patrizia zaratti
Via Grotta Perfetta 337 – 00142 Roma, Italy
Ph. 06.5417209 Fax 06.59646204
e-mail: patriziazaratti@storming.it

Born in Roma, Italy, on November 1, 1963. English > Italian translator with 10 years of experience.
Language:	
English>Italian (mothertongue).
Fields:
Computing, IT, Medicine and Medical Equipments, Economics and Business. 
Professional Experience:
Medicine and Medical equipments: 
Cardiology: translation of medical devices technical manuals, technical and non-technical articles, clinical evaluations study plans and reports; review of technical manuals. 
Translation of two studies on Hepatitis B/C; translation of articles in orthopaedics field; translation of psychological studies.
Computing and IT: 
Translation of Software reviews, IBM, Compaq, Peregrine Systems, etc. press releases, technical and non-technical articles (Wired, Fast Company, etc.), Web sites, technical manuals.
Economics and Business: 
Translation of Andersen Consulting consulting study on new economy, a consulting study on the development of agricultural co-operatives in India and Bangladesh, a consulting study on the development of e-commerce in the agricultural sector, and a consulting study on the Albanian road network
Translations of:
•	Amnesty International reports and press releases
•	WFP Safety and Security manual
•	WWF and Greenpeace studies
•	 Legal translations (agreements)
Press releases drawing up (italian language)
Other professional experiences:
•	1991: free-lance assistant for the magazine L’Espresso, the Sheraton Roma Hotel, etc.
•	1991-1992: Medtronic Italia S.p.A.: customer service assistant (congresses and simposiums organization, bibliographic researches, translations of technical and non-technical articles, etc.) 
•	1993: Sistemi Avanzati S.p.A. and Telesoftware S.p.A:.customer service assistant 
•	1994-1996: Medtronic Italia S.p.A.: technical scientific assistant (national and international products study plans, scientific meetings organization, congresses organization, translations of clinical evaluations study plans, reports and medical devices technical manuals (pacemakers and defibrillators). 
•	1998: Freelance translator
•	2001: Setting up of Storming s.a.s.
Education:
S.S.I.T. (Interpreters’ and Translators’ School), Roma: course of interpreter and translator for english and russian languages.
High School Degree, Liceo Classico M.Adelaide, Roma.
Computer skills
Good knowledge of:
•	Operative Systems:	 MS-DOS, Windows ’95, ’98, 2000
•	Applications tools: Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Corel Photo Paint 
•	Internet applications
CAT tool : Trados, SDLX
Contactable references
Sally Titcomb Translations	Sally@flashnet.it 	Agency with which I collaborate on a regular basis
Mariagrazia Midulla	m.midulla@wwf.it