Katarzyna (Kasha) Litynska   

Freelance Polish Language Translator/Interpeter - Pollingua, Redmond, WA

translating, interpreting, editing, copyediting, proofreading

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• Over 10 years of translating and on site or over-the-phone interpreting experience
• Practical knowlege of Wordfast,Trados including Multiterm and Win-Align

• Certified by Washington State DSHS as Social Services and Medical Interpreter

• Proffessional, pleasant presence, oral communication skills and excellent customer 

  service abilities

• Near native proficiency in English language and deep understanging of American and 

  British culture

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• General correspondence: letters, personal documents
• Official documents: certificates, forms
• General business, marketing
• Academic (social sciences, arts, humanities)
• Social Services, HR, Education
• General Medical: forms, instructions, records
• IT and telecomunnications
• Journalism (into Polish only)

PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Translator Association ATA
• Polish Translators Association STP
• Member of Proz.com (Profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/25950)
• Washington State Notary Public

EDUCATION:

• Master's Degree in Education and Social Work, University of Lodz, Poland (1992)
• Translating and Interpreting Programe, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA (2001)
• Localization Certificate, University of Washington Extension/Seattle, WA (2002)
• Seminars offered by BCC, Notis and WITS such as:

              Medical Interpretation - 2000

              Terminology Management -2001

              Interpeting for Depositions-2002  and others...

• Web/Graphic Design Programe - selected courses, Seattle Central Community  College

              (2001)

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Hardware:

PC (Hevelet Packard)

Cable internet connection

Laser printer

Scanner

Software:

MS Windows Vista

Office 2007 Professional (English/Polish)

Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Wordfast 5.0

Trados 7.0

Plantronic T-10 Corded Headset Telephone, dedicated phone line for telephonic intepretation only