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Additional work areas: Arts and Humanities (general) • Automotive Industry/Cars & Trucks • Building & Construction • Business/Commerce (general) • Cinema, Film, TV, Drama • Computer Software • Computers (general) • Copywriting • Engineering: (general) • Engineering: Civil & Hydraulic • Engineering: Electrical • European Union • IT / E-Commerce / Internet • Law (general) • Law: Contracts • Machinery & Tools • Medical (general) • Real Estate • Travel & Tourism

About me

My name is Georgi Enev, an English <> Bulgarian freelancer based in Bulgaria.

I have been in the translation industry for nearly 28 years now and have extensive experience in translating a variety of subjects. The volume of the translation work that I have done so far is in the range of thousands of pages.

Education

Experience

Dates: 1998 - 2004
Occupation or position held: Full-time translator/interpreter
Main activities and responsibilities: Translation/interpretation from English to Bulgarian and vice-versa.
Name and address of employer: Kaliakra AD (a company of Bunge) 67, 25th September Blvd., Dobrich 9300, Bulgaria
Type of business or sector: Oilseed crushing and processing, vegetable oil production.

Dates: 1987 - 1990
Occupation or position held: Full-time translator/interpreter
Main activities and responsibilities: Translation/interpretation from English to Bulgarian and vice-versa.
Name and address of employer: Metal-Mayak Engineering Enterprise, headquartered in Dobrich, Bulgaria, out of business now.
Type of business or sector: Military.

Dates: 1983 - 1986
Occupation or position held: Full-time translator/interpreter
Main activities and responsibilities: Translation/interpretation from English to Bulgarian and vice-versa.
Name and address of employer: Agrocomplect Engineering Organization, headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, operating in Libya in the 1980s, out of business now.
Type of business or sector: Poultry breeding, poultry meat processing.

• I have a wealth of over 28 years' experience as a translator and interpreter (part-time and full-time) from English to Bulgarian and Bulgarian to English;
• Strong linguistic background (University Degree in English Linguistics and Literature, and some time spent living in English speaking countries, the UK and US);
• Experienced in written and oral translations in a wide range of subjects:
  - technical translation: operating, maintenance and troubleshooting manuals, technical   specifications, catalogues, international quality standards;
  - commercial translation: business correspondence, agreements, bids, price-lists;
  - banking & financial translation: banking documents, financial reports, subscription forms of financial products, loan contracts;
  - legal translation: contracts, tender documentation, technical expertise, certificates, notary deeds, personal documents;
  - scientific translation: healthcare product documentation, pharmaceutical leaflets, medical reports;
  - advertising & marketing translation: brochures, leaflets, company prospectuses, marketing surveys, advertisements.
  - technical & liaison interpreting.

My previous translation and interpretation work includes a lot of travelling and working as a freelancer and full-time translator/interpreter abroad (England, the US, France, Israel, Hungary, Poland, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Turkey).

One piece of translation I am particularly proud of is my translation of the novel AMOK by George Fox, published by the Royal-77 Publishing House, Varna, in 1993.

I am a proficient user of MS Office package, Adobe Acrobat and CAT tools, such as Trados, Wordfast and SDLX.

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