Curriculum Vitae
Rui P. Soares
120 E. Main Street, #313
Ramsey, NJ 07446 – U.S.A.
E-mail: rui.soares@pttservices.com
Employment
2003 – present
Premier Technical Translation Services – Freelance interpreter and
translator with registered business in the state of New Jersey, U.S.A.
2001 – 2005
Coperion Corporation – Business Unit Manager. Responsible for Sales
and Marketing. Developed/ Performed Technical presentations in-house
and at customer sites for Components and Trading Product lines in
English, Spanish and Portuguese.
1997 – 2001
Acrison Inc. – International Sales Manager / Project Manager.
Responsible for sales representatives in the Nafta Region, Latin America,
Southeast Asia and Australia. Trained customers/sales representatives in
the specific utilization of Acrison’s equipment and performed technical
presentations in-house and at customer sites in English, Spanish and
Portuguese.
1993 – 1997
Belting Industries – Inside Sales Manager. Supported network of
outside sales engineers and representatives. Established representative
organizations in Southeast Asia and South America. Responsible for ISO
program, documents and product manuals translation from English into
Spanish and Portuguese.
Education
Masters in Business Administration, New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, USA – 1996
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA – 1993
Bachelor Associates in Linguistics (Spanish & Portuguese), New Jersey Institute of Technology,
USA – 1993
Languages
Portuguese:
Native language – read, write and speak fluently (technical and conversational)
English:
Native language – read, write and speak fluently (technical and conversational)
Spanish:
Second Language – read, write and speak fluently (technical and conversational)
German:
Through Business Partner, Klaus Jochen (Native of Stuttgart, fluent in German)
Recent Translation Assignments
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Montfort Werbung (Austrian Advertising and Marketing Agency) – Translation and
Proofreading of Website, articles and seven product leaflets from German to English and
English to Spanish.
Pneu-Con (Conveying Equipment) – Translation of Employee Manual from English to
Spanish.
ERTEC Tecnologia S/C Ltda. (Pharmaceutical) – Translation and proofreading of six product
brochures and three technical leaflets from Portuguese (Brazilian) to English.
John Pantone & Associates (NY Law firm) – Translation of Marriage certificate and court
settlement documents from Spanish to English.
SIMEX (Mexico Pharmaceutical and Chemical Representative) – Translation of four product
brochures and Trade Show letter from German to English and Spanish.
Werner & Pfleiderer (Plastics, Petrochemical, Food Equipment) – Translation and
proofreading of twelve product brochures, and two operational and instructional manuals from
German to English, English to Spanish and English to Portuguese.
Tecnologia del Plastico (Latin American Trade Publication) – Translation and proofreading of
case study article from English to Spanish and vice versa.
Recent Interpretation Assignments
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East Coast Finishing – On-site interpretation for supplemental insurance (AFLAC) benefits
package from Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Presentation and Q&A session.
Stone River Consulting – On-site interpretation for project management meeting from Spanish
to English and vice versa. Translated AutoCAD drawings from English to Spanish.
Law Offices of Jay Lazerowitz – On-site simultaneous interpretation for a client deposition
from English to Spanish and vice versa.
Independence Bank of NJ – On-site interpretation from English to Portuguese for Workers
Compensation and Disability Insurance Plan
IT Capabilities
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Windows XP, 2000, 95 and 98
Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher)
Adobe 6.0 Reader and Writer
WordPerfect Office 12 (WordPerfect, Perfect Expert, Clip Book)
Trados 6.5
AutoCAD
Professional Memberships
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ProZ.com – Professional Translators Forum (Platinum member)
TranslatorsCafe – Linguistics and Translators Directory (TC Master)
InfoMarex – International Translation Agency and Database
SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers
ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers
SPE – Society of Plastics Engineers
IFT – Institute of Food Technologists
References
Will be furnished upon request