Leonardo Durán Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA leo (at) durantranslations.com * www.durantranslations.com Home/Office/Cell: +1 215-713-7113 10+ years of translation experience ATA-certified in German to English translation Professional translation and editing from: German to English (ATA-certified) Spanish to English Preferred subject areas: Business: management, finance, economics, marketing, press releases Legal: contracts/agreements, leases Technical: IT user manuals, energy, architecture Medical: clinical trials, patient information and records, pharmaceutical inserts Academic: history, culture, art, linguistics Education BS in Business (Finance & International Business), University of Colorado at Boulder, 1997-2001 Certificate in Translation, Hunter College, New York, NY, 2007 Certification Certified by the American Translators Association (ATA) in German to English translation Languages and Background English: native, raised and educated in the US (primary target language) German: near-native, 6 years of formal study, lived in Germany for 2 years Spanish: native, raised in a Spanish-speaking home, advanced writing skills French, Portuguese, Italian: advanced reading skills Translation work experience Freelance Translator 02/2008 – present German to English, Spanish to English Operations/Senior Project Manager, Translator and Editor 02/2004 – 01/2008 Foreign Translations, Inc., Greenville, SC (based in New York City and Akron, OH)  Responsible for translation production in multiple languages, including: translator selection, assignment of projects to translators, quality control, project delivery, client satisfaction, billing Translated and edited texts from German and Spanish to English, as well as English to Spanish. End clients for translations included: Smithsonian Institute (artwork lending agreements, DE>EN Deutsche Bahn (confidentiality agreements, DE>EN) Feinstein Kean (patient information for pharmaceuticals, SP>EN) Wilkes Bowers (corporate documents for lawsuit, DE>EN) RHS&A (management theory articles, SP>EN) Anodyne Therapy (medical equipment, SP>EN), and many more.  In-house Translator, Business English Instructor 03/2002 – 03/2003 Dr. Beckers & Partner, Munich, Germany Translated legal, medical, pharmaceutical and marketing texts from German into English for top-level clients such as GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly, Amazon.com and Wrigley's Edited translations of non-native speakers for grammar, accuracy, suitability of vocabulary and expression Independently created instructional materials for Business English, Spanish and intercultural business training Taught Business and Technical English as well as intercultural business behavior at top firms such as Deutsche Telekom and Swiss Re European Research Analyst/Translator 02/1999 – 05/2001 Financial Times Energy (now Platts), Boulder, Colorado, USA Researched and translated operational and financial data for energy companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from German into English Followed events and trends in the European energy market through local media Performed data analysis, consistency and accuracy checks using SQL Corporate and military work experience Analyst, Management Consulting 09/2001 – 03/2002 Accenture, Munich, Germany Participated in a risk management project for the largest energy corporation in Germany as part of the Risk Control team (in German) Drafted guidelines and objectives for risk reporting as well as sample reports in German Assisted in the creation and editing of project texts and presentations in German U.S. Coast Guard 07/1992 – 06/1996 Honolulu, HI; Petaluma, CA; Chincoteague, VA Handled radio and written communications for search and rescue operations, often in high-stress, life-threatening situations Responsible for handling classified materials, approved for Top Secret security clearance Software and computer skills SDL Trados Studio 2009, SDL Trados 2007 Transit NXT MS Office 2010 PC & Mac platforms Expert online researcher

Leonardo Durán

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

leo (at) durantranslations.com * www.durantranslations.com

Home/Office/Cell: +1 215-713-7113

10+ years of translation experience

ATA-certified in German to English translation

Professional translation and editing from:

•German to English (ATA-certified)
•Spanish to English

Preferred subject areas:

•Business: management, finance, economics, marketing, press releases
•Legal: contracts/agreements, leases
•Technical: IT user manuals, energy, architecture
•Medical: clinical trials, patient information and records, pharmaceutical inserts
•Academic: history, culture, art, linguistics

Education

BS in Business (Finance & International Business), University of Colorado at Boulder, 1997-2001

Certificate in Translation, Hunter College, New York, NY, 2007

Certification

Certified by the American Translators Association (ATA) in German to English translation

Languages and Background

English: native, raised and educated in the US (primary target language)

German: near-native, 6 years of formal study, lived in Germany for 2 years

Spanish: native, raised in a Spanish-speaking home, advanced writing skills

French, Portuguese, Italian: advanced reading skills

Translation work experience

Freelance Translator 02/2008 – present

German to English, Spanish to English

Operations/Senior Project Manager, Translator and Editor 02/2004 – 01/2008

Foreign Translations, Inc., Greenville, SC

(based in New York City and Akron, OH)

•Responsible for translation production in multiple languages, including: translator selection, assignment of projects to translators, quality control, project delivery, client satisfaction, billing
•Translated and edited texts from German and Spanish to English, as well as English to Spanish.
‣End clients for translations included:
-Smithsonian Institute (artwork lending agreements, DE>EN
-Deutsche Bahn (confidentiality agreements, DE>EN)
-Feinstein Kean (patient information for pharmaceuticals, SP>EN)
-Wilkes Bowers (corporate documents for lawsuit, DE>EN)
-RHS&A (management theory articles, SP>EN)
-Anodyne Therapy (medical equipment, SP>EN), and many more.

In-house Translator, Business English Instructor 03/2002 – 03/2003

Dr. Beckers & Partner, Munich, Germany

•Translated legal, medical, pharmaceutical and marketing texts from German into English for top-level clients such as GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly, Amazon.com and Wrigley's
•Edited translations of non-native speakers for grammar, accuracy, suitability of vocabulary and expression
•Independently created instructional materials for Business English, Spanish and intercultural business training
•Taught Business and Technical English as well as intercultural business behavior at top firms such as Deutsche Telekom and Swiss Re

European Research Analyst/Translator 02/1999 – 05/2001

Financial Times Energy (now Platts), Boulder, Colorado, USA

•Researched and translated operational and financial data for energy companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from German into English
•Followed events and trends in the European energy market through local media
•Performed data analysis, consistency and accuracy checks using SQL

Corporate and military work experience

Analyst, Management Consulting 09/2001 – 03/2002

Accenture, Munich, Germany

•Participated in a risk management project for the largest energy corporation in Germany as part of the Risk Control team (in German)
•Drafted guidelines and objectives for risk reporting as well as sample reports in German
•Assisted in the creation and editing of project texts and presentations in German

U.S. Coast Guard 07/1992 – 06/1996

Honolulu, HI; Petaluma, CA; Chincoteague, VA

•Handled radio and written communications for search and rescue operations, often in high-stress, life-threatening situations
•Responsible for handling classified materials, approved for Top Secret security clearance

Software and computer skills

•SDL Trados Studio 2009, SDL Trados 2007
•Transit NXT
•MS Office 2010
•PC & Mac platforms
•Expert online researcher