Member since Feb '08

Working languages:
English to Flemish
German to Flemish
French to Flemish
English to Dutch
French to Dutch

Els De Smedt
over 25 years of experience

Belgium
Local time: 04:51 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Flemish Native in Flemish, Dutch Native in Dutch
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over 25 years of experience, accurate, punctual
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Automotive / Cars & TrucksConstruction / Civil Engineering
Energy / Power GenerationEngineering (general)
International Org/Dev/CoopLaw (general)
ManufacturingLaw: Contract(s)
Electronics / Elect EngPrinting & Publishing

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Translation education Master's degree - Erasmus Hogeschool
Experience Years of experience: 30. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2008. Became a member: Feb 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials German to Flemish (Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel)
French to Flemish (Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel)
French to Dutch (Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel)
German to Dutch (Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel)
Memberships N/A
Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Catalyst, DejaVu, FrameMaker, Indesign, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDLX, STAR Transit, Trados Studio, Translation Workspace, Wordfast, XTRF Translation Management System
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Bio

EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in translations (Erasmus Hogeschool, Brussels, Belgium)

EXPERIENCE
Since 1989

Freelance translator, translating technical documents (user guides, data sheets,
maintenance guides, procedures, as well as press releases, articles, online content,
brochures, etc.).
The end clients are renowned companies in the automotive, electronics, consumer
electronics, printing, engineering, energy, building, transportation, public transportation,
aviation, supply chain, machinery, etc. industries.
Another big part of my time is devoted to legal documents (contracts, dispositions,
court documents, ...) in various fields (building, finance, tourism, intellectual property,
etc.).

LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Source:
English: excellent - understanding, reading, speaking and writing
French: excellent - understanding, reading, speaking and writing
German: excellent - understanding, reading, speaking and writing

Target:
Dutch/Flemish: native

OTHER SKILLS
Experienced, punctual, accurate, reliable

SOFTWARE SKILLS
CAT tools:
SDL Trados, Star Transit, Memsource, and other online tools

Office:
MS Office Suite, OpenOffice, Adobe Creative Suite, electronic dictionaries

SERVICES
Translation, revision, MTPE

Keywords: technical, technisch, technique, experience, ervaring, legal, juridique, juristisch, juridisch




Profile last updated
Jan 12