T R A N S L A T O R C V
Y E S I M F I D A N
[email protected]• 172 Str. 44/2 Basinsitesi/IZMIR • +90 505 528 9448
LANGUAGES
Native language: Turkish
Turkish–English/ English-Turkish translator
Turkish–English/ English-Turkish interpreter
English proofreader/editor
Turkish proofreader/editor
SPECIALIZATIONS
Medicine and pharmaceutics
(Journal articles, clinical trial documentation, patient
information leaflets etc.)
Marketing
(Advertising texts, websites, brochures, promotional
material)
Chemistry, biology, physics, general science
(Scientific articles, research proposals etc.)
IT/computing
(Hardware and software user assistance material – manuals
and user guides)
Arts
(Graphic art and design, literature, fine art)
Editing
(Stylistic and grammatical improvement of all types of
text)
Proofreading
(Thorough cross-checking of the translation against the original)
SKILLS
_ Extensive experience with quality control procedures in a
translation agency environment
_ Good knowledge of scientific, medical and pharmaceutical
terminology
_ Advanced IT skills including web-authoring experience
_ Excellent English writing skills
EXPERIENCE
2005–present Freelance Turkish–English translator and English
proofreader/editor
_ Experienced translator in a wide range of fields.
_ As a translator, my primary focus is on the quality and accuracy of my work. I pridemyself on providing carefully crafted, stylish writing that does not read like atranslation. I give all my translations a thorough review before returning them and carefully research all terminology in specialist dictionaries and online.
_ Worked with a range of translation tools, including
Trados, SDLX, Wordfast and MemoQ
_ Performed quality checks on translations, including
formatting and layout checks,
proofreading translations against the original, pre-print
proofing etc.
2010-2013
Bogazici Primary School- Teacher of English and Turkish
Literature
2013
English Time- Kpds (Based on Profiency in Grammar and Word knowledge)
2014
IMKB Van Muradiye Yatılı Bölge Okulu - Teacher of English
2015-Current
Kahramanlar Mustafa Öğütveren Primary School - Teacher of English
EDUCATION
2001-2004 Ankara University Department of Linguistics
2004-2011 Anadolu University Department of English Language
Teaching
IT RESOURCES
Windows XP
MS Office Professional Edition
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher)
Trados
Wordfast
Adobe Acrobat,, Photoshop
REFERENCES
Professional references available on request from below companies
YYZ TRANSLATIONS
WORDMINDS
TOR TERCÜME
BEŞİKTAŞ TERCUME
