Hello! I'm María José
I have more than 20 years experience as a freelance and in-house English to Spanish translator.
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Software Localisation, Technology, Lifestyle, Movies
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My CAT Tools and software — Windows 10, Office 2016, Trados Studio 2017, OpenTM, XBench, OmegaT, Aegisub
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María José Galdón
English to Spanish Translator
Email:
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Phone:
+34 696 76 45 39
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Skype ID:
mariajose.galdon
Address:
Arcadi Balaguer, 6. 2º 3ª
08860 - Castelldefels (Spain)
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EXPERIENCE
2005-2018
Freelance Translator
Translator for IT software and documentation localization projects for IBM products (Rational, IBM AIX, DB2, Tivoli, WebSphere, Lotus Notes, ThinkPad/Lenovo, iSeries, InfoPrint Solutions Company, Maximo), Dell, Schneider, Cisco WebEx, McAfee, Power Paddy, Laterooms, and others.
1997-2010
Translation Project Manager
Indra BMB
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Translation Project Manager for INDRA translation projects (Web site, presentations, user’s manuals, contracts, tenders and other legal documents, etc. in different language combinations)
Technical translator for IBM software and documentation localization projects, for DB2, AIX, Tivoli, WebSphere, ThinkPad/Lenovo, Rational, Eclipse, etc.
Technical tester for software localization (in charge of ensuring and verifying the correctness of the Spanish version of the below mentioned products) at several different locations in the USA, Taiwan, People’s Republic of China, Canada and Japan for the following software-family products: DB2, IBM AIX, Tivoli, WebSphere, ThinkPad/Lenovo, Rational, Eclipse. Etc.
Translation Project Manager for IBM software and documentation projects
IBM
Translation Project Manager for IBM software and documentation projects
1995-1997
Translation Project Manager
TRANSLATED BOOKS
Original Title: Capsule Craze: The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Own Capsule Wardrobe
Author: Rebecca Ellington
Spanish Title: La tendencia del fondo de armario: Guía completa para crear tu propio fondo de armario
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Original Title: Hygge: The Danish Secrets of Happiness. How to be Happy and Healthy in Your Daily Life
Author: Maya Thoresen
Spanish Title: Hygge: El secreto danés de la felicidad. Cómo disfrutar de una vida cotidiana feliz y saludable
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Original Title: Refresh and Heal Yourself through Meditation
Author: Brahma Kumari Pari
Spanish Title: Renovación y sanación mediante la meditación
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Original Title: Elephants, and Other Fascinations…growing up in Africa
Author: Rina Flanagan
Spanish Title: Hormigueros, elefantes y otras fascinaciones… mi infancia en África
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Original Title: Scuba Fundamental - Start Diving the Right Way
Author: Simon Pridmore
Spanish Title: Bases de buceo: Iníciate correctamente en el buceo
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EDUCATION
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1987-1993 University Degree in English Studies
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Other Courses
MOOC “Por los Mares de la Traducción Económico-Financiera (EN-ES)”, (Universidad de Valladolid, April 2018)
Audiovisual Translation and subtitling
Word for translators
Excel for translators
"Corrección, variaciones y estilo de la lengua española"
CAT TOOLS
SDL Trados Studio 2017
Microsoft Word 2017
Aegisub
OpenTM2
Apsic XBench
OmegaT