Working languages:
English to French

Aaron Kakesse
English to French Translator SDL Trados

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Local time: 23:42 EDT (GMT-4)

Native in: French Native in French, Lingala Native in Lingala
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, MT post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Automotive / Cars & TrucksInternational Org/Dev/Coop
Environment & EcologyComputers: Hardware
Computers: SoftwareComputers (general)
Chemistry; Chem Sci/EngBusiness/Commerce (general)
Finance (general)Engineering (general)

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Translation education Bachelor's degree - University of Ottawa (Canada)
Experience Years of experience: 21. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2002.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to French (University of Ottawa - STI)
Memberships N/A
Teamsspecialists
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio, Wordfast
CV/Resume English (DOC), French (DOC)
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Build or grow a translation team
  • Buy or learn new work-related software
  • Improve my productivity
Bio
PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR ENGLISH TO FRENCH

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Fluently bilingual with over 13 years’ experience providing a variety of English to French and French to English translation services to a variety of organizations including corporate, Federal Government, diplomatic and not-for-profit agencies. Strong communication skills, combined with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in translation, provides a solid background in providing high quality materials for your organization’s needs. Competent in managing translation workflow using computer assisted software such as MultiTrans Prism, SDL Trados and WordFast Pro as well as social media applications and desktop publishing. Demonstrated interpersonal skills as a strong team player who is detail-oriented, thorough, reliable and discrete with confidential information.


PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS


TRANSLATIONS
• Translated, edited the Embassy’s official Website, Facebook and Twitter account in French
• Managed and edited the French version of the website for the Standards Council of Canada. Ensured consistency with English version of the same site.
• Provided expert adaptation, editing, proofreading, translation, harmonization and final signoff of French casino, charitable gaming and OLG materials
• Monitored and edited OLG Facebook and Twitter accounts in French
• Translated documents from a wide range from clients including translation firms such as LionBridge, Gengo, ADT France, SeproTec Spain, Sonovision Canada, etc
• Translated technical, administrative documents, including brochures and newsletter
• Translated, proofread documents in various fields
• Translated documents for the Website to be posted on www.Costco.ca using LogiTerm
• Translated administrative documents, press releases
• Translated website contents into French
• Revised, proofread documents translated by third parties
• Translated technical handbooks, official letters and memoranda from high-level management, Training materials, contractual documents, and postings.
• Translated administrative, including training material.
• Revised and updated course packages from English to French
Keywords: Canadian French, International French, Standardization, Agriculture, technology, Aerospace, Website


Profile last updated
Sep 1, 2019



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