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English-Spanish translator specialized in videogames & website localization, internet marketing, film subtitling and literature.
Born in Utrera (Seville). Music, English culture, movies and computers have been passions since I was a child. After seven years traveling as a musician and mostly using English, I’m seeking for an opportunity to gain experience in the fields I know, offering a high quality translation at lower rates.
SKILLS
English
• Age 9-13: Grew up attending to English classes at Mayte’s Class in Utrera (Seville).
• Age 13-present: Learning English by listening to English-spoken music (I’m a Beatles huge fan), studying the songs lyrics, exploring the Internet, playing english-spoken videogames or watching subtitled movies.
• Age 20-present: See Experience.
Other
• Extensive knowledge of Windows-based computers. Fast learning ability of any computer program or methodology.
• Several non professional graphic design and web design jobs.
• Photoshop CS and Dreamweaver: Basic/Intermediate level.
• Highly experienced all-round musician, singer and musical director.
• Eager eye for reading everything I find and noticing orthography or expression.
• Highly communicative person.
EDUCATION
• 2004-2007: Computer Science and Engineering at Complutense University of Madrid.
Quitted before finishing —two subjects left—, not being what I was aiming for.
EXPERIENCE
• 2006-2007: IT English-speaking technician at Sermicro, S. A., Madrid
Giving IT support for a client company, Cardinal Health Spain, in its site at San Fernando de Henares, Madrid. English used for written reports and telephone communications with the Cardinal Health IT crew based in Holland.
• 2004: English-speaking operator at Repsol, Madrid
Customer Service for Repsol piped gas English-speaking clients.
• 2002: English teacher, ages 11 - 19 at Edil Academy, Utrera (Seville)
• 1999: English-speaking waiter at The New Mill Restaurant, Reading, United Kingdom
Other
• 2008-2015: Traveling across Europe, a little bit of Asia, Africa and America, and mostly used English for communicating, being the most common language.
• 2009-2011: Coupled and traveling together for two years with an english-speaking woman from Gent, Belgium, while teaching her Spanish.
• 2007-2008: Coupled for one year with an english-speaking woman from Berkeley, California.
