Sample translation projects:
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Marketing materials
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In-house magazine, Automotive sector
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General engineering articles: Smart factories, Bespoke CNC, Cloud backup
Company presentations
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Shareholder presentation, Steel tubing for the oil and gas industry
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Sales presentation, Mobile apps company
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Spanish government agency (cultural diplomacy)
Websites:
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Website design consultancy, Barcelona
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Film Festival, Canary Islands
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Independent secondary school, Madrid
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Winery, Malaga
Background Experience:
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Telecoms - starting as a Technical Marketing Manager in 1994 and becoming 3G Global Marketing Manager in 2000: Technical Communication, Proposals and Training. White papers, brochures, product roadmaps and web content for technical and commercial audiences.
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Travel and Tourism - Since 2003, I have been responsible for marketing at a successful business hosting international courses and holidays near Granada, Andalusia: website, SEO, portals, social media and customer enquiries.
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I completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing ​​with the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK
Marketing Translations
Technical Marketing
Sample translation projects:
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Technical description documents: Mobile apps, Fibre optic cable, Condition monitoring system (thermoelectric power plant)
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Technical requirements specification documents: WiFi solution, IPTV Monitoring System
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User guides: Operation manual for training system simulating Industry 4.0 smart factory
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Analysis document: Humanitarian Demining in Colombia including technical annexes (35,200 words)
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Technical invitation to tender documents: Gas and oil pipelines, Fibre optics
Background Experience:
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After graduating in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Bristol (UK), I worked as a software/firmware design engineer for 7 years, specialising in telecoms, speech recognition and speaker verification.
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I then worked in technical marketing and marketing management roles in Motorola's European Cellular Infrastructure Division for seven years, specialising in GSM, GPRS and 3G technologies. I wrote, reviewed and edited white papers, brochures, technical sales training material, website content and technical RFPs. My particular focus was - and is - on making sure that highly technical content is made relevant and understandable for commercial audiences.
Engineering, Manufacturing, Technology Translations
Travel, Tourism and Culture Translations
Sample translation projects:
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Travel and Tourism, Marketing
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Airline Customer Services Manual
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Guide to Seville, Andalusia
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Guide to Vitoria, Basque Country
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Marketing Strategy Report, Airport Expansion
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Market Research Report, Golf on the Costa del Sol, Spain
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Film and Culture
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Monthly guide to theatre/music/events, Southern Spain (~5,000 words monthly)
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Cultural/business/tourism articles, Spanish government agency (~5,000 words monthly)
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Subtitle translation: Documentary short film
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Film script: (20,000 words)
Background Experience:
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Since 2003, I have been joint owner and marketing manager for a successful business hosting international courses and holidays near Granada, Andalucia, Spain. I designed and implemented the website, and continue to manage SEO, portals, social media and customer enquiries. See El Molino del Conde