TRANSLATIONS
Translations from English to Swedish and from Swedish to English
Contact:
Johanna Hongell-Darsee
P.O. BOX 11175
Albuquerque, NM 87192
Phone: (505) 294-4567
Fax: (435) 518-8087
http://johanna.itgo.com/custom.html
I am working as a freelance translator since 2003. I have done translations for among others Harper's Magazine, The World Bank, Bowne, Robinson & Lawing LLP, Nelle's Translations, Ultra Translate, TransPerfect Translation Services, Spectrum Translations, and ALS International. I have translated documents and articles in the areas of among others; law, technology, humanities, arts, business and sales.
My native language is Swedish. I have worked in both English and Swedish for about 20 years and I live in the United States since 2001.
My other profession is as a storyteller. As such I regularly translate my material of folktales, myths, and ballads from Swedish into English.
I have worked in English through my profession in theater, dance and storytelling since 1985.
LANGUAGES:
English to Swedish
Swedish (Native) to English
EQUIPMENT:
HP ADM Athlon (tm)64 Processor 3200+, 637 MHz, 1.00GB of RAM
High Speed Internet
Windows XP
Microsoft; Word, Excel, Power Point, Front Page, Publisher
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Wordfast
SDLX-light
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE:
My main areas of expertise are:
Arts and Humanities
Business and Sales
I also have extensive experience translating legal, medical and technical documents.
DAILY AVERAGE OUTPUT:
3000 words
RATES:
Translating: $ 0.11 per source word
Translating rush job: $ 0.14 per source word
Translating minimum fee for short documents: $ 33.00
Proofreading: $ 0.05 per word or $35 per hour
Interpreting, editing: $45 per hour
CLIENTS:
Ultra Translate, Altamonte Springs, FL
Nelle's Translations, Chicago,IL
World Bank, Washington, DC
Certified Translation NET
New-Global Translations, New York
Harper's Magazine, New York, NY
ALS International, New York, NY
Roseanne Murphy
Language Line Services, Monterey, CA
Legal Language Services, New York, NY
TransPerfect Translations, New York, NY
Starlingua, London, United Kingdom
Robinson & Lawing, Winston-Salem, NC
Atlas Translation Service, Glendale, CA
Bowne Translation Services, New York, NY
Translationbooth, UK
Spectrum Translation, Lieden, Netherlands
Ord och Stil, Johanneshov, Sweden
Datawords, Saint-Ouen, France
Able Translations, Canada
Sajan, USA
Pacific Caption, Phoenix AZ
Lan Do, San Fransisco, CA
(See references below)
TRANSLATION PROJECTS:
Business:
Memos
Surveys
Minutes of Board of Directors
Articles
Work Certificates
Employment Agreements
Websites
Brochures
Advertising
Marketing
Financial:
Corporation Tax Returns
Auditor's Reports
Articles
Brochures
Legal:
Birth Certificates
Death Certificates
Marriage Certificates
Divorce Papers Summons
Complaints
Police Reports
Technical:
Product Warranties
Patents
Press Releases
Websites
Manuals
Medical:
Medical Records
Patents
Manuals
Advertisements
Other:
Letters from Beginning of 20 Century
Medieval Ballads
Article on Mythological Monsters
Report Cards
Degrees
INTERPRETING:
Telephone interpreting, Swedish - English: Banking, Medical, Travel, Social Services
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2001 - Present Self Employed Albuquerque, NM
Performing, Translating, Writing, Teaching, Promotion
Translated Medieval Ballads from Swedish into English
Written a book in English on Dance Theory
Adapted Scandinavian Myths and Folktales into Storytelling Performances for an English Speaking audience
Given performances around USA at festivals, theatres, universities, museums, libraries and schools
Taught Storytelling Theater, Dance and Dance Theory
Produced promotional material for the Health Food Store
1990-2000 Teater Bava Malmo, Sweden
Director, Performer, Advertising
Founder and Artistic as well as Administrative Director
Produced over 20 performances
Given over 700 performances touring Sweden and Europe
Done promotional work for the company
1993-1994 Theatre Spirale Geneva, Switzerland
Actor and Dancer
Performed in both French and English and toured Europe and in USA
1992 Atelier Recherche Theatre des Origines Geneva, Switzerland
Actor and Dancer
Performed in both French and English and toured Europe
1989-1991 Proffice Malmo, Sweden
Administrative and secretarial work
PUBLICATIONS:
East Indian Dance, Bharata Natyam Theory
Articles on Storytelling
Newsletter Editor for Storytellers of New Mexico
EDUCATION:
2005 Language Line Services Telephone Interpreter Training
1987-1999 Pradakshina and Abhinayasudha, Chennai, India, East Indian Dance and Mime
1984-1985 Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris, France, Theater and Mime
1982-1983 Teater Studion Stockholm, Sweden, Theater and Mime
1979-1980 Sorbonne, Paris, France, French
1976-1979 Fyrisskolan, Uppsala, Sweden, Basic Administrative Education