Working languages:
Greek to German
English to German
German to Greek
Irene Koukia
ProZ.com Professional Trainer
Human Translation | Web Design | SEO

Athens, Attiki, Greece
Local time: 13:08 EEST (GMT+3)

Native in: German 
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
This translator helped to localize ProZ.com into Greek
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This person is affiliated with:
Blue Board affiliation:
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Voiceover (dubbing), Training, MT post-editing, Copywriting, Transcreation, Terminology management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical: InstrumentsComputers: Software
IT (Information Technology)Computers: Systems, Networks
Engineering: IndustrialElectronics / Elect Eng
Mechanics / Mech EngineeringMedical (general)
MarketingEconomics
Ships, Sailing, MaritimeComputers (general)
Computers: HardwareBusiness/Commerce (general)
Transport / Transportation / ShippingLaw (general)
Tourism & TravelAerospace / Aviation / Space
Military / DefenseTelecom(munications)
ManufacturingJournalism
Science (general)Metrology
Construction / Civil EngineeringAutomation & Robotics
Law: Contract(s)Energy / Power Generation
Engineering (general)Finance (general)
Furniture / Household AppliancesChemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Automotive / Cars & TrucksAccounting
Internet, e-CommerceInvestment / Securities
Education / PedagogyManagement
SafetySurveying
LinguisticsBotany
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVsHuman Resources
International Org/Dev/CoopMedical: Dentistry
Medical: PharmaceuticalsPoetry & Literature
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)Mathematics & Statistics
Law: Taxation & CustomsIdioms / Maxims / Sayings
SlangRetail
Environment & Ecology

Volunteer translations

Volunteer professional humanitarian translation services-

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 		Words translated: 28,942
Rates
General rate: 0.1 EUR per word / 40 EUR per hour

All accepted currencies Euro (eur), Pounds sterling (gbp), U. S. dollars (usd)
Project History 460 projects entered    13 positive feedback from outsourcers

Blue Board entries made by this user  107 entries

Payment methods accepted MasterCard, Wire transfer, Visa, TransferWise | Send a payment via ProZ*Pay
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Translation education Other - CERTIFICATE IN TRANSLATION by Metafrasi School of Translation, Athens, Greece
Experience Years of experience: 18. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials German to Greek (German: Greek Teaching Permit (Ministry of Educati, verified)
English to Greek (Certificate in Translation - METAFRASI School of T, verified)
German (Goethe GDS, verified)
Greek to German (GDS)
English to German (GDS)
Memberships N/A
Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Alchemy Publisher, AutoCAD, CafeTran Espresso, Catalyst, Crowdin, DejaVu, Fluency, LSP.expert, MateCat, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Passolo, Plunet BusinessManager, Powerpoint, Projetex, Protemos, ProZ.com Translation Center, SDLX, Smartcat, Smartling, STAR Transit, Subtitle Workshop, Swordfish, Trados Online Editor, Trados Studio, Translation Workspace, Wordbee, Wordfast, XTM, XTRF Translation Management System

Website Lavender Giraffe (website)
Events and training
Conferences attended
Contests won Poetry with a tune: English to Greek
Professional practices Irene Koukia endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Bio
German to Greek, English to Greek, English to German, Greek to German volunteer translator Irene Koukia Technical/Economics Translator, Translator Instructor, Web Designer & SEO 140, Ippokratous, GR-11472 Athens, Greece Phone: (+30) 2112344580 | Mobile: (+30) 6974126956 | Email: [email protected] Website: https://lavendergiraffe.com Proz.com | Translators Café | LinkedIn | Academia PERSONAL INFORMATION Place of birth: Germany Citizenship: Greek Native languages: Greek, German Other languages: English, French, Italian, Simplified Technical English ( ASD-STE100 ) STUDIES 2014 – 2025 Hellenic Open University - Business Administration 2012 – 2015 Fernakademie-Klett - Personal & Business Coach 2009 – 2010 ΜΕΤΑFRASI School of Translation - Certificate in Translation 1991 – 1992 IATA/UFTAA Advanced Course - Travel and Tourism Consultant Diploma 1990 – 1991 IATA/UFTAA Standard Course - Foundation in Travel and Tourism Diploma CPD A complete list of my CPD is available on my LinkedIn profile . PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 09/2008–Today Translator /Proofreader at Lavender Giraffe (self-employed at my company). Languages : Greek (native), German (native), English, Simplified Technical English . Specialization : Technical texts, Manuals, IT, Software and hardware, Medical, Medical Devices, Devices and Machinery, Business/Economics, Marketing, SEO. 01/2024 – Today, Web Designer, SEO and full-stack Marketer at Lavender Giraffe 09/2013 – Today, Instructor for Simplified Technical English 06/2022 – 06/2023, Translator instructor at Metafrasma Academy (my own project) 10/2016 – 05/2023, Translator at Metafrasma Ltd., Peterborough, UK (my own company) 09/2011 – 11/2019, Translator instructor on Proz.com (100+ Webinars) 09/2015 – 09/2019, Instructor at meta|φραση School of Translation Studies 04/2012 – 11/2014, TRANSLATORS WITHOUT BORDERS - Project Manager (pro-bono) 11/2007 – 09/2008, TUI HELLAS S.A. – Rhodes & Karpathos, Operation Manager 03/2006 – 11/2007, TUI HELLAS S.A. – Zakynthos, Destination Manager 11/2005 – 02/2006, TUI HELLAS S.A. – Athens, Assistant to Destination Manager 09/2005 – 10/2005, ACTIGLOBE S.A. – Athens, Product Manager for German Market 06/2005 – 08/2005, FREI Travel & Congress S.A. – Athens, Project Management 02/2003 – 06/2005, AMPHITRION HOLIDAYS S.A. – Athens, Area Manager for Cyclades 02/2002 – 11/2002, KAMARI TOURS S.A. – Mykonos, General Manager 01/2001 – 09/2001, G.A.T.S. Travel S.A. – Mykonos, General Manager 02/1999 – 12/2000, PLOTIN TRAVEL S.A. – Mykonos, General Manager 04/1995 – 02/1999, PLOTIN TRAVEL S.A. – Naxos, General Manager 11/1994 – 04/1995, PLOTIN TRAVEL S.A. – Athens, Contracting Department 11/1993 – 11/1994, DOLPHIN HELLAS – Athens, Group department 05/1989 – 10/1993, PLOTIN TRAVEL S.A. – Skiathos, Airport Supervisor / Rep / Reservations PARALLEL EMPLOYMENT 10/1997 – 06/1998, I.E.K. Naxos, Greece – Tutor, Subject of teaching: Tourism I & II (2 semesters) 10/1998 – 05/2000, German Teacher (Freelancer) - All levels 10/1996 – 03/1997, Radio Naxos - Radio Producer BOOK TRANSLATION 04/2010, Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy” by Tina Turbin, (EN-EL), Imaging Publishing Group CONFERENCE SPEAKER 02.05.2019, BP19 Translation Conference , Bologna, Italy, “GDPR and Translators: Easy steps to protect your and your clients’ data”. 30.09.2017, 1st Greek Conference for Translators & Interpreters , Athens, Greece, “Tools & Resources” 06.05.2017, BP17 Translation Conference , Budapest, Hungary, “How to save time by automating frequent tasks” 03.09.2016, Proz.com International Conference , Stockholm, Sweden, “The ‘human’ touch in your translation marketing and client relationships” 30.09.2015, meta|φραση School of Translator Training , Athens, Greece, “The world is your oyster: Πώς να ξεκινήσετε συνεργασίες με πελάτες από το εξωτερικό” QA SOFTWARE ApSIC Xbench (latest version) QA Distiller (latest version) CAT-TOOLS Across (latest version) Alchemy Catalyst Lite (latest version) Déjà Vu X3 (latest version) MemoQ (latest version) Multiterm (latest version) Passolo (latest version) SDL Trados (latest version) Transit NXT (latest version) Wordfast Anywhere Wordfast PRO (latest version)
This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects460
With client feedback13
Corroborated13
100% positive (13 entries)
positive13
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation371
Editing/proofreading62
Software localization15
Website localization5
Training session2
Subtitling2
Transcreation1
Transcription1
Operations management1
Language pairs
German to Greek193
English to Greek166
English to German59
Greek to German46
Greek to English12
German to English8
5
English2
Greek1
Specialty fields
Computers: Software76
Furniture / Household Appliances45
Medical: Instruments39
Computers: Systems, Networks33
Mechanics / Mech Engineering33
Law: Contract(s)29
Business/Commerce (general)27
IT (Information Technology)27
Tourism & Travel21
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs21
Manufacturing20
Internet, e-Commerce19
Telecom(munications)19
Electronics / Elect Eng18
Finance (general)18
Marketing16
Engineering: Industrial15
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng14
Medical (general)14
Computers: Hardware14
Construction / Civil Engineering13
Automotive / Cars & Trucks12
Transport / Transportation / Shipping12
Energy / Power Generation12
Surveying9
Journalism9
Law (general)7
Medical: Pharmaceuticals6
Linguistics6
Education / Pedagogy5
Economics5
Aerospace / Aviation / Space4
Human Resources4
Automation & Robotics4
Engineering (general)3
Retail3
International Org/Dev/Coop3
Poetry & Literature2
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)2
Investment / Securities2
Science (general)2
Botany2
Management2
Medical: Dentistry2
Computers (general)2
Ships, Sailing, Maritime1
Safety1
Metrology1
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings1
Environment & Ecology1
Military / Defense1
Other fields
Medical: Health Care22
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports21
Food & Drink10
Nutrition10
Government / Politics8
Cooking / Culinary7
Cosmetics, Beauty6
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion6
Other6
Advertising / Public Relations4
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters4
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)4
Livestock / Animal Husbandry4
Media / Multimedia3
Real Estate2
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)2
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.2
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama2
Patents2
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright2
Architecture1
Mining & Minerals / Gems1
Philosophy1
Astronomy & Space1
Geology1
Sports / Fitness / Recreation1
Music1
Printing & Publishing1
Names (personal, company)1
Religion1
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting1
Insurance1
Medical: Cardiology1
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