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Serge AWONO
7 years+ Translating for the IT industry

Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Local time: 10:01 WAT (GMT+1)

Native in: English Native in English, French Native in French
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* Full-time freelance translator/localization consultant

* Team leader, heading a team of 4 translators working full-time

* Known for delivering works on and before deadline and under budget

* Ability to work on several format type (ppt, doc, json, java, ai, pps, html, xml, tmx, ttx, dll, xls, .properties and many other file formats).

* 5 years + in Translation and Software localization, and strong background in Computers/Web and Apps development/Telecommunication, with emphasis on IT security/Internet technologies (Web acceleration, datacenters management, DDoS protection, Data backups and recovery...), Cloud storage, Big Data, and Electronics based on a Msc. in Multilingual Computing and Localization (in progress) from the University of Limerick (Ireland), a Certificate in Software Localization from the University of Washington (US) and a Master degree in Translation from The Institute of Translation & Interpretation (Cameroon).

I provide comprehensive, professional translation and software localization services, including:

Translation: With translation tools like Trados, SDL Trados Studio 2009/2011, Wordfast pro, etc. I deliver quality translations and on deadlines.

GUI Localization: GUI (Graphic User Interface) text extraction, RC or property file translation, debugging user interface testing etc.

Online Help Localization: With translation tools like Trados and helpful compilation tools like RoboHelp and WebWorks, I can fully localize online help and deliver ready-to-publish products (.chm or WebHelp). All index, sorting, and search functions will be localized in accordance with the FRENCH language conventions.

Documentation: With glossary and translation memory, I can maintain consistent terminology, phrase use, and translation style throughout the document, user interface, and online help. Output includes high and low-resolution PDFs, compiled Help format, etc.


* I own and master the following tools :

Translation : SDL Trados 2007, SDL Trados Studio 2009, SDL Trados Studio 2011, Wordfast Pro, SDLX,
Localization : Sisulizer 2008 (286), Lingobit Localizer 7.1.6130, Passolo 2009, Alchemy Catalyst 8.0
Quality Assurance : AsPIC Xbench
Authoring and publishing: Adobe RoboHelp
Web design & software development: Adobe Dreamweaver CS6;
Desktop Publishing: Adobe InDesign CS6; Adobe Illustrator 10;

Education:

* Masters of Science in Multilingual computing and Localization (in progress)
* Certificate in Software Localization
* Masters of Art in Translation
* Bachelors degree in Journalism and Mass Communication

Services offered:
• Translation
• Checking and Editing
• Monoligual Proofreading
• Software and Website Localization and Globalization
• Translation Memory Creation
• Software testing


Areas of interest: Software Localization, Standards and practices in localization, Game localization, Open source localization, Machine Translation, Natural Language Processing, Information retrieval, Web Design, Question-Answering Systems, Content Development.

Ongoing project: The creation of a question-answering system for the health system in my country. For more information, please contact me by mail at [email protected]
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Electronics / Elect Eng1
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Engineering: Industrial1
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