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Egils Turks
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I am a native speaker of Latvian.
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My minimum rate is 0.07 Euro per source word.
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But I prefer to work at 0.08 Euro per source word.
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I charge for my services at least 30 Euro per hour.
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And my minimum charge per document is 25 Euro.
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I have obtained an official translator / linguist degree.
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I have been working as a translator since 1994.
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I provide the following services: Translation, Proofreading, Interpretation (consecutive), Subtitling, Voice-over, Copywriting, Advertising, Tour Guiding, Market Research, Consulting, linguistic validation.
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By today, I have translated about 500,000 to 1,000,000 words.
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I use the following tools: Wordfast, Across, Logoport.
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I am best in the following fields: Accounting & Auditing, Advertising & Public Relations, Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Automotive, Business / Commerce (General), Computer Software, Computers (General), Diplomas / Certificates / Etc , Engineering (Industrial), European Union, Food / Nutrition, General, Government / Politics, Human Resources, IT / E-Commerce / Internet, Industry and Technology (General), Law (Banking & Financial), Law (General), Law (Contracts), Localization, Management, Marketing / Market Research, Medicine (General), Metallurgy, Photography / Graphic Arts, Physics, Psychology, SAP, Science (General), Sports / Recreation / Fitness, Telecommunications, Travel & Tourism.
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I am not a sworn translator.
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I am available for work Full week, including weekends.
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I can provide you with references on request.
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The following keywords are related to my services: Latvian translator, Latvian interpreter, English-Latvian, English-Latvian translator, Latvian-English translator, tulkotājs no angļu valodas, angļu valodas tulks, angļu-latviešu tulkotājs, Clinical trials, clinical trials specialist, cognitive debriefing, linguistic validation, Russian-Latvian, русский-латышский, переводчик с русского на латышский, русско-латышский, США, магистр, Russian-English, freelancer, native Latvian, mother tongue Latvian, MBA, masters degree, educated in the USA, educated in US, physicist, degree in physics, specialize in marketing, specialize in management, specialize in economics, specialize in business, specialize in banking, specialize in finances, specialize in human behavior, specialize in physics, specialize in science, specialize in sports, specialize in travel, translated book, 8th habit, 8.paradums, 8. paradums, Astotais paradums, Kovejs, Stīvens R. Kovejs, Covey, Latvia, Riga, Buffalo, bicycle, bicycling, backpacking, business plans, consulting, DG Enterprise, EU documents, medical texts, translator and interpreter, interpreting in court, interpreting negotiations, quality management, ISO 9001, kvalitātes vadības sistēma, poker, pokerstars, fulltilt
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Education • Master of Business Administration, SUNY at Buffalo, School of Management, Buffalo, NY, USA; 1991. - 1993. Major: marketing. • Physicist, Latvia University, Riga; 1974 - 1979. Experience • Translator , ProZ.com certified as PRO in English- Latvian translation, Riga, since 1994 (until year 2008 – in parallel with main jobs). Latest/biggest projects: o Carried out linguistic validity check (cognitive debriefing) of a medical questionnaire for an American company “Corporate Translations, Inc.” (including patient recruiting) o Translated S. R. Covey’s book “The 8th Habit” and Ken Lawson's "Successful Time Management" which were published by major publishing house “Zvaigzne ABC” o Translated Eurovision Song Contest'2010 website materials from English into Latvian o Translated MTV’s anti-smoking campaign materials into Latvian (UK agency Global Lingo) o Translated User Guides/Manuals for Vax products (vacuum cleaners) for British translation agency Language Link, etc. o Interpreted speeches of officials (FIBA Europe Secretary General Mr. Nar Zanolin), performed simultaneous interpreting in court o Have done voice-overs and documentary film translations/subtitling (MTV’s anti-smoking campaign) o Worked one year on SAP project as a software localization specialist for the leading Latvian localization company Tilde • Marketing project manager, SIA “Sanistal”, Riga, 2005 – 2008. • Business consultant, Riga, 2004 - 2005. • Quality Manager, Bank of Latvia (Central Bank of Latvia), Riga, 1999-2003. • Assistant to Vice-president, Bank of Latvia, Riga, 1993-2002. • Bureau Manager, Computer Center of Latvian Statistics Committee, Riga, 1985-1988. • Researcher, Physics Institute, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Salaspils, 1979-1985 and 1988-1991.
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I live in Riga
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LV 1024
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Latvia |
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+371 29519998
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