Member since Dec '05

Working languages:
English to Dutch
Spanish to Dutch
Dutch to Spanish
Dutch to English
English to Spanish

Dirk Wouters
accurate, on time, all-round

Mortsel, Antwerpen, Netherlands
Local time: 21:00 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Dutch (Variants: Netherlands, Flemish) Native in Dutch, Flemish Native in Flemish
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Apr 25, 2019 (posted via ProZ.com):  User manuals and risk analysis door systems, English to Dutch, 150.000 words ...more, + 1 other entry »
Total word count: 150000

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Languages: Dutch &
Flemish: Native Speaker

Spanish / English: professional
translation level (see education)

French: Advanced

Prices: (these prices are negotiable according to size,
difficulty and urgency of the project)

Translation:

Spanish/ English into Dutch 0,07
-0,10 Euro/ source word

Dutch into English or Spanish
0,7 – 0,10 Euro / source word

Revision: 35 euro/hour, 0,04 -
0,05 euro/target word

Daily Productivity: Up to 4500 words a day for translation

Up to 10.000 words a day for
proofreading

Education:

1996 – 2001 Licentiate Spanish
– Dutch – English translation, HIVT, Higher Institute for Translators and
Interpreters, Antwerp, Belgium

2000 – 2001 Erasmus exchange in
Madrid, Complutense university, (Master in English translation)

2019: 9 month cooking course at
Mediterranean culinary centre, Valencia

CAT-tools:

SDL Trados studio 2019,,
Wordfast Pro, Memoq, Across, Passolo 2015, Translation Workspace, Memsource,
etc

Translation and
Interpretation Experience:

I have 20 years professional
experience in translating, proofreading and interpreting English, Spanish >
Dutch, Flemish and vice versa, specializing in Business, technical (automotive,
electronics, user manuals, energy, industry), Marketing, IT (software and
hardware), medical devices, tourism, website translation, gaming and casino,
etc...

I have been working full time
since 2003 with a one year gap in 2008 to travel the world, below is a small
selection of my most important jobs.

2011 – 2022

2020 – 2022 Language lead for
Dutch for a major work management platform with review and coordination
responsibilities for all translation work into Dutch for the platform.

Since 2021 main translator for
all translation needs from Spanish into Dutch for the courts of Malaga, Spain

+/- 100.000 words EN – NL:
Translation of website, UI, user documentation and marketing material for Zoom

+/- 250.000 words EN – NL:
business training in data protection, Kaspersky internet security

+/- 50.000 words EN-NL:
technical documentation, Caterpillar

+/- 50.000 words EN-NL: manual
horizontal process pumps, Sulzer

+/- 120.000 words EN – NL: user
manuals and risk analyses, DORMA entrance and door systems

+/- 45.000 words ES – NL:
maintenance manuals, Siemens Gamesa, wind turbines

+/- 60.000 words EN – NL:
website content, Xylem water solutions

+/- 45.000 words EN – NL: Ebara
manuals, hydraulic pumps

+/- 70.000 words EN – NL: print
and apply labeling systems, DOMINO

+/-
30.000 words EN-NL Automotive service manuals, Toyota

+/- 90.000 words EN-NL Travel
website, Expedia

+/- 50.000 words EN-NL Train
traction system; Alstom Transport

+/- 100.000 words EN – NL
Website translation, booking system Holidaytaxis.com

2007 - 2010

+/- 10.000 words EN – NL: HR
online appraisal system, software strings

Spanish > Dutch: ongoing
translations automotive maintenance manuals SEAT

+/- 15.000 words EN –NL:
Zazzle.com website

+/- 10.000 words EN-NL:
Jackpotscratch website online gaming

+/- 40.000 words EN –NL: Oil
and gas, centrifugal cryogenic pumps

+ 20.000 words EN – NL: Ongoing
gaming website descriptions

+/- 8.000 words EN – NL William
Hill online sports betting and gaming

+/- 40.000 words EN – NL: LNG
receiving terminal

+/- 40.000 words ES – NL:
Patentes Talgo, train maintenance materials

+/- 30.000 words: En- NL
Honeywell gasdetector technology

+ 30.000 words ES – NL:
training modules for industrial processes and regulation of parameters

+/- 10.000 words EN - NL: noise
level studies and stakeholder coordination for Dutch airport

+/- 70.000 words EN – NL:
proofreading: financial year report shipholding company

15.000 words EN – NL: Rubber
track tractor user and maintenance manual

10.000 words EN – NL: Cardiac
stabilizer and vacuum tubing, surgical equipment

+/- 150.000 words EN – NL:
Intranet content Compass business services, method descriptions and guidelines

+/- 7.000 words EN – NL Poker
strategy website

11.000 words EN > NL: Work
regulations

10.000 words EN > NL:
Generator Condition Monitor for Hydrogen Cooled generators

8.000 words EN > NL:
AV-Power Outlet station

25.000 words EN > NL: Sony
PC Peripheral and AV Accessories products dealer catalogue

15.000 words EN > NL: MRI
overseas property website translation

10.000 words EN > NL: GE
Healthcare, respiration care station

40.000 words English >
Flemish: online gaming website
www.playandwin.co.uk

15.800 words Spanish >
Dutch: Website+ brochures construction company holiday homes

20.000 words English >
Dutch: Automotive technical maintenance and assembly manuals

18.000 words English >
Dutch: Operation and maintenance manuals Gas turbines

+40.000 words English >
Dutch: Operation and maintenance manual GE Energy

+/- 30.000 words English >
Dutch: Website material, product updates, etc network cabling products

2003 - 2006

20.000 words English >
Dutch: online taxi booking, website translation 50.000 repetitions (Tageditor)

30.000 words Spanish >
Dutch: Automotive technical maintenance and assembly manuals, SEAT

115.000 words English >
Dutch: words Automotive technical maintenance and assembly manual, VW

40.000 words English >
Dutch: 10 hour DVD on popular religious culture

40.000
words English > Spanish: 10 hour DVD on popular religious culture

107.000 words Dutch >
English ongoing project on IT banking system

100.000 words Dutch >
English, Marine related technical translations, Dutch Navy

30.000 words Spanish >
Dutch, ongoing project Health insurance, catalogues, brochures

20.000 words Spanish >
Dutch, ongoing project Private Spanish Hospital

20.000 words English >
Dutch, marketing and sales requirements document

24.000 words English >
Dutch, Corporative Communications Code

35.000 words English >
Dutch, Education Modules, Microsoft

2004 – 2005 : Private Dutch
Classes at Berlitz Language School, Valencia, Spain

Official interpreter with
Valencia police department, National Guard, Spanish, English, Dutch, Flemish

50.000 w Dutch > English
translation, Total Quality Management Manual

15.000 w Spanish > Dutch
translation, Technical Railroad maintenance, specifications, manuals,

+30.000 w Spanish > Dutch
translation, Health insurances

Bilateral interpretation Dutch
– Spanish during Spanish – Flemish subcommittee, under the direction of Ivaj,
official youth institution of the city of Valencia, Spain

40,000 w English > Dutch
translation, Manual for Assessment of Employees for Managers of large
Automotive company

2000-2002

Private classes Dutch for
native Spanish Speakers in Valencia, Spain

Computer Skills and
Software:

Intel Core
i7-6700HQ 2.60 Ghz, 16 GB RAM, Windows 10 Home Office 365: Word, Excel,
PowerPoint; Van Dale Dictionaries, CAT: SDL Trados 2015 Freelance, Wordfast
Pro, Memoq, Across

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Total pts earned: 18
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Top languages (PRO)
English to Dutch16
Spanish to Dutch2
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering8
Other8
Law/Patents2
Top specific fields (PRO)
Construction / Civil Engineering8
Other4
Computers (general)4

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

Project History Summary
Total projects4
With client feedback1
Corroborated1
100% positive (1 entry)
positive1
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation4
Language pairs
English to Dutch4
Specialty fields
Automotive / Cars & Trucks2
Internet, e-Commerce1
Engineering (general)1
Computers: Systems, Networks1
Electronics / Elect Eng1
Manufacturing1
Other fields
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports2
Energy / Power Generation1
Petroleum Eng/Sci1
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