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FLEMMING LARSEN3129 Castle Rock LoopTel. +1-408-204-4117Discovery Bay, CA 94505flemminglarsen@United StatesSUMMARYNative Danish translator with 26 years of experience translating from English, French and other European source languages into Danish. I hold a Master of Science degree in Computer Science Engineering. Extensive experience managing complex Medical, pharmaceutical and technical translations, proofreading and editing projects under tight deadlines. I work with a wide variety of authoring tools, including translation memory and terminology management systems. In addition, to using database software, I use the latest software as I frequently find it necessary to keep up with our rapidly changing world of technology. Key skills include:Strong technical backgroundBroad familiarity with tools and processesExtensive translation experienceStructured quality processPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEGeneral:Full-time translator 10/92-11/98, 10/16-presentPart-time translator 12/98-10/16General Electric (GE), San Ramon, CAFebruary 2018 – PresentCreating and organizing internal technical information for developer processes, product features and new technologies.?Creating technical documentation for our open sourced products.?Working with Engineers and other technical staff to write and edit engaging posts for our engineering blog.?Larsen Communications, Discovery Bay, CA October 2016 – 2018Owner, TranslatorMainly Medical, Pharmaceutical, technical, and EU translations. See . Workday, Pleasanton, CA February 2015 – October 2016Senior Technical WriterWrote and managed user guides, release notes, online help, and other documentation for human resource management software. Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA2000 – 2014Senior Technical WriterWrote and managed user guides, release notes, installation guides, and other kinds of user documentation, including both GUI and API manuals, for network management software.Excite@Home, Redwood City, CA1999 – 2000Senior Technical WriterWrote and edited network management documentation. Edited and internationalized a knowledgebase, provided support for new international documentation processes and staff.Alpha Beta Communications, Brussels, Belgium1995 – 1998Translation Manager, Translator, EditorTranslated, proofread, edited and QA'd a wide variety of documents, mainly Medical/Pharmaceutical, EU and technical, planned and coordinated projects and resource management for both in-house and freelance writers. Flemming Larsen Tel. +1-408-204-4117 ____Page TwoScandinavian Plus, Brussels, Belgium1992 – 1995Owner, TranslatorTranslated, proofread, edited mainly EU, automotive, industrial, and other technical documentation.EDUCATIONTranslation Service of the European Commission, Brussels, BelgiumFive-month training program (translations from EN and FR into DA)in the Danish Department for Technical Translations.Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, DenmarkMaster of Science Degree, Computer Science EngineeringThesis: “Graphical User Interfaces in Leitstand Systems”.San Jose State University, San Jose, CaliforniaCoursework in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science.AREAS OF SPECIALIZATIONI am primarily a Medical, Pharmaceutical, Technical, and EU/Commission and Parliament translator but have experience in many other areas as well. For more details, go to or my profile at .SOFTWARE AND TOOLSWordfast, SDL Trados Studio 2017 and 2017, SDL Passolo 2017, Alchemy Catalyst, Idiom WorldServer, Wordbee, MS Office Prof. 2016, FrameMaker 17, plus a variety of software tools and utilities.LANGUAGE SKILLSBeing a native of Denmark, Danish is my primary language. I am also fluent in English and have strong spoken and written skills in French. In addition, I have varying degrees of familiarity with German, Dutch, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hebrew, and Mandarin Chinese.MEMBERSHIPSNorthern California Translators' Association (NCTA) and . ................
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