| Katherine Baker
This profile is available in: English Translation from French to English and vice-vera > Native Language(s): English. > Target Language(s): English and French. > Source Language(s): English and French. > Service Type(s): Translation Services, Interpretation Services, Proofreading/copywriting, and Teaching. > Specialization(s): Advertisement/Marketing, Agriculture/Environment, Architecture, Arts, Automation/Engineering, Communications, Cooking/Food/Beverages, Education/Training, Fashion/Clothing, Film - Theatre, Financial/Economics, Hardware/Construction, Health and Beauty, History, Hospitality Industry, Insurance, Internet/Multimedia, Computers/IT, Journalism - Press, Legal, Literature/Publishing, Medical, Music, Instructions/Manuals, Politics, Psychology/Psychiatry, Real Estate, Social Sciences, Media/Broadcasting, and Theology - Religion. > Software: Microsoft Office . > Relevant Translation Experience: GENERAL DESCRIPTION: I have over twenty-five years of experience in legal, administrative and technical translation (mostly from French to English, but also from English to French), both as a self-employed worker (customers in the public and private sectors), and as a permanent employee of various departments of the Quebec government. DETAILED DESCRIPTION: 1) CURRENT EMPLOYMENT / SELF-EMPLOYED TRANSLATOR (January 1991 up to present): Translation and revision of texts, from French to English and vice-versa, for various departments and organizations of the Quebec provincial government: Revenue, Inspector General of Financial Institutions, Labour, Municipal Affairs, Education, Communications, l’Institut de la statistique du Québec, la Régie du bâtiment, la Direction générale du bicentenaire de l'assemblée nationale, le Protecteur du citoyen, l’Union des municipalités régionales de comté du Québec. Translation and revision of texts, from French to English and vice-versa, for the Government of Canada (Heritage Canada, Fisheries and Oceans) and for the private sector (Trans Global Insurance Company, la Galerie Madeleine Lacerte inc., le Groupe Pro Santé, les Éditions Anne Sigier, Indiana Marketing enr., la Société de développement international Desjardins, Madame Dolorès Ortiz / Axe Communications d'affaires, Gescomax inc./Matane, Quebec, Matlack inc./ Montréal / transport). Translation, from French to English, of three publications: "Capitaines des hauts-fonds" by Frédéric Landry (Éd. La Boussole), "Les principales formes juridiques de l'entreprise au Québec," second and third (updated) editions (Les Publications du Québec) and "Manifeste pour un nouvel objet iconique" by Claude Morin (Édition Galerie Madeleine Lacerte inc.). PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT / EMPLOYEE OF QUEBEC PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT: 1) Casual employment (February 12, 2002 - April 25, 2002) • Department of Justice / Translation: Legal and technical translation, from French to English, of regulations made under the laws of Quebec and published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, Laws and Regulations. 2) Permanent employment (February 20, 1979 - December 28, 1990): • Inspector General of Financial Institions / Communications Branch (November 1987 - December 1990): Administrative, legal and technical translation and revision from French to English and vice versa, related to Quebec provincial legislation on companies, insurance and financial institutions. • Department of Labour / General Standardization and Inspection branches (May 1984 - November 1987): Administrative, legal and technical translation and revision from French to English and vice versa, related to Quebec provincial legislation on building codes. • Department of Justice / Regulations Office (February 1979 - May 1984): Legal and technical translation, from French to English, of regulations made under the laws of Quebec and published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, Laws and Regulations. > Education: Last degree obtained M.A. (Laval University) in linguistics: comparative French and English Stylistics / Translation. Thesis written under direction of Mr. Jean Darbelnet. Subject: “Critical Study of Two English Translations of "La Ficelle" (a short story by G. de Maupassant)” (November 1976) > Additional Skills: SERVICES PROVIDED: Translation, revision, editing and proofreading, from French to English and vice-versa. LANGUAGES I WORK IN: I am English-speaking, and I speak and write French fluently, having lived, studied and worked in Quebec City since September 1971. OTHER LANGUAGES LEARNED: Latin, Spanish and German. OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE: I taught various courses in translation and English as a second language at university and college levels: at Laval University, at l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and l'Université du Québe à Trois-Rivières, and at Collège de Sainte-Foy, from September 1976 to December 1978 inclusively. COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOLFTWARE USED: Macintosh PowerBook computer (G4) with Mac OS X, Version 10 3.b., and Word, PowerPoint, Excel software compatible with IBM. High speed Internet connection (Videotron). > Location: Quebec City (Canada) |
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