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TCTerms Score: 18 
Contact Information |  TOP |
Address: PostNet Suite #75, Private Bag X1
, Florida Hills, 1716, South Africa
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Phone: +27 82 304 9334, Fax: +27 86 515 5533 Joined: Wednesday, February 19, 2003, last update Friday, February 12, 2010  Preferred E-mail of Samuel Murray: send a messageWebsite: http://www.leuce.com/
Working language pairs and rates: | TOP |
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Min. rate
per word
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Min. rate
per hour
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English >
Afrikaans
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$0.12 |
$25.00 |
USD |
Afrikaans >
English
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$0.12 |
$25.00 |
USD |
Language locales: English - United States, English - South Africa
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Editing, Localization, Proofreading, Terminology Research, Translation Subject Areas | TOP |
Advertising, Bible and Biblical Studies, Botany, Computer and Information Sciences, Education, Finance, General, Medicine - Pharmacology, Religion, Religion and Religious Studies, Tourism and Travel
| RÉSUMÉ - SAMUEL MURRAY (AFRIKAANS / ENGLISH) |
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CONTACT DETAILS
Name: Samuel Murray
Postal address:Private Bag X1,
Florida Hills,
1716,
South Africa.
Web site: http://www.leuce.com/
E-mail: leuce.com[at]gmail.com
Jabber: leuce.com[at]gmail.com
MSN: leuce.com[at]hotmail.com (e-mail first)
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SERVICES and SKILLS
Native language: Afrikaans
Second language: English (bilingual)
Translation: Primarily English-Afrikaans, occasionally Afrikaans-English also.
Localisation: Many localisation formats, eg Gettext PO, key=value, Mozilla formats, and XLIFF.
Web design: Hand coded HTML 3.2/4.01; third party CSS2 and scripting.
Copy editing: Both languages, most levels of tone and register.
Experience: Part-time freelance 1997-2000; full-time in-house translator at daily newspaper Beeld's advertising department 2000-2006; full-time freelance translator and localiser since 2007.
Training: National Diploma in Language Practice (cum laude, 1995) (3 yr diploma).
Associations: South African Translators' Institute; Professional Editors' Group; American Translators Association |
EQUIPMENT USED
Laptop computer: HP Compaq NX6325 with AMD Turion 64 X2 2.0 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 60 GB hard drive, Windows XP Professional, MS Office 2000, OpenOffice.org 2.0.
Other tools: FTP client, e-mail, web browsers (IE, Firefox, Opera); unzipper (7-zip); HTML tools (Arachnophilia); image editor (XnView); PDF reader (Acrobat Reader); TM tools (Wordfast, OmegaT). |
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Rationale: Having for the past 6 years worked as translator in the advertising department of a major Afrikaans daily newspaper exposed me to a variety of text types and subject fields. I regularly worked under pressure because of tight deadlines.
I'm no stranger to the internet either, and I frequently extract terminology and definitions from the world wide web and mailing lists. My background makes me suited for almost any type of short or medium length assignment.
Agencies: I have dealt with international translation agencies, and I'm familiar with the confidentiality, urgency and accuracy involved.
Rates: My usual rate for both translation and localisation (negotiable) is EUR 90.00 per 1000 words (roughly USD 0.12 per word). Other rates available on my web site.
Personal: I'm native to South Africa, although I lived in the United Kingdom for two years. My wife is a Dutch citizen (named Marion, from Hoofddorp, Holland). We have a son named Finn Genly, and a daughter named Norah Elbereth. |
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- Idiom WorldServer
- OmegaT
- SDLX Translation Suite
- STAR Transit
- Wordfast
Platform & Hardware | TOP |
Compaq NX6325 laptop running Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, with AMD Turion 64 X2 processor at 1.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM, and a 1400x1050 pixel screen. Accreditations | TOP |
National Diploma: Language Practice (3-year translation study), 1995 (cum laude) South African Translators' Institute (SATI), member # 100252
American Translators Association (ATA), member # 242835
Payment Options | TOP |
Samuel Murray accepts payments through the following payment processors:
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