Michele Esposito. Who am I?

Welcome to my Résumé! This page lays out my:

• Background
  

• Qualifications
  
• Experience
  
• Relevant Language Courses and Working Periods Abroad
  
• Computer Equipment
  
• Areas of expertise
  
• Advantages and limitations
  
• Career Objective

 Background

  My name is Michele Esposito and I work as a full-time freelance translator.

  I was born in 1969 and was educated in Italy. My education in the English language
  started at high school, I trained and worked for several years as a linguist, and I have
  undertaken professional training as an interpreter and translator into Italian and out
  of English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

  I have spent several years in England and in France and many months in Spain,
  Portugal and Germany both studying English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese.

  Thus I can provide and I currently do general and technical translations out of
  English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German into Italian.

 My Qualifications

• Language degree, UNIVERSITA' DI SALERNO (Foreign Language and Literature), Fisciano (SA) - Italy, 1995

• Graduate Diploma (Translating and Conference Interpreting) at I.S.I.T. (Istituto Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori), Maddaloni (CE) - Italy, 1992

• Diploma of "Maturità Scientifica" (equivalent to ‘A’ level) Liceo Scientifico "Badia di Cava", Cava dei Tirreni (SA), Italy, 1987

 My Experience

  I have undertaken a number of technical translations as well as working for several
  worldwide agencies and direct clients mainly as a freelancer. However, I have also
  worked for several months in one of the biggest localisation company in the world
  achieving an excellent expertise in this indutry:

  1994/Present:

  Freelance, Full-Time Translator/Localiser/Reviewer/Linguistic Advisor specialising
  in software, automative, medical and commerce/financial translations. Several direct
  clients in England, USA & Spain. Other regular clients in Canada, Switzerland, France
  and Taiwan.

  Jobs done:

  Technical (webpages, graphical user interface, user, operating, safety and training
  manuals, material data sheets, study reports, proposals), business (product description, in-
  house material), general (questionnaires, newspaper and magazine articles, etc.).

  June 1997/February 1998:

  Full Time & in-house Italian Translator/Editor/Reviewer/Linguistic Advisor at SDL
  International, Software Documentation and Localisation , Maidenhead, Berkshire,
  England.

  Worked effectively with Machine Assisted Translation (Amptran). Managed and
  co-ordinated a database/group of freelancers to ensure the successful completion of each
  project. Duties included:

• Translation and proof-reading of software, on-line help and documentation
  

• Translation of marketing literature and brochures
  
• Translation of scripts for games and multimedia cd-roms
  
• Final software linguistic check
  
• Final documentation review after DTP
  
• Linguistic advisor in recording studio for actors’ work
  
• Liaising with freelancers and clients’ reviewers ensuring deadlines were met
  
• Terminology maintenance and solving linguistic and technical issues

 Relevant Language Courses/Working Periods Abroad

• English Language course at the Embassy School of Hastings, England August-September 1988
  

• French Language and Literature Course at Bordeaux III University,  July-August 1989
  
• Working stay at Bordeaux, France - August-September-October 1990 
  
• Working stay at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England - July-August-September  1991
  
• Working stay at Seville, Spain, at the EXPO/92 - July-August 1992
  
• Working stay at Coimbra and Lisbon, Portugal - August-September 1994

 My Computer Equipment

I utilize a Windows-based machine. The details of the hardware and software are as follows:

• Pentium II 450 Mhz, 1,19 GB and 850 MB HDDS, 128MB RAM.

• Runs Windows 98 with a good Language Kit, incorporating Trados, Amptran, Déjà Vu, IBM Translation Manager, Italian Assistant, Transcend English_Italian and Translate It; Word 7.0, Framemaker, PageMaker 6.5, QuarkExpress, Excel 7.0, Microsoft Access, Eudora and IE 4. 0.

• Canon Laser Printer.

• 400dpi Color Scanner suitable for all line images.

• ISDN 128 Kb and a fax-modem 33600 providing full Internet access.

• Internet related software for compressing (.sit, .exe, .zip) and encoding (bin hex, uucode) files into Mac and Windows-based formats.

• Microsoft Office for English and Italian word-processing and page layout and Accent for all other languages.

• Ability to read from and write to other word-processor formats, such as MS Word, Word Perfect, etc.

• Graphic Converter for conversion of Windows graphics formats (eg .pcx, .bmp etc) into and out of various Mac formats (eg pict, tiff, etc).

• Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view pdf cross-platform compatible files. However, I cannot generate such files as yet.

• This system allows me to handle a variety of Windows and Mac formats whilst ensuring cross-platform compatibility.

 I also have a stand-alone fax and answering machine so you can contact me whilst I am out
 or asleep (+33-5-58772584!)

 I can receive all your documents as:

• Native Windows or Mac formats
  

• Pdf files
  
• Fax
  
• E-mail

 I can produce page layout suitable for technical documents, and output the results as:

•  Hard copy (600 dpi printing), fax or computer files sent on the Internet, such as those
  

•  described just above

 I may obtain extra software for specific jobs if required.

 My Areas of Expertise

  My areas of expertise are:

• Software
  

• Automotive
  
• Machine Tools
  
• Multimedia
  
• Marketing
  
• Electronics
  
• EU material

 Advantages of my service

 The advantages that I have to offer are:

• I am a native Italian speaker whereas most of my competitors are native English speakers: this means I can provide a more efficient translation into Italian.
  

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• I have worked as a professional software translator and am still working in the Localization sector: I therefore can provide translations of software into technically correct Italian.

• I maintain a network of native Italian speakers who are scientists working in various fields: I can provide translations of texts involving other disciplines into technically correct Italian.

• I am familiar with the Internet and file translation procedures: I can produce translations in various file formats and deliver them quickly over the Internet.

 Career Objective

• Interested in working in an International sphere and in delivering the most effective tools needed to eliminate language and cultural barriers

• Available to work both in Italy and abroad

Dr. Michele Esposito
8, rue du Nouaou
40230 St-Vincent-de-Tyrosse
Tel: +33-5-58773913
Fax: +33-5-58772584 
Michele@gemicanet.it

Last updated:  1st April 1999