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Samuel J. Pinson

Contact Information

Address: 320 Amy Lane
City State Zip Code: Ammon ID 83406
Primary Phone Number: (360) 348-6665
Email: sjpinson@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.proz.com/profile/1341761



Directory Profile

Translation Service(s): Editing
Localization
Proofreading
Translating
ATA Certified: Yes
Russian into English
Interpreting Mode(s): None Selected
Interpreting Method(s) None Selected
Interpreting Service(s): None Selected
Interpreting Only
Areas of Specialization:
None Selected
ATA-Approved
Interpreting Credentials:
No
Sign Language: No
Education: Graduate
T&I Degree: No
Experience: 0 - 5 Years
Computer Equipment Used: PC
Translation Tools: Across
Lingvo
MemoQ
MultiTran
SDL
SDLX
TRADOS
Language Combinations:
Russian into English
Native Language:
This is the dominant target language
English
Areas of Specialization:
Business
Banking
Economics & finance
Stock market
Computers
Computer hardware
Computer systems analysis
Software localization
Entertainment
Sports
Video game
Pure Sciences
Mathematics & statistics
Physical sciences
Physics
Social Sciences
Political science
Additional Information: Linguistic skills o Native English speaker o Russian to English translation o Lived and worked in Russia for two years o Specializations o Technology: computer software, computer hardware, technical writing, machine vision, machine learning , artificial intelligence, signal processing o Business: general, marketing, finance, economics, entrepreneurism o Government/Politics: American politics, Russian politics, Comparative politics o Sports: 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi o Religion: Christianity Recent Projects o Adobe Photoshop CS5 video course o Content related to 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi: 15K+ words o Video game content translation o Microsoft Word 2010 video course: 15K+ words o iPhone video course: 5K+ words Capacity o 2000-3000 words/day Technical skills o Certified SDL Trados Studio 2009/2011 o Self-trained in Across Personal Edition 5.0 Resources o SDL Trados Studio 2009 o Across Personal Edition 5.0 o ABBYY Lingvo X3 o ABBYY PDF Transformer 3.0 o Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 (Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, Acrobat X Pro) Professional associations and memberships o American Translators Association, certified member (RUS>ENG) o ProZ.com, active member o TranslatorsCafe.com, active member Education o MS in Computer Science, 2005 - Brigham Young University, Provo, UT o BS in Computer Science, 2003 - Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Professional experience o Pinson Linguistic Services : January 2011 – Present o Freelance translator (RUS>ENG) o City of Sultan, Washington : January 2010 – October 2011 o City Council Position #1 o Microsoft Corporation : May 2005 – January 2011 o Software Developer Engineer II o Contributed to a variety of popular applications o Windows Movie Maker o Windows DVD Maker o Windows Live Photo Gallery o Windows Live Writer o The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints : July 1998 – 2000 o Full time missionary in Russia o Lived in Rostov, Krasnodar, Volgograd, Sochi, and more
ATA Status: Voting Member

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