Member since May '07

Working languages:
English to Portuguese
Portuguese to English
Mandarin Chinese to Portuguese
Mandarin Chinese to English

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José Albiran Albuquerque dos Santos
Challenge, Commitment and Satisfaction!

Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Local time: 09:03 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) Native in Portuguese
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Challenge, commitment and job satisfaction are keywords for me since I have been in the language field for over 22 years now, either as a Cambridge-certified EFL/ESP Professor or as a tireless translator, reader and researcher in cultural and foreign language matters, having a good command of both spoken and written English and Brazilian Portuguese languages.

I have translated a few books on language learning, teacher’s training and web-related subjects. Furthermore, I have been working as a freelancer on over 1390 translation / editing / proofreading projects covering such subject fields as IT, HR, engineering, electronics, user manuals, marketing, metrology, tourism, management, accounting, certificates, automotive, medical, chemicals, patents, e-learning, finance, business, videogames, safety, psychology, etc.

Desafio, compromisso e satisfação no trabalho são
palavras-chave para mim, pois venho atuando na área de idiomas há mais de 22
anos, 11 dos quais como professor universitário de  EFL/ESP, e como tradutor autônomo certificado pela Universidade de Cambridge (Reino Unido), tendo um ótimo domínio dos
idiomas inglês e português, tanto falado quanto escrito. Traduzi alguns livros
sobre aprendizagem de idiomas, formação de professores e assuntos correlatos.
Além disso, já concluí mais de 1390 projetos de tradução/revisão/edição que
abrangem diversas áreas, como: RH, engenharia, eletrônica, manuais de usuário,
metrologia, marketing, turismo, administração, ciências contábeis,
certificados, automóveis, medicina, produtos químicos, patentes, e-learning,
finanças, negócios, videogames, segurança, psicologia, etc.

(Ongoing)
 Mandarin Chinese Language CourseAdvanced Level I  
Confucius Institute at
UNESP 
(São Paulo’s State University 圣保州立大学孔子学院)

   Curso de Chinês Mandarim em nível Avançado I,

        Instituto Confúcio da Universidade Estadual de São Paulo - UNESP

Book translation (72,000+ words)

Death Wish by Amy Blankenship - Aug. 2018


Tradução de livro (mais de 72.000 palavras)

"Desejo Mortal", de Amy Blankenship - Agosto de 2018

https://www.traduzionelibri.it/traduzioni.asp?Voce=8&IDStato=C 


Certified by Cambridge University (2004) in the following skills:

Writing (Pass With Merit)

Reading

Speaking

Certificado pela Universidade de Cambridge (2004) nas habilidades:

Escrita (Aprovação com Mérito)

Compreensão Textual

Conversação.

Certified by the "Centro de Cultura Anglo-Americana - CCAA" (2002) after finishing Mastering English Course, demonstrating fluency in all four skills in English language.

Certificado pelo "Centro de Cultura Anglo-Americana - CCAA" (2002) após concluir o "Mastering English Course", demonstrando fluência em todas as quatro habilidades em língua inglesa.



Experience in the USA and Europe - 1996 and 2011, respectively.


Experiência nos EUA e na Europa - 1996 e 2011, respectivamente.

This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects1393
With client feedback65
Corroborated64
98.4% positive (65 entries)
positive64
neutral1
negative0

Job type
Translation1248
Editing/proofreading122
Post-editing11
DTP/Formatting6
Transcription5
Interpreting1
Language pairs
English to Portuguese1319
Portuguese to English62
17
Portuguese10
English3
Specialty fields
Electronics / Elect Eng406
Marketing / Market Research379
Business/Commerce (general)213
Media / Multimedia212
Human Resources184
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino151
Petroleum Eng/Sci129
IT (Information Technology)109
Finance (general)73
Education / Pedagogy67
Computers: Software49
Automotive / Cars & Trucks39
Telecom(munications)28
Tourism & Travel25
Medical: Instruments22
Other19
Energy / Power Generation19
Computers (general)18
Accounting17
Sports / Fitness / Recreation17
Management17
Psychology11
Internet, e-Commerce11
Mining & Minerals / Gems8
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama8
Environment & Ecology8
Science (general)8
History8
Geography8
Journalism7
Linguistics4
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting3
Poetry & Literature3
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.2
Other fields
Engineering (general)187
Transport / Transportation / Shipping175
Printing & Publishing47
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters44
Law: Contract(s)36
Medical: Health Care36
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng36
Law (general)35
Mechanics / Mech Engineering34
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs29
Safety27
Agriculture17
Medical (general)17
Surveying13
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)12
Cooking / Culinary12
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)11
Automation & Robotics9
Medical: Pharmaceuticals9
Engineering: Industrial9
Computers: Hardware9
Government / Politics8
Patents8
Food & Drink7
Metrology7
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)5
Construction / Civil Engineering5
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion5
Ships, Sailing, Maritime5
Insurance4
Manufacturing4
Architecture4
Investment / Securities3
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright3
Botany2
Computers: Systems, Networks2
Law: Taxation & Customs2
Forestry / Wood / Timber2
Medical: Dentistry2
Names (personal, company)2
Cosmetics, Beauty2
Paper / Paper Manufacturing2
Livestock / Animal Husbandry1
Metallurgy / Casting1
Music1
Fisheries1
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture1
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings1
Economics1
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Mar 16