Working languages:
English to French
Greek to French
English to Greek

Savvas SEIMANIDIS
30-year experience in EN-FR translation

France
Local time: 00:40 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: Greek Native in Greek, French Native in French
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Interpreting, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Transcription, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
ManagementAutomotive / Cars & Trucks
Finance (general)Medical (general)
Business/Commerce (general)Marketing / Market Research
Law: Contract(s)International Org/Dev/Coop
Engineering (general)Law (general)

Rates
English to French - Rates: 0.06 - 0.09 EUR per word / 15 - 19 EUR per hour
Greek to French - Rates: 0.05 - 0.09 EUR per word / 14 - 18 EUR per hour
English to Greek - Rates: 0.05 - 0.09 EUR per word / 15 - 19 EUR per hour
French to Greek - Rates: 0.06 - 0.09 EUR per word / 15 - 19 EUR per hour

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 1530, Questions answered: 670
Blue Board entries made by this user  33 entries

Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, Money order, Check, PAYPAL
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Glossaries Accounting, ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE, Affaires sociales, Agricultural machines, AIR TRANSPORTS, APPAREILS ELECTROMENAGERS, Business contracts, business/finance EN>GR, Cars & trucks, Cars and trucks - English to Greek

Translation education Master's degree - UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER-FACULTE DE LETTRES ET SCIENCES HUMAINES
Experience Years of experience: 38. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2011.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to French (UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER III - FACULTE DE LETTRES)
French to Greek (UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER III - PAUL VALERY)
English to Greek (University School of Commercial Studies)
Greek to French (UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLER III - PAUL VALERY )
French to English (Université de Montpellier III- Paul Valéry)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, SDL Tag Editor 2007, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio
Professional practices Savvas SEIMANIDIS endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.1).
Bio
- More than thirty years of professional translation and interpreting experience.
- High-level qualification : M.B.A., MA level in French linguistics and literature.

- HIGH-LEVEL SPECIALIZATION AND LONG-TIME EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS :
=> automotive/cars, trucks, motorcycles, industrial vehicles
=> general engineering (electrical tools, power generators, power transformers, central heating, solar energy houseware equiment)
=> economics
=> marketing
=> management
=> finance
=> legal documents
=> business contracts,
=> International organizations (European Union, U.N.O., F.A.O....)
=> Defence (armoured vehicles, patrol boats/missile launchers, helicopters, military aviation)
=> medical (general, neurology, orthopedics...) /pharmaceutical (PIL & SmPC)
=> linguistics, history, arts
=> education/pedagogy
=> architecture

- Marketing consultant in the automotive/industrial vehicles/spare part market.
- French language and literature, history and geography high school teacher, since 1991.
- Very competitive fees, availability, accuracy, perfect completion, commitment, partnership spirit.

- SOME TRANSLATION/PROOFREADING PROJECTS COMPLETED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS IN MY CORE EXPERTISE FIELDS :

a. AUTOMOTIVE/CARS & TRUCKS/INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES
=> August 2011: FIRST LINE/Borg & Beck web site, 4,600 words, EN>FR, Wolfestone translations, U.K.
=> November 2012: Chrysler 6.7 L diesel engine's servicing manual, 11,600 words, EN>FR, ITTranslations, Spain
=> Decermber 2012 to May 2013 : Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli owner's manuals, English>French, over 60,000 words, Imagine Translations, Italy
=> October 2012: ISUZU 39 T truck owner's manual, EN>FR, 4200 words, Eurocom-China
=> September 2013: Harley Davidson Electra Glide trike owner's manual, EN>FR, Parenty-Reitmeier, Canada
=> October 2015: SOGEFI technical manual about engine filtration, English>French, 9118 words, LEXTRAD, Spain
=> April 2016: Bus safety instructions manual / EN>FR / 2,730 words, LAN BRIDGE/China
=> November 2016 : Groupe RENAULT, servicing manual & term base/ 12,490 words/ RephraseRZ : India

b. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

=> June 2013 : European Union legal/technical rule relative to heating system maintenance and annnual inspection, 18000 words, from Greek into French, Euroscript International, France
=> October 2013 : Report to the European Trade Institute, 3280 words, Greek > French, Paspartu translations, Greece
=> August 2014 : European Court/European comission vs Greece - 5300 words - Greek>French, PASPARTU -Greece
=> November 2015 : European Commission project/Family benefits Policy - EN>FR, 11,000 words, A LEX EXPERT - Hungary / This translation has been awarded a VERY GOOD assessment output from behalf of the European Commission

c. MANAGEMENT
=> August 2013 : E-learning program management, 10575 words, EN>FR, May Flower Translations, Bangalore, India
=> January 2014 : Salesmen assessment questionary, English>Greek, 1447 words, OMG, USA
=> April 2015 : DELPHI HR management, English>French, 9849 words, LAS, Detroit, USA

d. MARKETING
=> September 2013 : Microsoft training manual, EN>FR, 34750 words, METAFRASTIKI, Greece
=> January 2013 : GEOVIA-DASSAULT SYSTEMES-Sales conditions and services providing, EN>FR, 4800 words - Art One, Vancouver, Canada
=> September 2014: Marketing e-training of the TOPSHOP staff, EN>FR, 3247 words, Brightlines, U.K.
=>September 2014: Agricultural products promotion brochure, GR>FR, 1060 words, PASPARTU, Greece

e. BUSINESS CONTRACTS
=> November 2013 : Business contract, English > French, 1180 words, Wolfestone Translations, UK
=> November 2013 : Texas University, Technology transfer seminar, English > French, 19 000 words, Translation Team System, Turkey
=> December 2013 : License Agreement template, Texas University, English>French, 10757 words, TranslationTeam System, Turkey
=> March 2014 : Business contract, English>French, 1626 words, Traexpressinc. Canada
=> April 2015 : Articles of association of a Greek company, Greek>French, 3500 words, LCI, France
=> September 2016 : Royal Dutch Shell - Ivory Coast government agreement / EN>FR / 4,452 words / Royal Translations - Netherlands

f. LEGAL DOCUMENTS
=> January 2013: European Commission directive relevant to child protection legislation, EN>FR, 26350 words, A-LEX Expert, Hungary
=> Mars 2013: Auction terms and conditions, EN>FR, 1850 words, WOLFESTONE Translations, U.K.
=> February 2014 : Belgian law relevant to the tobacco market, French>Greek, 3942 words, Metafrastiki, Greece

g. GENERAL ENGINEERING
=> February 2014 : Technical manual, English>French, 3875 words, ORCO, Greece
=> March 2014 : Hyundai power transformer technical manual, English>French, 11778 words
=> March 2014 : RAZOR Co Ltd, USA, Go-Kart, owner's manual, English>French, 1727 words
=> May 2016 : ORMAZABAL, electromecanical Equipment operating manual/ EN>FR/11,570 words/ADAPTA/Spain
=> July 2016 : Climax portable boring machine operating manual/ EN >FR/10,645 words/ LC Language services-Germany
=> September 2016 : Climax portable milling machine operating manual/ EN>FR / 12,805 words / LC Language services - Germany
=> November 2016 : Renault group servicing manual / EN>FR / 12,490 words / REPHRASERZ / India

h. MEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL
=>February 2012: Vascular prosthesis (Polymaille flow heparin) instructions manual, 6196 words-ANYWORD Translations-France
=>October 2012: TULI'S orthopedics web site - 2750 words - TENEO Linguistics -Texas -USA -
=>February 2013: Perouse Medical, cardiology surgery device - 9400 words - ANYWORD Tr. - France
=> May 2014: FOSALEN osteoporosis treatment - 3650 words - SciScol Translations - Greece
=> September 2014: PROLIA osteoporosis tratment - 1200 words - Folio TS - India

i. FINANCE/INVESTMENTS/BANKING
=>February 2012: Myriad group public offer - 3367 words - Codex Global - U.K.
=> September 2013: Crédit Agricole/Mutual fund branch-6300 words-JLV Translations - France
=> September 2014: Small world investment company - Articles of association - 8306 words - London Russian Translations -London-
=> January 2015: Barclay's Bank confidential report, English>French, 10,064 words, EK Transaltions, UK

j. DEFENCE/MILITARY EQUIPMENT
=> 1980: Translation of instructions manuals relevant to the telecom. systems of the Kortenaer class frigates/EN>GR/Greek Navy-Ministry of defence
=>1982: Translation of large parts of a French supersonic fighter's instructions manuals / FR>GR & EN>GR / Greek Ministry of defence
=>1985: Instructions manual of a French production light armoured vehicle purchased by the Greek armed forces/FR>GR & EN>GR/Greek Ministry of defence
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Total pts earned: 1545
PRO-level pts: 1530


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Apr 19, 2022



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