LAURA H. HASTINGS

9072 North Jessy Lane

Tucson, Arizona 85742

Voice: (520) 744-0658

Fax: (520) 844-1182

E-mail: info@americantranslatorsgroup.com, lhhastings@earthlink.net, ametrans@earthlink.net,

URL: http://www.americantranslatorsgroup.com

EDUCATION

Peru Central High School, Peru, New York - High School Diploma

State University College of New York at Plattsburgh - BA/Spanish (Cum Laude)

Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica (Semester Abroad with SUNY)

Universidad Autónoma de México, México City, México Teaching Fellow - MA/Spanish Literature (Fulbright Scholar)

Universidad Autónoma de México, México City, México - Facultad de Medicina (Medical School)

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah - B.F.A Music Performance (Cum Laude)

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah - Nursing Program

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah – Finished Course of Study for B.S. in Chemistry

PERTINENT EXPERIENCE

International Olympic Committee - Mexico City, D.F., Mexico.

Translated medical documents from English to Spanish

Universidad Autónoma de México - Mexico City, D.F., Mexico

Taught English as a second language as a Fulbright fellow.

Brigham Young University

Spanish language instructor

Certified Spanish language tester by U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Translated medical, legal, architectural, engineering, computer and ecclesiastical documents from Spanish to English. Edited and reviewed English/Spanish and Spanish/English translations. English to Spanish Simultaneous and Sequential Interpreter

AT & T Business Translations (Lucent Technologies)

Translation of technical and medical documents, software and strings using SGML& HTML codes from English to Spanish

Salt Lake City Third District Court

Simultaneous and sequential interpretation from English to Spanish/Spanish to English.

Alpnet, Inc.

Spanish Translator

Translated and edited technical translations from English to Spanish/Spanish to English from 1991 - to present. Edited technical translations in French, Spanish, Italians, and Portuguese

Project Manager

Management of localization projects into multiple languages. Localization consisted of translation, software localization, and documentation localization as well as software testing. Developed, maintained, and tracked vendor schedules. Prepared detailed status reports covering all aspects of the localization project and coordinated with internal production teams. Served as main point of contact for client. Acted as interface between client and third party localization vendors. Contracted with third-party translation vendors and translators. Worked extensively with desktop publishing software as well as Translation Software.

Director of Translation

Managed translation activities accomplished in Alpnet's offices; managed all Project Managers, freelance and on-site translators, and quality control of translations into Latin American Spanish/American English done throughout Alpnet's network; worked closely with branch and affiliate translation agencies throughout Alpnet’s worldwide network; translation and review of documents from English into Spanish/Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian into English and Spanish. Responsible for setting internal and external policies and procedures for tracking translation projects; negotiation of translator/reviewer fees; cost control; recruiting and training of translation resources and Project Managers.

Freelance Translator

Services rendered:

Translation of technical documents from English, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese into Spanish and English.

Voice-overs, videos, and tapes.

Help files - translation and preparation

Glossaries, lexicons and localization

Description of work accomplished on translation projects:

Compaq:

Translation done on Alpnet's Translation Software, using SGML coding. Translated documentation, such as manuals, packaging, posters, quick reference cards and reference guides, etc. as well as strings and software. Subsequent review of desktop published hard copy. Set-up of dictionaries and terminology standard to Compaq. Use of GUI (MS standard translation terms) terminology.

Nokia Mobile Phones:

Traditional translation performed in MS Word and Excel. Translated documentation, such as manuals, packaging, quick and standard reference guides, as well as display screens used on phones. Established terminology standards, attended on-site workshops in Finland, Spain and Brazil. Workshops consisted of training in Nokia's conventions and functions of phones as well as translation of phone screens. Review of finished product, working closely with typesetter on manuals and with programmers on development of screens.

Internet Web Pages:

Translation from English to Spanish of Web Pages and Info Pages using HTML coding.

PERTINENT SKILLS

Proficiency in the following computer applications:

DOS

Windows 98

Windows 2K

Windows NT

Power Point

RoboHelp

WordPerfect

MS Word for Windows

Lotus

Excel

Quattro Pro

Joust & TSS (Alpnet's translation software)

Novell’s translation software for strings

Déjà Vu

Trados

D-base

SGML & HTML code work

FrameMaker

PageMaker

Novell Netware

Adobe PhotoShop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat (Full version)

Netscape Composer

Translation combinations:

(In order of competency and experience)

English into Spanish

Spanish into English

French into English & Spanish

Portuguese into English & Spanish

Available Media

Pentium IV (AMD Athlon 950) PC

Available hard drive space – approx. 36 GB

1.4 GHz Processor

256 Meg RAM

56K Modem

Internet Access

FTP

E-mail (info@americantranslatorsgroup.com, ametrans@earthlink.net)

Stand-alone Fax as well as Fax/Modem and Jfax

HP Scanner

Iomega Zip CD Rom

On the Web

http://www.americantranslatorsgroup.com

http://www.aquarius.net/translator.cfm/2035

http://www.proz.com/partprof.php3?entity_id=4938

Fields of Translation Specialties:

(In alphabetical order, NOT in order of experience)

Automotive (Land Rover, Honda)

Aviation (Evans & Sutherland, Jetway, Raytheon)

Biomedical Equipment

Chemistry (Dow Chemical, EPA, OSHA, DAP, Inc. and many others)

Computer (Compaq, Intel, Microsoft, Novell, WordPerfect, Siemens, Dyna Tech, Curtis Computers, Papyrus Database Software, Meta4, Iomega and many more)

Engineering & Mining (ASARCO, Kennecott, EIMCO [Baker Hughes], Kavaerner-Bowen)

Environmental

Human Resources

Legal

Medical (extensive experience both in actual practice and education in Latin America and U.S., as well as translation)

Medical Insurance

Pharmaceutical (Pfizer, Glaxo-Wellcome, Merck, Smith-Kline, and many others)

Scientific

Telecommunications (Nokia, AT&T, National Brazilian and South American/Spanish [Spain] Companies)

Web Pages