Profile
Claudio Blasco
Expert knowledge and special qualifications:
- Authorized translator for courts and notaries in Hesse and Germany
- State-examined translator for Spanish in the German states of Hesse and Bavaria
- Over 20 years experience as a translator
- Specializations: economics, finance, law, and some areas of technology and natural sciences
- The Internet as a practical tool for translators – software
- programs: Microsoft Office applications, Trados, Trados Studio, and Transit.
- Former member of the Examination Committee for the state examination for translators and interpreters in Bavaria
- Degree in Economic Sciences („Diplom-Volkswirt“) from the J. W.
- Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main
- Former lecturer at the following universities: J.W.- Goethe University (Frankfurt am Main), European Business School (Oestrich-Winkel), Justus-Liebig University (Gießen) and Friedrich-Alexander University (Nuremberg)
Professional experience as a translator for Spanish
8/2007 – 3/2012: EVS Translations GmbH, translation firm in Offenbach am Main (full-time). Translations from German and English into Spanish of texts in the following areas: economics and finance, law, technology, natural sciences. Developed and maintained the terminology database. Worked with Trados, Transit, and Trados Studio.
7/2000 – 6/2006: Deutsche Bank AG, Language Services, Frankfurt am Main. Translator (full-time). Translations of financial reports, asset management reports, advertising texts, etc from German and English into Spanish. Developed and maintained the terminology database. Worked with Trados.
8/1998 – 6/2000: Internationale Projekt Consult (IPC – currently ProCredit Group Frankfurt) (part time) Translation of texts in the area of microfinances and development cooperation.
www.procredit-holding.com
Since 1996: Regular translations for a publication on behalf of the German Foreign Ministry. Published in approximately 180 countries with a circulation of 400,000 copies. Subject areas: politics, culture, economics, technology.
Since 1990: Additional freelance activities as translator for companies and institutions: Deutsche Bank AG, Dresdner Bank, DZ-Bank, BHF-BANK, Siemens Erlangen, Hoechst AG Frankfurt, Union Investment, Internationale Projekt Consult (IPC) GmbH, TUI Hannover, GTZ, etc.
Selection of published translations
1998 – 2003: Annual financial statements and annual report: Memoria del Ejercicio Deutsche Bank
1998: All about Retirement. An Overview of German Statutory Pension Insurance: "El sistema de seguro público de pensiones en Alemania", Verband Deutscher Rentenversicherungsträger, 1998.
www.vdr.de
1993 – 1997: Annual financial statements and annual report: Memoria del Ejercicio Gruppe DZ-Bank (ex DG-Bank)
1994: Dr. Graf von Brühl, R.: Manifestations of White-Collar Crime. "Prácticas ilegales en la economía moderna". R.G. Fischer Verlag, 1994. ISBN: 3-89406-960-0
1991: Dr. Baumbusch, R.: Normative-descriptive Key Figures and Key Figure Systems in Management: "Sistemas de ratios en la dirección de empresas", R.G. Fischer Verlag, 1991. ISBN: 3-89406-380-70
Participation in dictionaries
PONS Business dictionary Spanish-German/German-Spanish. 1,010 pages. Stuttgart, 2006
PONS Spanish travel dictionary – Travel dictionary and language guide with intercultural tips. 304 pages. Stuttgart, 2007.
Studies and other certifications and authorizations
Degree in Economic Sciences ("Diplom-Volkswirt") from the J. W. Goethe University, Economics Department, Frankfurt.
Authorized translator for courts and notaries in Hesse
State-examined translator for Spanish in the German states of Hesse and Bavaria
Former member of the Examination Committee for the state examination for translators and interpreters in Bavaria
Former lecturer at the following universities: J.W.- Goethe University (Frankfurt am Main), European Business School (Oestrich-Winkel), Justus-Liebig University (Gießen) and Friedrich-Alexander University (Nuremberg)
Software programs
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Trados, Trados Studio, Transit.
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Claudio Blasco