Silvana Vucic Burns AIBDID

Freelance Translator and Project Manager

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Mobile: +507 6072 6723 email: silvanavucictraducciones@gawab.com
Skype: silvana.vucic.burns vucic_silvana@yahoo.co.uk

Translator’s Résumé

I am a native Slovenian and English speaker with a Bachelor’ Diploma in Three Dimensional
Design from Nottingham Trent University, Great Britain. I have almost 30 years experience as
an Independent International Trade and Development Professional. My career as an Interior
Designer and Project Manager has involved me in prestigious projects in Europe, Africa and
the Middle East. I am described as a results-oriented multitasking professional, efficient,
courteous and prompt, showing great visual attention to detail, project coordination, and
interpersonal communication skills. I have been providing translation services since 1992 and
during this time I have successfully worked with a large number of individuals and companies
in Great Britain, Slovenia, Italy and Costa Rica.

The majority of my work is done from my home office, but I have also travelled to clients'
locations or accompanied clients to meetings when participants in the project needed to
interact face-to-face. I am continuously keeping myself abreast of current business practices
and developments and every project includes the necessary research and consultation with
relevant associates.

Language Pairs

Source languages: English – Slovenian – Italian – Serbo-Croat - Spanish

Target languages: English - Slovenian

Projects include but are not limited to:

- Legal correspondence, aircraft leasing contracts, rent/sale/purchase contracts, wills
- Web newsletters (travel and cruise news and maritime matters)
- Commercial and financial reports
- Market Research (holistic medicine, fly-fishing, snail farming, reforestation, sustainable
development and tourism, hotel services) and Marketing proposals
- Business letters, tax audit reports and construction permits
- Articles from pharmaceutical journals and medical diagnoses
- Technical Manuals: steel industry, small domestic appliances; medical equipment and
prosthetic devices; building construction machinery and equipment; bio digesters; canning
technology; biodiesel reactors
- European Legal Provisions and Environmental Protection Permits

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Translation Projects on behalf of Major Clients

University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia

Lek Pharmaceuticals Plc, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Krka Pharmaceuticals Plc, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
The Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Slovenia
Philips Respironics, The Netherlands
APEK Post and Electronic Comminications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia
DARS Plc, Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia
Law Firm Janja Luin, Koper, Slovenia
A.T.Kearney Consultants Ltd., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Emona Koper Plc, Koper, Slovenia
OMW Istrabenz Plc, Koper, Slovenia
Municipality of Koper, Slovenia
The Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, Portorose, Slovenia
Saturnus Specialty Packaging Plc, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Steel Store Plc, Store, Slovenia
The Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation, Portorose, Slovenia
Maribor Waterworks Plc, Maribor, Slovenia
Mons Hotel and Congress Centre Plc, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Geoplin d.o.o., Ljubljana, Sovenia
Slovenian Railways Ltd., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Brinox Ltd., Medvode, Slovenia
Maribor Wastewater Treatment Works, Maribor, Slovenia
Acroni Ltd, Gorizia, Italy
European Yoga Federation, Milan, Italy
Horvat Gruppe, Lingen, Germany
Wagner Consulting Ltd, Engen, Germany
WCities Inc., Travel Guides, USA
European Community Initiative Projects, Italy and Slovenia
Renewal Fuels, Inc, Milwaukee, USA
Obala Estate Agents Ltd, Portorose, Slovenia
Fundación Agroecológica Cotobruseña, San Vito, Costa Rica
Ducato Gestioni Ltd, Milan, Italy
Piano Monitoraggio Ambientale, Zaule (Triest), Governments of Italy and Slovenia

Other Professional Experience

1978 - 2007 Architectural Design and Project Management in Great Britain, Slovenia, Italy
and Costa Rica
2007 – 2008 Art Director onboard Costa Serena Cruise Ship

Presentations

2001 – Accompanied Slovenian Property Developers to meet American Investors in Italy

2002 - Attended Trados seminar on translation tools (TagEditor, Workbench, WinAlign, and
MultiTerm) for freelance translators in Ljubljana, Slovenia
2002 – Attended Round Tables as Interpretor on Development of Rural Tourism in Slovenia
2007 - Visited Costa Rica and translated a Project on Ecological Organic Coffee Farm
Management.

Software

Trados 2007 Suite, Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Nitro PDF Professional, Word, Excel,
Microsoft Access, CD dictionaries, online dictionaries, specialist glossaries and technical
vocabularies.

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Please contact me for references and to find out how I can contribute to the success of your
next project. Translation output is 2,000 words and more a day, depending on the subject
matter and complexity and research involved. Rates are negotiable and generally based on the
number of words in the target text.

Documents with fewer than 250 words are subject to a minimum fee. I can provide sworn
translations where needed and these will be subject to an additional charge.
Payment: Paypal or Bank Transfer, payable within 30 days.
All your information and translations will remain strictly confidential.

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