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LATVIAN TRANSLATOR - available for freelance work
Valters Feists E-mail: ValtersF@parks.LV
Phone: +371 - 288 455 20
(Time zone: GMT+2 hours; EST+7 hours)
Specialised in translation of texts and localisation in:

Technology, marketing, art and culture, personal, healthcare and medicine, household electronics equipment, manuals, software interfaces, telecommunication.

Service: kind, competent, dedicated to customers

> Latvian native speaker

> Professional translator since 1995
> Studied translation at University
> Customer satisfaction in 4 continents
> Technical and stylistic awareness, nicely combined
> Member of:
IT&T Terminology Subcommittee of Latvian Academy of Sciences
> Accredited as contributor to Latvian Informatics dictionary, 2001


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1998-2005 contents:
Language pairs (from --> into)
Main pairs:
English --> Latvian
Latvian --> English
French --> Latvian
German --> Latvian
Upon request:
Italian --> Latvian,
French <--> English
Additionally:
> Proofreading, editing
> Backtranslation, checking, summarising
> Interpreting of speeches or conversations: EN-LV-EN
File formats that can be translated:
DOC, RTF, HTML, PDF, XLS, Trados/Wordfast pretranslated (segmented) files, PowerPoint, JPG, GIF, BMP, and other graphics formats, some DTP formats.
I will help you to ensure that
Latvian (Baltic) fonts are correct
in your final documents or
printed material.
Experienced with localization tools:
1. Proprietary CAT tools of Microsoft and Alcatel.
2. I translate HTML files, software strings and source code without damaging them.
TRANSLATION PROJECTS (1995-2006) of Valters Feists
Computers,
information technology
> Printer / scanner manuals, help files and guarantees.
> My own regular publications in computer magazines.
Localization of software
> Quality control and guidelines' development for Microsoft software localization.
> (see also: Telecommunications)
Website translation
> Translating the websites and localizing of software of www.tivi.com
Telecommunications
(software and hardware)
> Telephones - user guides and technical manuals; GSM and voice-over-IP technologies.
> Telephone exchange (PBX) software localization.
Household equipment (kitchen, etc.)
> Detailed user guides, incl. warranty, recipes, etc. (for domestic machinery: kitchen appliances, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, powered garden utensils, washing and cleaning machines, specialized carpentry tools, etc.)
Personal
> Letters, CVs (resumes), certificates.
> Interpreting at social gatherings of relatives, friends, expatriates.
Marketing, Management
> Advertising texts and phrases. Marketing motivation newsletters.
> Personnel surveys (recruitment).
Chemistry
> Insecticides.
> Dangerous chemicals in road transportation.
Medicine and Health
> Clinincal trials in the pharmaceutical industry. Patient surveys. Medical forms.
> Medical service receipts (for clients who claim insurance); price lists
> Medication leaflets.
Transport
> International freight conditions.
> Car brakes. Automotive business news from Latvian and into Latvian.
Industrial tech., heavy engineering
> Sawmill; Heating/ventilation; Electricity meters; Motors
Legal
> International treaty on taxation; Business agreements; Warranty texts for equipment.
> Court interpreting.
Miscellaneous:
> Board games; humour
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