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Joseph Shirk, Technical Translator EN-PTBR
location RS - Brazil, 95680-000
Member Since: 27 November 2012 | Membership: Free | Accepting New Assignments: Yes
Native Country: United States | Languages: English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Services: Copywriter | Translation | Personal Tutoring | Corporate Training
MY MESSAGE TO YOU
The Final Word in Accuracy. The Teacher's Teacher."
"A Ponto Final. O Professor dos Professores."
bulletKEYWORD
technical accuracy
bulletEDUCATION
Other
IT, Web, Applications, Databases, Telecommunications, Business, Engineering, Aerospace.
bulletEXPERIENCE
Author: 5 yrs
Copywriter/Editor: 17 yrs
Interpretation: 2 yrs
Translation: 27 yrs
Teaching/Tutoring: 10 yrs
Corporate Training: 20 yrs

bulletCUSTOMER TESTIMONIAL
On ProZ.com I have positive "would hire again" feedback from Alconost Translations and Vokian Localisations

REFERENCES
beth@organicdesign.co.nz
milan@organicdesign.co.nz
munro@organicdesign.co.nz
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alpha@alconost.com


DETAILED SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Corporate Training: Accent Neutralization, Technical / Engineering, Spoken English, Written English, Business English

Personal Tutoring: Spoken English, Written English, College Level

Translation: Subtitles , Website Translation, Document Translation, Translation - Technical , Translation - General, Localization

Copywriter: Editor, E-Book Author, Web Content Writer

Journalism: Subeditor, Proofreader

Interpreting - Language Pairs:
Portuguese <> English

Translation - Language Pairs:
Portuguese <> English
Russian > English
Russian > Portuguese
Spanish > English


Languages and Proficiency:
English - Native or bilingual
Portuguese - Professional Working
Russian - Professional Working
Spanish - Limited Working


INDUSTRY SPECIALIZATION
Military, Literature/Publishing, Legal, Internet/Multimedia, Instructions/Manuals, Hospitality Industry, History/Politics, Hardware/Construction, Financial/Economics, Computers/IT, Communications, Automation/Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture/Environment, Aerospace/Aeronautics, Patents/Intellectual Property, Physics, Song Lyrics/Poetry, Theology - Religion, Travel Industry

PRICING
Corporate Training ( USD) MinMax
Per training hour (45 min.) Onsite / Other location
60.00
65.00
Per training hour (45 min.) My office
50.00
55.00
Per training hour (45 min.) Online
50.00
55.00
Tutoring / Teaching ( USD) MinMax
Per teaching hour (45 min.) Onsite / Other location
25.00
30.00
Per teaching hour (45 min.) My office
20.00
25.00
Per teaching hour (45 min.) Online
20.00
25.00
Translation( USD) MinMax
Price / Hour
45.00
80.00
Price / Word
0.12
0.20
Copywriter( USD) Min
Project charge
50.00
TERMS OF PAYMENT
First project must be pre-paid 50% of estimate. Paypal accepted and Bitcoin is preferred at a 15% discount.

AVAILABILITY GRID
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Remote(IM)Skype


EMPLOYERS & CLIENTS
Freelancer at ProZ
Alconost Translations
Vokian Localization
XStream Tecnologias do Brasil
Eco-Smart do Brasil
Suncoast Business Solutions
United States Air Force
National Security Agency

AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
Graduate of Defense Language Institute (DLI).

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Soviet Press; Selected Translations (Ed. 1989-91)

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Technical translator for the United States Air Force and National Security Agency for 10 years.
bulletHOBBIES
science, politics, writing, music, P2P, environment, astronomy, futureology, noetics, sustainability

bulletSTATUS
Single

bulletMY FAVOURITES
MOVIE: The Fountain, Solaris

ACTOR: Jodie Foster

BOOK: Bhagavad Gita

AUTHOR: Terence McKenna, Graham Hancock, Dewey Larson

LAST READ BOOK: Eckhart Tolle - A New Earth

MUSIC: MPB

SONG: Valsinha


Why Me?
What makes you the best person for your job?
I'm detail-oriented, friendly, perceptive and articulate. I can apprehend and convey complex and arcane subjects. A native speaker of American English and a graduate in linguistics.

I specialize in informatics, databases, networks, security, knowledge bases, collaboration & CMS, aeronautics, and telecommunications.

Eu sou detalhista, pessoa amigável, perspicaz e articulada, capaz de apreender e explicar sistemas e assuntos complexos e arcanos. Sou falante nativo do inglês americano e me formei em lingüistica. Especializei-me em aplicativos, Informática, bases de dados, redes, segurança, sistemas de conhecimento empresal, de colaboração, e de gerenciamento de conteúdo, as ciências, aeronautica, telecomunicações.

What is your best project so far? Why?
I have over 10 years experience in mission critical defense-related translation and analysis. I've worked in the formation of several technology business startups requiring coordination and collaboration among personnel in multiple continents in several languages.

Tenho mais de 10 anos de experiência de tradução e análise críticas à missão da defesa nacional, .Tenho trabalhado na formação de várias novas empresas de alta tecnologia requerendo coordenação e colaboração entre profissionais em vários continentes e foram falantes de várias línguas.


What do your students / customers say about you?
Sou conhecido por ser gentil, de mente aberta, adaptável e paciente.

Com base voluntária, eu ensinava no site www.livemocha.com e ajudava os 'alunos virtuais' com as dúvidas, corrigia os erros, e avaliava o progresso deles. Enfim, já que sou capaz de explicar as sutilezas e dificuldades de forma compreensível para brasileiros, fiquei bastante popular, adquirindo mais que 100 alunos.