisement/Marketing, Arts, Communications, Education/Training, Hospitality Industry, Computers/IT, Legal, Medical, Social Sciences, Media/Broadcasting, and Theology - Religion.

> Software:
Trados and Microsoft Office .

> Certifications and Professional Affiliations:
ATA - American Translator Association

> Relevant Translation Experience:
5 years in field (translation, edition, proofreading, Project Manager)

KIMBERLEE THORNE-WAINTRAUB

Nationality: U.S. Citizen (American)


EDUCATION

1985 - 1991 B.S. Degree in Recreation & Tourism, Minor – Music Education
Utah State University
1980 – 1985 Graduate – Box Elder High School, Brigham City, Utah

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 – Present Director of Small World Language Services
Translation/Editing (English, Spanish, Portuguese & Italian)
• Planning, teaching & coordinating over 1,000 students with different levels of English
• Hiring & Coordination of all-native teachers, translators & interpreters team
• Conduction of on-site interviews for future students & courses
• Corporate English Program (In-company English & Spanish classes)
• Call Center Management (Spanish agents for U.S. Hispanic market)

2006- Present Internet Survey Panel Coordinator for Mexico (Troy Research – U.S.)

2004 - 2006 Telecommunications Translator for 2 Telecom newspapers online

Translations Summary (Spanish<>English)

IT & Telecommunications: Telefónica LATAM – Economic Proposal, IT Project Definition Document, Wireless Technologies interview (transcription & translation), IT company website, IT Engineering Manual

Technical: Automotive, Manuals, SOP documents, Architecture

Business, Marketing, Political: News coverage on Bolivia crisis, California Hispanic candidate platform, Human Resources manuals, Employee manuals, Media kits, Call center scripts. Business forms, Press reports, Export documents, Mining company documents

Legal: Contracts, bids, tenders, Birth/marriage/divorce/child custody certificates, Agreements, Trial & witness statements, Court proceedings

Research & Publications: December 2003 Geneva Convention on International Humanitarian Law, Congress on Children & Adolescents, Gender Equity document for P.A.H.O. & W.HO. website, school manuals, curriculum, reports, transcripts, overviews, editor for Todo Bebé book (best seller in U.S.), gypsy community study in Spain, Psychology study on Puerto Rican Colonial Personality Disorder

Tourism, Travel & Hospitality: Itinerary for tourism company, City information on restaurants, entertainment & tours, Food descriptions, Recipes, Menus

Transcriptions, Subtitling & Dubbing: famous soccer players interviews for Pepsi commercials, Interviews for serial killer case, Wireless services for Gartner, Inc., Medical interviews on respiratory illnesses for University of Utah Medical Center, River tour for TV documentary in Orinoco Delta in Venezuela, Channel program script for Claxson Group, soap opera filmed in the Dominican Republic – Trópico, Elm City medical interviews with doctors & patients, Focus groups on restaurant industry & diabetes patients, Maras in San Salvador


CURRENT SATISFIED CLIENTS
Verbatim Solutions, The Language Corner, Ubiqus, Idea Factory, Languages Unlimited, Digiknow, Ledesma, Idea Translations, Global Communicators Limited, Infinite Software, EGB Translations

COMPUTER & CAT TOOL PROFICIENCIES
ADSL connection, Microsoft Office, Trados 7.0, Tag Editor, Desk-Top Publishing (DTP), InDesign, Quark, Transit, FTP server

MEMBERSHIPS
American Translators Association (ATA)

REFERENCES
Available upon request






> Education:
Bachelor of Science degree from Utah State University

> Additional Skills:
Project Management for clients in the U.S. & Europe

* Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian & German languages

> Location:
Buenos Aires (Argentina)

 
Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub

Sample Translations:
school certificate transcript 
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