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Personal information

 

First name(s) / Surname(s)

Lito Vrakatseli

Address(es)

41, Nafsikas, 26442 Patras, Greece

Telephone(s)

00302610429813

Mobile:

00306932638738

Fax(es)

00302610221027

E-mail

Vrakatseli.lito@gmail.com

 

 

Nationality

Greek

 

 

Date of birth

15 November 1975

 

 

Gender

Female

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

Dates

2000 – today

Occupation or position held

Freelance translator and reviewer of texts from German and English into Greek.

Main activities and responsibilities

 

I translate mainly technical texts (wind energy/photovoltaic, mechanics, construction, civil engineering, manuals, electronics, electrical engineering), but I also translate many medical texts (medical reports, machines for diabetes), contracts, certificates, diplomas, licences, insurance policies.

Volumes: More than 10000 pages, mainly of technical and medical texts.

Name and address of employer

End clients: I have worked for many translation agencies in Greece and abroad, i.e. BBK Gesellschaft für moderne Sprachen mbH, Kurt Wandelt GmbH, egate media GmbH, INTERMUNDOS GmbH Übersetzungsdienst, etc.

Type of business or sector

Translation

 

 

Dates

March 2005

Occupation or position held

Freelance translator from English into Greek

Main activities and responsibilities

Translation of medical texts and Newsletters

Volumes: Approximately 5000 words

Name and address of employer

End client: CFW - Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide

Type of business or sector

Translation

 

 

Dates

February 2003

Occupation or position held

Freelance translator from Greek into German

Main activities and responsibilities

Translation of technical text: "ERGOSE: Project for the correction of the railway section OinoiChalkida in Greece"

Volumes: Approximately 15000 words

Name and address of employer

End client: SHW Consulting Engineers, Athens, Greece

Type of business or sector

Translation

 

 

Dates

2001 – 2003

Occupation or position held

In-house translator from German into Greek

Main activities and responsibilities

Translation of all texts of the company, mainly contracts and technical texts

Volumes: More than 3000 pages

Name and address of employer

End client: WindSolar Hellas S.A. – Energy Technology S.A. – Production and use of wind energy, solar energy and hydroelectric power, Athens, Greece

Type of business or sector

Translation

 

 

Education and training

 

 

 

Dates

2000

Title of qualification awarded

Certified translator

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Translation / interpretation

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz in Germersheim, Germany

Level in national or international classification

Master’s Degree

 

 

Personal skills and competences

 

 

 

Mother tongue(s)

Greek

 

 

Other language(s)

German, English

 

 

Technical skills and competences

Language and translation skills mainly in technical texts. My subject areas are wind energy/photovoltaic, mechanics, construction, civil engineering, manuals, electronics, electrical engineering, medical, pharmaceutical, automotive and a wide range of general topics

 

 

Computer skills and competences

Use of MS Office 2007, SDL Trados Studio 2009