Member since Mar '12

Working languages:
Turkish to English
English to Turkish

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Nihan Pekmen
All technical and business

Türkiye
Local time: 12:52 +03 (GMT+3)

Native in: Turkish Native in Turkish
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    Engineering and sales/managerial background,

    Personal translation rate: 2000-3000 w/day
    depending on the subject

    CONTACT INFORMATION:
    Mobile: +905337168512

    LANGUAGES:

    Turkish- native

    English- fluent

    Spanish- Intermediate


    COMPUTER LITERACY:

    Windows 10

    MS Office

    Trados SDL 2019

    SDL Passalo

    Wordfast Pro

    Phrase


    EDUCATION:

    2023 - AOS, Agriculture Economics, Anadolu University, Open Education

    2021 – AOS, Occupational Health and Safety, Anadolu University, Open Education

    1998 - B. Sc. Food Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara Turkey

    1991 - Onsted High School, Michigan, USA


    EXPERIENCE:

    As Freelancer:

    2016- 2021 Audio, Audio Description, and Subtitle QC Operator

    2011 - Full-time Translator

    2006 - Sworn Translator, 21st Notary Public, Izmir Turkey

    2003 - 2009 Part-time Translator, ITD Translation Office, Izmir Turkey

    2001 - 2002 Subtitling, Sinetel Dubbing Studio, Istanbul Turkey


    Experienced in;

    Technical translations - manuals, OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety) documents, terms of use, marketing brochures, and medical articles (general health, nutrition, psychology, food science and technology, HORECA, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, automotive, IT/computer technologies, general engineering), Software localization (L1On, L18n)


    Business translations – codes of conduct, agreements, business bids, activity reports, 


    Some completed translation projects;

     50,000 words OHSAS Certification Training and Exam Papers TR>EN 

     105,000 words Diving Computer Manual and UI, EN> TR 

     200,000 words Google Play and App localization, EN>TR

     71,500 words Activity Report, TR>EN

     120,000 words Programming strings EN>TR

     75,000 words Clinical trials EN>TR

     215,000 words Technical documents EN>TR

     40,000 words Telecommunications Mediation Contract /Invoicing Manual TR>EN

     100,000 words Service Manual, Social Media Guide EN>TR

     26,000 words Construction Agreement, EN>TR

     95,000 words Packaging Machine Manual and User Interface, EN>TR

     55,000 words Manufacturing and OHSAS Training documents, EN>TR 

     70,000 words Telecom Mediation Technical Specifications, EN>TR, TR>EN

     Subtitles-Sea Rescue, 10 Episodes, Sinetel Dubbing Studios DigiturkTV, EN>TR

     Book- Living Light as a feather, Ruth Fischel, New Age Publishing House, EN>TR

     Book -The Essence of Rumi, John Baldock, Sınır Otesi Publishing House, EN>TR


    Some long-term end-clients;

    Autodesk, Siemens, Hexagon, Airwatch, Shutterstock, Getty Images, Vodafone, Unilever, AquaLung, Nebosh, WorkJam, TAV, ECFMG, ExpertOption


    Work Experience:

    02.2007 - 09.2011 Region Manager, GNC Live Well Dietary Supplements, Istanbul

    08.2002 - 12.2006 Store Manager, GNC Live Well Dietary Supplements, Izmir

    03. 2002 - 09.2002 Sales Consultant, GNC Live Well Dietary Supplements, Izmir

    09.1998 - 02.2002 Food Engineer, Kumrucu Huseyin Food Company, Izmir

    10.1997 - 05.1998 Customer Relations Consultant, Kopiteknik Office Automation Systems, Ankara


    Some Certificates:

    2010 – Spanish Course, C2 Completed, European Institute Language School Izmir

    2010 - Management, Leadership, Coaching, Business Dynamics Training & Consulting Istanbul

    2009 - f4ST Food Safety Specialist Training Program, EU Leonardo da Vinci e-learning Program

    1998 - Finance and Business Management, Hacettepe University Financial Research Center Ankara

    HOBBIES: Scuba diving, traveling, reading, cooking, volunteer translator at TED: Ideas worth spreading and Translators without Borders.

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Total pts earned: 340
PRO-level pts: 328


Top languages (PRO)
English to Turkish264
Turkish to English64
Top general fields (PRO)
Marketing112
Other52
Science40
Tech/Engineering36
Medical32
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Cooking / Culinary80
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng32
Other20
Poetry & Literature20
Food & Drink16
Psychology12
Tourism & Travel12
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Law: Contract(s)1
Construction / Civil Engineering1
Electronics / Elect Eng1
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