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Kathryn J. Litherland

Career Summary:

Freelance translator and English-language editor and proofreader.

16 years of experience in the field of editing and translation in a variety of capacities (9 years full-time), During this time I have developed a variety of editorial, print production, computer, Spanish, Portuguese, and managerial skills. Teaching experience at the university level in cultural and four-fields anthropology. Research experience in cultural anthropology, with a focus on Latin America/Bolivia. 2.5 years of residence in Bolivia.

Languages:

Spanish ( English

Portuguese ( English

Typical translation output of 3,500 words/day

Editorial output 10,000 words/day

English(English and Spanish(English audio/video transcription.

WordFast software + all common file formats

Specializations:

Technical (esp. construction and civil engineering, electrical, IT and electronics, petroleum and gas)

Legal (contracts, briefs, pleadings, judgments, etc.)

General (diplomas, transcripts, certificates, correspondence)

Academic texts (history, anthropology, sociology, psychology and allied disciplines)

Education:

Ph.D., 2001 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Anthropology.

Dissertation title: “Gender at the Margins: Contradictions of Masculinity and Femininity in a Bolivian Barrio Marginal.”

B.A., 1990 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Summa cum laude (highest honors), majors in

Creative Writing and Anthropology, with High Distinction in Creative Writing and Distinction in Anthropology.

Experience:

2007-present Freelance Language Services. Offering freelance services in, Spanish and Portuguese translation, transcription, editing, proofreading, and publications management.

Translation projects

• civil engineering and construction (water, sewer, control systems, environmental monitoring)

• mining/drilling/petroleum (end clients include Pemex, Petrobras, and Repsol)

• IT/electronics (radar systems, software feedback, web sites, networking systems)

• CVs, birth certificates, letters, and other general documents

• construction (roads, HVAC, contracts, specifications, permits, RFPs, tenders, etc.)

• legal contracts and pleadings

• pharmaceuticals testing, electrical and occupational safety codes, and others.

• Marketing materials for the welding industry, sportswear, restaurant industry, and others

Editorial projects

• Continual collaboration with Duke University Press and the University of Pittsburgh Press on subjects including Latin American history and political science, and Asian art, history, and literature.

• Doctoral dissertations

• Articles for various journals in anthropology

• Articles on HVAC technology

• Translation proofreading/review

Transcription projects

• Transcription of research interviews for doctoral dissertation

• Transcription of journalistic interviews for book project

• Transcription of police interviews

2002-2007 Managing Editor and translator, Hispanic American Historical Review, College Park, MD.

• Manage and track manuscript submissions through peer-review process;

• translation in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian;

• manage and track books and book reviews;

• design and create sophisticated tracking database that links manuscript, book review, address book, production, and indexing data;

• all copyediting and proofreading in Spanish and English;

• maintain journal Web page;

• coordinate annual editorial board meeting; work

• with senior editors to organize priorities and schedules and communicate with authors, publisher;

• office management, including supplies and budgets.

2001 Managing Editor, Journal of Latin American Anthropology, Evanston, IL.

• Manage and track submitted manuscripts through peer review process,

• Manage all aspects of prepress production in a desktop publishing environment,

• Update journal Web page.

• Extensive bilingual experience in Spanish and Portuguese (both editorial and communications).

May 1999-June 2001 Freelance Research Assistant, Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois.

• Research, develop content (text and multimedia) and conceptual design of Web-based learning module presenting the role of music in Canelos Quichua (Ecuador) culture.

1999. Editorial Assistant, Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human

Movement, Urbana, IL.

• Assist in the creation and updating of journal subscription and author files, databases, and subscription records; typesetting, proofreading and copyediting.

1996-1997 Transcriber, Quality Control, Promotion Support Services, Rock Island, IL.

• Transcription/audio data entry, and quality control of transcripts.

1994 Freelance Editorial Assistant.

• Assist Dr. Nancy Abelmann in the revision of her dissertation manuscript for publication in book form, including technical editing, proofreading, and academic critique.

1992-1993 Graduate Research Assistant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Cultural Resources Research Center.

• Provide research assistance to projects dealing with cultural resource and historic building management and preservation on military installations.

1990-1992 Book Production Coordinator, Publication Services, Champaign, IL.

• Oversee production process for book manuscripts, including working with designers, copyeditors, typesetting, and graphics production departments.

• Proofreading, copy editing, pagination/layout, handle communication with authors and publishers. Some Spanish-language work.

1991. Freelance Editorial Assistant, Office of Policy Studies, Urbana, IL.

• Proofreading, typesetting, and layout for academic journal.

1990. Editor-in-Chief, littleAmerica literary magazine, Urbana, IL.

• Manage all aspects of magazine production:

• Solicit submissions,

• Coordinate editorial review process,

• Handle all pre-press production process, both text and artwork.

1987-1991 Editorial Staff Member, littleAmerica literary magazine, Urbana, IL.

• Assist in the solicitation of submissions,

• Participate in editorial review process,

• Assist in pre-press production and sales/distribution.

1987-1990 Office Assistant, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music

Education, Urbana, IL.

• Create and manage subscription and other databases,

• Audio transcription

• Mailing and other miscellaneous office duties.

References:

Available on request

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