Working languages:
English to Portuguese
Portuguese (monolingual)
Paola Costa
Eng, Ecology Specialist – EN-PTBR

Brazil
Local time: 14:59 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) Native in Portuguese
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing, Subtitling, Website localization, Software localization, Transcreation
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Specializes in:
Environment & EcologyEngineering (general)
AgricultureEnergy / Power Generation
General / Conversation / Greetings / LettersGames / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Marketing / Market ResearchMeteorology
Construction / Civil EngineeringGeography

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
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Translation education Other - University of Guelph
Experience Years of experience: 4. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2020.
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Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Amara, AutoCAD, CaptionHub, MateCat, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Smartcat, Trados Studio, XTM
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Bio

I am a Brazilian Portuguese native speaker providing freelance services for translation agencies and direct clients.


Specialization: Environment and Engineering areas; I also have experience with marketing, business, video games, scientific articles, and subtitling videos.

Language pair: English and Brazilian Portuguese

Services provided: Translation, MT post-editing, editing, proofreading, localization, and subtitling.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS TRANSLATOR

Since 2019 providing services for translation agencies as a freelance translator, translating from English to Brazilian Portuguese, and from Brazilian Portuguese to English.


VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AS TRANSLATOR

Since 2020 subtitling TED Talks videos.


ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

•    2021 – 2022 – Specialization course: Professional Translation – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR (Brazil).

•    2018 – 2020 – Specialization course: Environmental Engineering and Management – Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa – UEPG (Brazil).
•    2013 – 2014 – Exchange Student: Undergrad – Environmental Science and Engineering – University of Guelph (Canada).
•    2010 – 2016 – Graduation course: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering - Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR (Brazil).


CERTIFICATIONS

English Proficiency Certificate – University of Guelph;
Certified Internal Auditor: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 – SGS Academy.


PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND - BEYOND THE TRANSLATION

•    2019 – 2021: Lionbridge – Freelance Internet Assessor, improving AI products;
•    2018 – 2020: Secretary of State for Environment – Environmental Engineer Resident, elaborating environmental education campaigns;
•    2014 – 2014: Lab of Agrometeorology at University of Guelph – Research Assistant, collecting data and elaborating analysis reports;
•    2011 – 2013: Lab of Meteorology at UFPR – Research Assistant, analyzing data and elaborating analysis reports and articles.


PERSONAL INTERESTS

Travel, Film, Video Games, Reading, Social Media, and Blogging


LANGUAGES

Portuguese: Native Speaker;
English: Fluent;
Spanish: Basic;
French: Basic.

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Profile last updated
Apr 24, 2023



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