Rafa Lombardino
EN>PT, PT>EN, ES>PT, ES>EN
- English into Portuguese translator certified by the ATA
- English/Spanish translator certified by the UCSD Extension
- Proficiency Certificate in English by the Michigan University
- Translation Instructor at UCSD Extension
- Founding Member of ATISDA
- Proz.com Certified Member
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Communications (Major in Journalism)
- Technical High School Diploma in Computer Sciences (Data Processing)
A native Brazilian who has been working with Portuguese, English, and Spanish languages in the translation industry since 1997 and has three years of experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Brazil.
Member in good standing of the American Translators Association (ATA) and founding member of the Association of Translators and Interpreters in the San Diego Area (ATISDA). Additionally, she founded Computer Skills 4 Translators to provide training to language professionals who wish to improve their computer skills.
She has been certified as an English into Portuguese translator by the ATA and as a Spanish into English and English into Spanish by the UC San Diego Extension, where she has been working as an instructor since March 2010, teaching an on-line class called "Tools and Technology in Translation."
Her main field is Computers and Technology, working on website localization and translating manuals, help files, software/hardware specifications, and cell phone contents, among other related material. She has also specialized in business communications, providing transnational corporations with a Portuguese version of their magazines, newsletters, and press releases, as well as translating into English several articles that have been published in the Brazilian media about her clients.
Other areas of expertise include Human Resources & Employee Satisfaction; Environment, Health & Safety (EHS); Marketing & Research; Food & Beverages, and Cosmetics.