Member since May '06

Working languages:
English to Spanish
German to Spanish
Galician to Spanish
Portuguese to Spanish
Spanish to English

Elena Vazquez Fernandez
I strive for quality and accuracy

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain
Local time: 16:30 WEST (GMT+1)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish
User message
EN/PT/FR/DE/IT→ES(Spain) | PhD | Translator for 50 Best & Rioja UK | Translation, Transcreation, MTPE, LQA, DTP | 26+ Years' Experience
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
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Affiliations
Blue Board affiliation:
Services Translation, Transcreation, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing, Interpreting, Website localization, Software localization, Copywriting, Desktop publishing, Project management, Subtitling, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
ArchitectureComputers: Software
International Org/Dev/CoopInternet, e-Commerce
IT (Information Technology)Telecom(munications)
Tourism & TravelConstruction / Civil Engineering
Automotive / Cars & TrucksGaming/Video-games/E-sports

Rates
General rate: 0.75 EUR per word / 40 EUR per hour

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 285, Questions answered: 178, Questions asked: 79
Project History 5 projects entered    3 positive feedback from outsourcers

Blue Board entries made by this user  18 entries

Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer | Send a payment via ProZ*Pay
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Translation education PhD - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Experience Years of experience: 29. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2002. Became a member: May 2006.
Credentials German to Spanish (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (degree), verified)
English to Spanish (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (degree), verified)
Spanish to English (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (degree), verified)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, CaptionHub, Catalyst, ChatGPT, Indesign, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Acrobat, InDesign CS2, Pagemaker, Photoshop CS, Pagemaker, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio, Wordfast, XTM

CV/Resume Spanish (PDF), English (PDF)
Professional practices Elena Vazquez Fernandez endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Learn more about translation / improve my skills
  • Learn more about interpreting / improve my skills
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
  • Improve my productivity
Bio
Freelance translator, transcreator and linguistic quality manager with over 26 years of experience and a PhD in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC).

Currently translator for The World's 50 Best Restaurants & Bars and Rioja UK (the D.O.Ca. Rioja's representation in the British market).

Language pairs: EN/PT/FR/DE/IT→ES (European Spanish). Over 12 million words processed and 4,500+ projects completed for TransPerfect alone. Certified by TransPerfect in Life Science, Marketing, Technical, and Learning & Development.

Specialisations: wine & oenology, gastronomy & food and beverage, fashion & luxury, retail, tourism & hospitality, pharma & medical, legal (contracts, NDAs, certificates), aviation & aerospace, tech & software localisation, environment & sustainability, marketing & advertising.

Services: translation, transcreation, revision, proofreading, MTPE (full and light), LQA, final eye, DTP, consecutive and liaison interpreting (in-person and remote), subtitling, multilingual project management.

Advanced daily use of generative AI (Claude, Perplexity) as CAT, QA, terminology research and productivity.

CAT tools: SDL Trados Studio, memoQ, Wordfast, Smartcat, Phrase (Memsource), Crowdin, XTM, Smartling. QA tools: Xbench, Verifika. Full MS Office and Adobe suites including InDesign.

I also coordinate a network of experienced translators covering all major European language pairs for large multilingual projects.

Based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Available worldwide.
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 535
PRO-level pts: 285



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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects5
With client feedback3
Corroborated3
100% positive (3 entries)
positive3
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation5
Language pairs
English to Spanish5
Specialty fields
Tourism & Travel2
Furniture / Household Appliances2
Other fields
Manufacturing1
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Profile last updated
Mar 25