Marcos José Pinto - Translator-Interpreter English < > Brazilian Portuguese

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Petrópolis - RJ Brazil 25670-033 [email protected]

Professional experience ______Written Translation - Twenty years working as a freelance translator, translating mainly, but not only, areas related to computers, telecommunications, Internet and the Web, and specialized technical areas, such as programming languages, networks design and building, 2D and 3D modelling and animation, virtual and augmented reality and Web servers. Also areas related to engineering, oil & gas, astronomy, theoretical physics, electronics, photography and marketing. Dozens of book titles translated for three of the main computer book editors in Brazil - Ciência Moderna, Campus and Berkeley (Siciliano). Hundreds of articles translated for Brazilian editions of Internet World, Web Week, DBMS and Business Communication Review magazines, all published by Mantel Marketing. Several works in software localization projects. Long-time experience in projects involving Flash, ActionScript, Papervision3d, OpenGL, C/C++, C#, Java, Python, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, SQL and databases in general and proprietary tag coding. Localization – Experience in localization projects involving translation memory tools (Trados/SDL) and Microsoft tools such as Helium and Loc Studio, working mainly, but not only, on Microsoft localization projects. Also acquainted with other translation environments such as Neon, Duck and Pebbles (Symantec), for binary files localization. Interpreting – Over 300 hours working as a simultaneous interpreter at courses and seminars (IT and oil and gas mainly).

Specific training ______Professional Translation and Interpreting Universidade Católica de Petrópolis - 1994

Computer Systems Development Experience ______Web site and desktop development, including C/C++, Java, HTML, DHTML (JavaScript), images, (interactive animation and ActionScript programming), image editing, database processing (Cold Fusion, SQL and ODBC), PHP scripting and MySQL databases, among others.

Corporate solutions built on Adobe LiveCycle and Acrobat platforms.

Books (Author) ______

 BLOGS! - Seja um editor na era digital (BLOGS - Become an editor in the digital era). Designed for people who want to know what blogs are and how to one, showing from simple to advanced blog configurations, relying on the blogger system. Published August, 2002 (Editora Érica).

 Flash 5 & PHP 4 with MySQL database - Designed for advanced users of Adobe (then ) Flash, the book shows how to build online vector based dynamic applications and games, using PHP scripting language and MySQL database engine, with two real world projects (guest book and DVD store). Published: 2001 (Editora Érica)

 Flash 5 & Action Script - Técnicas Avançadas com Dreamweaver e JavaScript - published by Editora Érica, São Paulo. (www.erica.com.br). A 260 pages book (Portuguese) teaching Adobe (then Macromedia) Flash 5 programming language (Action Script), with practical examples. Published: 2001.

 Flash 5 - A Nova Geração de Sites Interativos - published by Editora Érica, São Paulo. (www.erica.com.br). A 280 pages book (Portuguese) covering the interface and techniques of Adobe (then Macromedia) Flash 5. Published: 2000.

- Animação 3D Vetorial (Swift 3D - 3D Vetorial Animation), published by Editora Érica, São Paulo. (www.erica.com.br). A 160 pages book (Portuguese) covering Electric Rain's software Swift 3D, an authoring tool for Web content development with vector based 3D images, compatible with Adobe Flash. Published: 2000.

 Flash 4 - Técnicas Avançadas e Animação Tridimensional (Flash 4 - Advanced Techniques and 3D Animation), published by Editora Érica, São Paulo, 2d edition. (www.erica.com.br). A 344 pages book (Portuguese) covering advanced techniques for Adobe Flash 4. Published: 2000.

 Flash 4 - Criações Multimídia Interativas para a Web (Flash 4 - Interactive Multimedia Creations for the Web), published by Editora Érica, São Paulo, 8th edition. (www.erica.com.br). A 320 pages book (Portuguese) covering Adobe Flash 4, an authoring tool for Web content development with vector based images, animation and MP3 sound. Published: July, 1999.

Professional Experience as a Multimedia Instructor ______ Over a year teaching beginner, intermediate and advanced Macromedia Flash technology and Action Script programming, at Infnet (Instituto de Formação em Internet), a Macromedia Authorized Training Center, in Rio de Janeiro.

 Over a year teaching beginner to intermediate Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks at IBPINet (Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa em informática), in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

English Language studies ______ Certificate of Proficiency in English University of Cambridge - England December, 1981  Certificate of Proficiency in English University of Michigan - USA November, 1980  First Certificate in English University of Cambridge - England December, 1979

College ______Computer and Communication Sciences Instituto Superior de Tecnologia – IST / LNCC Petrópolis

Linguistics (18 months) Universidade Estácio de Sá