Education
Oct 2009 – Jun 2010
Metafrasi School of Translation Studies
52 Akadimias st, GR10679 Athens (Greece)
Text translation from English to Greek and vice versa.
History of translation
Principles of translation theory
Research and documentation methodology (hard copy and electronic tools, internet resources)
Text analysis and techniques for handling various translation problems
Translation of semi-specialized and specialized texts (scientific, technological, literary, business, legal as well as texts from the European Union and the Humanities)
Introduction to translation memories and software as well as website localization
Oct 2000 – Jun 2002
Avgerinopoulou Institute of Education (Private Institute of Education)
10 Chalkokondili st., GR10587 Athens (Greece)
Nursery Teacher
Baby nursing
Psychology
First aids
Children's Literature
Pediatrics
Fine Arts - Music – Theatre
Work Experience
Greek Transcription Project (Edit)
Lionbridge
www.lionbridge.com
Greek Transcription Project
Lionbridge
www.lionbridge.com
Localization of a car parking website
ParkCloud
www.parkcloud.com
Post editing text from customer service / Sporting Bet domain
Post editing text from Travel domain
SDL Language Weaver
www.sdl.com
Post editing “Aviation Software” caption translations
SDL Language Weaver
www.sdl.com
Software installer translation (Veetle TV)
One Hour Translation
www.onehourtranslation.com
Early childhood assistant
Nursery school “Kontorevithoulis” (Theodoratou Christina)
10 Parnithos st, GR11257 Kipseli (Attiki, Greece)
Babysitting
Languages
Certificate of Proficiency in English (2006)
Greek – Mother tongue
Computer knowledge
ECDL Core, including MS-Windows, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Access & Internet.
ECDL WebStarter (HTML, MS-Front Page)
Adobe Photoshop
Interests
Literature
Jigsaw Puzzles
Movies
Traveling abroad
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Author review: Georgia Gkegka is a rare gem in the world of translation...clever and creative in her word artistry. Thank you Georgia for an imaginative and enjoyable read! |
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Author review: Georgia is professional and easy to work with. She completed the translation within the agreed time frame. I recommend Georgia for translation from English to Greek. |
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Author review: I am excited and so very grateful to Georgia Gkegka for providing me with an excellent translation of my book. Highly rated! |
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