Personal data:

Name: / MAGDALENA IACOB
Date of birth: / March 30, 1979
Current address: / 12 Istriei, bl. 19D ap.37, 3rd District, Bucharest, Romania
Fax/phone no: / ++40-726-249-679
Mobile: / ++40-726-249-679
E-mail: / ,
Experience:
Since 2007 / Freelance translator full time
1998 - 2008 /

Translation activities:

Health/Medical/Pharmaceutical - ANIP portfolios, palliative care standards and activities, oncology research studies, HIV/AIDS communication techniques, support groups, doctor-patient relationship, clinical trials protocols (Bayer, Novartis, ERT, Icon, Cenduit, Parexel, PharmaNet, BMS, Quintiles, Covance, etc.), medical devices, subject/patient information, immunology, biochemistry, informed consent form, basic participant information, vaccination record, discharge notes, pharmaceutical leaflets (drugs/medicinal products), SmPCs, PILs, ICFs, PIS, CRFs, EMA submission projects, epicrisis charts, , NEC/NMA letters of approval, ADA, Diabetes Care journal – articles (ethipathogenesis, physiology, and patophysiology; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Diabetes Association Consensus Statement on Inpatient Glycemic Control; Ocular complications (retinopathy, glaucoma, cataract; etc), psychology – articles, instruction videos, terminology (MADRS, SIGHD scales; Hauser Diary instructions, Parkinson’s features, PANSS scale, etc.), MSDS sheets, research in chemistry documents.
Medical Technology - Bausch&Lomb Directions for USE and manuals for operation, Neurelec ear processors (Saphire, etc.) – manual for operations, GE Healthcare Systems (Biacore, AKTA, Concerto, Highspeed LX/i Computed tomographer, etc.), Colgate Oral Care Centre website, hip implants DFUs, Omnilink Elite – operation manual, LifeStream, vascular stent – operation manual, BrainLab medical devices: DFUs and operation manuals, Bayer glucometer, Scepter – Occlusion Balloon Catheter, etc.
Law/legal - Acquis communautaire, EU policies (CREs, petitions, draft reports, European studies, EU road infrastructure grant, EU anti-smoking campaign, Citzalia, ESF website, SCAD summaries, etc), public acquisitions documentation (CIS, CTZ modules, etc.), prosecution files, witness testimonies, court sessions, indictments, closures, sales/purchase/lease contracts, birth certificates, child support hearings and rulings, GAZPROM purchasing contract, Euromall lease contract, Iris Mall documentation, Ministry of Justice – extradition documents.
Business/Economy/Finances - letters from and to foreign customers, human resources - employment policies, etc.; sponsorship contracts and portfolios, feasibility studies for Henri Coanda Airport, Flood Risk Management Procedure -Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, IT auditing scheme, Risk Management Procedures, Supervision reports, IFRS Auditing Report.
Game/gaming/poker - Megamind & Shrek games, McDonalds on line poker/gaming/casino websites, Drakensang game, Bubble Bobble - brothers game, Block’d game, California games (arcade games mostly), etc.
Telecommunications – DG INFSO documents (EXPUNERE DE MOTIVE
la măsurile Autorităţii Naţionale pentru Reglementare în Comunicaţii şi Tehnologia Informaţiei de identificare, analiză şi reglementare a pieţelor relevante corespunzătoare serviciilor de terminare a apelurilor la puncte fixe în reţelele publice de telefonie; Romtelecom documents, Summary Notifications Forms and various Directives); documents for ANRCTI (National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology).
IT – Apple iPad operation manual, TX-CONNECT software manual, Abby Fine Reader software instructions, CISCO applications – software translation, CAN website, CastleSteps Marketing – website (traveling, accommodation, visiting sites, etc.), poker websites, accounting software manual, Mykonos traveling website (St. John, Palladium, etc.), UPS website, Trend Micro software, etc.
Other – washing machine manual, WXB Centrifugal pumps - User manual, Toyota Automotive, Honda specs – Door lock system, Climate control system, Paddle shifters, food labels, Hydroventuri environmental rehabilitation technology etc.

Subtitling activities:

Cabo subtiling company – TV Paprika shows, cartoons and movies (editing in the pre-established format with my own tools)
Softitler – movies, cartoons, series, documentaries etc.
SDI Media – documentaries (wildlife, science, animals)
Interpretation activity
-  board meetings of the English and Romanian partners within two major charities
-  National Conference of Palliative Care, third edition, Brasov, Romania
-  INITIATIVET, Gothemburg, Sweden - seminars and workshops in "Communication with HIV patients"
-  Organisational Management, seminar and workshop – Graham Carr
-  INITIATIVET, Gothemburg, Sweden – HIV diagnostics
-  ELPA, Brasov, IIIrd International Conference of Hepatitis C
-  Summer Camp, British volunteering and activities
-  Zippo press conference and 1-1 meetings
-  Petrom board meetings
-  George Enescu festival
2005 - 2008 / Translation activities for Hospice of Hope (news, articles, press releases, presentation portfolios, etc)
[on a freelance basis]
2006 – 2007 / Community Aid Network [foreign NGO]
Position: Programme Coordinator.
-  Responsibilities: developing and maintaining the NGO resource centre
-  network administrator (90 NGOs network)
-  correspondence with the Romanian and foreign sponsors and donators
2003 – 2006 / Teacher of English
Responsibilities including:
-  Comenius/European funds trainer
-  All pedagogic tasks
Proz profile:
Translation Rate:
Proofreading/editing rate:
Daily output:
Foreign languages: / http://www.proz.com/profile/714727
0,05 EUR/word or 0,07 USD/word
0,025 EUR/word or 0,035 USD/word
4000 words/day
Transilvania University (from Braşov) – Foreign Languages Faculty
- Romanian Ministry of Justice – English language translator and interpreter accreditation
Italian – medium level
Computer abilities: / CAT tools: Idiom Worldserver Workbench, SDLX 2007, SDL Trados 2007, SDL Trados 2009/2011, Passolo 2009/2011, XBench, Wordfast Pro 3.1, Wordfast Classic 6.0, Across 5.3
Operating systems: Windows 9x/ME, Windows 7/XP
Applications: MS Office 2003/2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Abby Finereader
Adobe Professional
UNS Tools, QC Image, Eddie
AnyCount 7.0
Education:
Courses
2005 / British Council and University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations – Preparing students for CAE
2006 / International Project Centre Exeter, UK - Developing Speaking and Oral Communication Skills in English
2011
2013 / SDL Trados 2009 Certification
Statistics in Medicine – Diploma, Stanford University, USA
1999 - 2003 / Transilvania University – Braşov
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Main foreign language: English
1993 - 1997 / Brăila Theoretical College “Gh. M. Murgoci”