Spanish to English, Technical and Scientific Translations
PROJECTS & REFERENCE MATERIAL
Presented below are some examples of projects in which I have collaborated as well as a list of the reference materials I use during translation.
If you have any questions, or would like to know more about my translation experience (without compromising my clients' confidentiality, of course), then please contact me.
ENGINEERING
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Polymer production plant: operation manuals/POPs, health & safety, maintenance, emergency action plans, lab. SOPs, etc., acting as the main project reviewer - 1.5 million words, ~4,500 pages (see letters of recommendation in Testimonials).
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Hydro-electric generators: disassembly, inspection, repair, reassembly and testing.
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Auto industry: Tech. specs. for stamping die supply tender.
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Railway tunnel construction: Health & Safety plan.
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Control racks: Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the EU XFEL Project.
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Shunt reactances: ITT.
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Flight inspection system: ITT.
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Production of metallic aeroplane parts: employee training course.
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Elevators and industrial lifts: product specifications, installation and maintenance manuals.
PHARMACEUTICAL / MEDICAL
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SPC, Labels & PL: over 100 product information documents, compliant with QRD templates and EMA terminology (see reference material).
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Regulatory affairs: regulations for packaging, labelling and promotional material.
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Courses for spine surgeons: aetiologies, malformations, diseases, imaging studies, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, etc.
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Manufacturing: validation procedures for aseptic cleaning and dispensing of medicines.
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Regulation and administration: various publications, letters, licence appeals, applications, etc.
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Patient diary: Parkinson's disease.
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PL readability user testing.
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Regulatory affairs: AEMPS resolution of a marketing authorisation application.
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Publicity material: advances in acne treatments.
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Manufacturing: SOPs for product synthesis, purification, characterisation, QA & validation.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS & PATENTS
I have corrected the English in over 200 papers, helping authors publish research in a wide range of fields:
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Odontology
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Microbiology
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Physics
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Novel antitumour agents
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Insect hormone regulation
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Organ transplants
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Food allergies
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Soil quality
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Novel drug delivery systems
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Genetics
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Elite athletics
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Immunotherapy
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Rare infectious diseases
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Surface science
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Colloid chemistry
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Analytical chemistry
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Detergents
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Geology
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Neurosurgery
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Biofuels
OIL & GAS
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Plant design and simulation software: user's guide.
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Subcontracting: terms & condition, health & safety requirements and training.
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Internal audit of Sp > En translations: covered all topics relating to a multinational gas and fuel company - 180 hours of review.
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Fuels & lubricants: product information.
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Various texts about advanced fuels, engines and performance.
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Petrol stations: shop products and services.
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Gas pipelines: cabling and explosion prevention and protection.
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Gas pipelines: corrosion prevention.
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Petrol additives: surfactants.
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Document management system.
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Gas pipelines: geotechnical studies, erecting steel structures and drilling.
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Gas pipelines: regulators, sensors, metering, data transfer, generators.
ENERGY PRODUCTION
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Evaluation of facilities and recommendations for refurbishment of a hydro-electric power station.
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General specifications for fuel measurement systems in thermoelectric power plants: Ecuadorian Centre for Energy Control, CENACE.
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Turbines for hydroelectric generators: installation, maintenance manual.
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Solar PV power installations: ITT technical specifications, inverters, panels, cabling, storage, etc.
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Having appropriate, up-to-date and accessible reference material is essential for the production of high-quality translations. Here are some of the reference materials I own and/or use regularly, in addition to hundreds of readily available resources online, e.g. ISOs, professional associations, government bodies, industrial associations, EU terminology databases, NGOs, etc.:
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The IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) Gold Book, "Compendium of Chemical Terminology" - 1,670 pages of fundamental terminology
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The IUPAC Green Book, "Glossary of Terms in Quantities and Units in Clinical Chemistry"
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"Machinery's Handbook", 11th edition, The Machinery Publishing Company
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From the European Medicines Agency*: QRD Templates, Preferred Terms, Undesirable Effects Numbering System, Decisions on Stylistic Matters, Notes on Pregnancy and Lactation, Adverse Reactions, Units and Measurements, Routes of Administration.
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Dictionaries & Glossaries: "Spanish to English Technical Dictionary", Routledge. Indispensable source that covers dozens of fields, from agriculture to wave physics; "Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry", OUP; "Dictionary of Science and Technology", Newmark; "Oxford Medical Dictionary", OUP; "Diccionario Técnico Español - Inglés", García Díaz, Limusa; "Spanish/English Dictionary of Electricity and Electronics", Titus, Titus II & Gámez, Thomson; "English <> Spanish Technical - Scientific Dictionary, 3rd Edition", RCGlobal.
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I have collected and compiled glossaries on civil engineering, pumps & pumping, concrete, drilling, plastics, rheology, flow dynamics and measurement, distillation, geotechnical surveying, wires and cables, aviation, histology, screen-printing and microbiology, amongst others.
* Although for translation purposes I always use the current editions, the EMA documents presented here may not be the most recent versions. Please refer to the EMA's website or contact me for more information.