CHARLES EDWARD HIGGINS
Translator and Editor
Legal/Commercial Language Specialist
Cramer 640 5H
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires
+54 911-5038-7356 (Argentina)
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LANGUAGES
English (U.S.) (native)
English (U.K.)
Spanish
Portuguese
Catalan
Translation language pairs: SP>EN, PT>EN, ca-ES>EN
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EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
Certificate in Translation: Spanish to English
Coursework: CAT Tools, Commercial Translation, Legal Translation, Financial Translation, Marketing Translation
December 2014
OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin, OH
B.A.English and Spanish (double major)
Coursework focused on Latin American cultures, history, politics and literature
May 2008
OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, Oberlin, OH
Bmus.(Bachelor’s of Music), Jazz Performance and Composition
May 2008
CASA DO BRASIL Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brazilian Portuguese – Levels I - III
2012 - 2014
OXFORD SEMINARS New York, NY
TEFL Certificate (intesive 3-week course)
August 2008
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SOFTWARE
- Trados
- memoQ
- WordFast
- Microsoft Office Suite
- WordPress
- Adobe Acrobat
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TRANSLATION AGENCIES
TransPerfect, International
August 2015 – Present
500,000+ words
Ampersand, Barcelona, Spain
January 2015 – Present
20,000+words
Cactus Translations, Singapore
January 2015 – Present
30,000+words
Terra Translations, Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 2014 – Present
30,000+ words
Agencia de Traducción e Interpretación de Cartagena
November 2013 – Present
500,000+ words
InPuzzle, Paris, France
January 2014 – Present
300,000+ words
Craft Translation, New York, NY
October 2012 – Present
50,000+ words
Dictum Solutions, Buenos Aires, Argentina
July 2012 – Present
50,000+ words
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
International Food Trader, Buenos Aires, Argentina
January 2013 – 2016
Editor, Translator, Journalist
• Wrote, edited, and translatedarticles for agricultural commodity news site
Olive Oil Times, Providence, RI
January 2010 – 2012
Journalist
• Contributed regular articles about the olive oil industry in South America
VIVATranscription, Online, based in California, USA
March 2012 – May 2013
Quality Control Editor
• Proofread and edited medical documents in English
Wall Street Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina
February 2009 – August 2011
ESL teacher
• Taught English classes to adults of all levels
TDR: The Drama Review, New York, NY
June - August 2007
Editorial Assistant
• Edited essays and articles for performing arts journal