Monika Irawati Roberth
Email:
Phone: PANAMA +507 66144587
Phone Sweden: +46702809371 (june -september)
CV
In 2009 I decided to start working as a freelance translator since moving from one continent to another due to my husband’s work made it impossible to work in any other fashion. I enjoy the freedom, the interaction with clients from all over the world, and most of all learning something new with every translation!
My background is chemical engineering, I used to work within the pharmaceutical sector in both development and production and later directly with customers and customer technical support, presentation and marketing. I have gained solid experience of technical literature/texts as I have both written and supervised writing of complex instruction manuals and technical marketing material.
Languages are my big passion and I feel that I am in the right place now as freelance translator where I can combine my knowledge in chemistry, technology and marketing with languages.
As a freelance translator, I work mainly with Fluencybut have experience with other CAT-tools, like MemoQ, Trados and Wordfastas well. I also use subtitling software for subtitling and translation and spotting of audio files for timed templates for translation.
Areas of special interest/expertise for translation.
- Science/Chemistry/Technology/Medical/ Engineering
- Instruction manuals/Marketing material/ descriptions, sales brochures and scientific papers
- Subtitling TV series/movies, TV/ movie-synopsis.Timed translation, translation directly from audio and spotting.
Language pairs: English- Swedish, Spanish-Swedish
Subtitling: English-Swedish and Swedish-English
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Other information
Translation price per word: € 0.08-0.010
Proof reading per hour: € 20
Rush rate:€ 35
Bigger projects and long term projects can be invoiced based on other criteria.
Languages:Swedish, native
English, near native, fluent
Spanish, very good command
Portuguese, good command
Russian: studies at secondary level and Russian A1 and B1 at Uppsala University
References:
At request.
Education
MBA Business Administration, Uppsala University, graduated 1992
Management, leadership and organization part I, II and III, one week each during March-May 1983, company course, Pharmacia, Uppsala
Chemical engineer, Analytical chemistry, BA, Uppsala University, graduated 1982
Environmental studies, Uppsala University, spring semester 1977
Russian language 1 year Uppsala University, 1976/77 including linguistics and morphology
Employment
2009 -present Freelance translator English- Swedish- English, mainly technical and scientific literature and marketing, instruction manuals and papers, subtitling and movie/TV- synopsis.
2004 -presentSee commissions of trust, Panama, and studies of Spanish language, International School of Panama
2002-2004Self employed importing precious stones
1996- 2002 See commissions of trust, Brazil, and studies of Portuguese language. Swedish School in Sao Paulo
1994-1996 Tetra Pak, Russia. Marketing, production of marketing material, education of personnel and responsibilities for international Key Customer accounts such as MasterFoods, Heinz, P&G, and Unilever.
1988-93 Pharmacia-LKBStockholm/Uppsala, Sweden. Product manager for Chromatography, chemical and instruments within the area. Responsible for coordination of research and development of new products for the international market and training of personnel in the sales companies worldwide, above all Europe, South East Asia and Australia.
1985-88 LKB Pribori subsidiary to Pharmacia LKB, with responsibilities for Soviet Union and Cuba, company was based in Stockholm, Sweden and Moscow, Russia. Product manager for Chromatography, chemicals and instruments within the area with responsibilities for the market in Soviet Union and Cuba.
1982-85 Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden. Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography products. Manager for a highly specialized production unit and also responsible for problem solving and development in connection with the production.
Commissions of trust - Board of directors
2012-present President of the Board of Directors International School of Panama
2007- 2012 Treasurer, Board of Directors International School of Panama, Chairman of Finance Committee and chairman of Construction Committee. The schools turnover is around 12 MUSD (1,100 students), the ongoing construction project has a budget of 22 M USD, project management reports to me. Construction included class rooms, state-of-the-art swimming pool, tennis courts and water treatment plant.
2004-2007 Secretary of the Board of Directors International School of Panama (ISP)
1998-2002 Secretary, Board of Directors Scandinavian School in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1995-1997 Chairmanof Svenska Skolan i Moskva.( Swedish school in Moscow)