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Joseph Wojowski

Joseph Wojowski. www.josephwojowski.com. Translator. French & Spanish <> English Italian, Portuguese, Catalan > English Medical, Legal and Technical Documents ex. Wilton Ind., Campbell-Hausfeld, Pfizer, Merck, ESPN Deportes, Abbott Labs, etc. Qualifications.

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Joseph Wojowski

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  1. Joseph Wojowski • www.josephwojowski.com

  2. Translator • French & Spanish <> English • Italian, Portuguese, Catalan > English • Medical, Legal and Technical Documents • ex. Wilton Ind., Campbell-Hausfeld, Pfizer, Merck, ESPN Deportes, Abbott Labs, etc.

  3. Qualifications • 7+ years experience in Translation • 2+ years experience in Project Management • Master of Arts • ISU - 2009 • French and Spanish Linguistics • Bachelor of Arts • WIU - 2007 • French and Spanish Languages and Literatures

  4. Translator vs. Interpreter • Translator: documents • Interpreter: spoken word

  5. 2+ Years at a translation agency • Project Management • Desktop Publishing • Document Engineering • Software R&D • Translation & Editing

  6. Project Management • Requirement: BA, MA preferred, industry experience preferred • Tools: Adobe Acrobat, MS Office, TM (translation memory) tools • Tasks: manage the flow of translation requests

  7. Desktop Publishing • Requirement: college degree in graphic design and knowledge of multiple platforms and Publishing software • Portfolio of work needed at interview • Tools: MS Windows, Mac OS X, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe FrameMaker & PageMaker, Quark XPress • Tasks: using DTP software, create a translated document from source files including artwork and fonts.

  8. Document Engineering • Requirement: knowledge of document formats, markup languages (html, xml, etc.) & TM software • Tools: Adobe CS3-6, Acrobat X Pro, markup language editor (html, xml, xlf, etc.), SDL Trados Studio, MemoQ, WordFast • Tasks: produce a translatable document from a source document (PDF to Word) or a translated document from the translatable file (TM file to MS Word)

  9. Software R&D • Requirements: ability to research and evaluate any piece of software needed to complete a project whether for document engineering, translation memory/machine translation, etc. • Tools: various, both open and closed source programs • Tasks: Research, develop and/or evaluate software

  10. Translation & Editing • Requirements: College degree in language, ≥ 3-5 years experience translating, varying degrees of knowledge in medical, legal, financial, technical terminology. • Tools: MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Translation Memory tools • Tasks: Translate, edit, verify quality of translation

  11. Translation Memory vs. Machine Translation • Translation Memory creates a database of translated segments/sentences for use in repetitive future translations. • i.e. SDL Trados, MemoQ, WordFast • Machine Translation uses a set of various parameters to create a translation from source text. • i.e. Google Translate or ProMT

  12. PM vs Translator • Project Management is a steady, often office-bound job with a set salary and often long hours with no extra compensation for overtime. • Translators make their own hours and can work where ever they can get internet access.

  13. One Way to Get Started in Translation • Start at a translation agency to get industry experience. • Go to conferences and build relationships with other translators to network. • Learn as much as you can about translation memory software.

  14. Translator Resources • ATA: American Translators’ Association • MATI: Midwest Association of Translators and Interpreters • Proz.com: social network for translators and agencies • Translatorscafe.com: social network for translators and agencies

  15. Translation Memory Software • A repository for translation segments for use in future translations, helpful for repetitive text. • SDL Trados • Kilgray MemoQ • WordFast

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