Member since Mar '04

Working languages:
Greek to English
English to Greek
French to English
Spanish to English
French to Greek

Maria Karra
Engineer & Linguist

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Local time: 21:53 EDT (GMT-4)

Native in: English Native in English, Greek Native in Greek
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Computers (general)Energy / Power Generation
Engineering (general)Aerospace / Aviation / Space
IT (Information Technology)Science (general)
Telecom(munications)Mathematics & Statistics
PhysicsElectronics / Elect Eng

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Project History 15 projects entered    7 positive feedback from outsourcers    1 positive feedback from colleagues

Payment methods accepted PayPal, Skrill, Wire transfer, Check
Glossaries Aerospace FR-EN, Engineering EN-ES, Image Processing EN-ES, Math EL-EN, Physics EL-EN, Science EL-EN
Translation education Master's degree - Macquarie University (Australia), University of Manitoba (Canada)
Experience Years of experience: 24. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2000. Became a member: Sep 2000.
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Credentials French to English (CUSB, Canada, verified)


Memberships American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), New England Translators Association (NETA), American Translators Association (ATA)
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio
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Website http://www.fresneltranslations.com
CV/Resume CV will be submitted upon request
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My name is Maria Karra and I am an engineer, freelance translator, and linguist, with graduate degrees in all three fields. First I studied aerospace and electrical engineering and I worked as an engineer for eleven years, doing research in laboratories, testing spacecraft instruments, and writing software. While still in engineering, I fell in love with translation so I decided to study it. Translation was so gratifying to me that I became a full-time technical translator. In other words, I am not just an engineer who happens to speak a couple of foreign languages nor am I a translator who decided to specialize in a certain engineering field. I have done extensive studies in both fields and I have professional experience in both fields.

Major translation projects that I have completed include specs, training and marketing materials for major aircraft and spacecraft companies (including Airbus and the Japanese Space Exploration Agency), automotive specs for Peugeot, Citroën, and MG, and EU-related documents.

I do business as FRESNEL Translations Inc. and I am based in Miami, Florida, USA. I have also lived and worked in France, Belgium, and Greece.

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My areas of expertise:
Aerospace, electrical, mechanical, and automotive engineering, IT, and software localization.


Background:
• B.S. in Engineering Physics, concentration: Space Physics and Spacecraft Design; Minor in Mathematics; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1998.
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, concentration: Electromagnetics and Photonics; Boston University, 1999.
• Graduate certificate in Translation: English-French and French-English; Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, University of Manitoba, 2001.
• Master of Applied Linguistics, concentration: Phonetics, Phonology, and Second-Language Acquisition; Macquarie University, 2004.
• Certificate in Medical Interpreting, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2012.
• Continuing education courses in programming, software testing, website design, and many others.


Document types I typically translate:
Specifications, maintenance manuals, training materials, software documentation, brochures and marketing materials.


Contact me at mkarra@fresneltranslations.com to discuss your translation needs and projects.

My website: http://www.fresneltranslations.com
My blog: http://www.fresneltranslations.com/blog





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Profile last updated
Apr 21, 2022



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