GERMAN - Czech - GermaN
English - Czech - English
Translations and Interpreting
GERMAN - Czech - GermaN
English - Czech - English
Translations and Interpreting
Mgr. Ivo Zíka
Husova 788
CZ-53701 Chrudim
...finding
the right word, not the almost right one.
ivo.zika@tiscali.cz
+420.777.999.770
Translation experience:
2003+ full-time freelance translator and interpreter
1990–2002 occasional translator and interpreter
Services and way of work:
Translations into Czech
Translations into German, translations
into English: proof-read by native speaker
Electronic data exchange
Documents/data treated in confidence and
never provided to third party
Questionable terminology and language use consulted with experts, internet
research
Interpreting europewide/worldwide
Fields of specialization:
Mechanical and measuring/control engineering, automotive, packaging and labeling,
automation, household appliances,
technology, building
industries, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, work safety, transport,
logistics, travel, environment, waste treatment, hardware,
information systems, internet, movie and subtitles, news articles
Exhibitions and fairs, product leaflets and catalogues, operation manuals,
technical documentation, maintenance, websites, (online) marketing and
advertisement, business and private correspondence
No translations in law, insurance and economics
Capacity:
6-9 pages per day, c. 2.500 words (standard
page 1.800 characters incl. spaces, approximately 250 words);
in special cases up to 6.500 words per day
Prices and
payments:
0,08-0,10
EUR/word depending on volume, difficulty
and format of source text; TM
use upon request
Proof-reading 30 EUR/hour
Interpreting upon request
Price and delivery time fixed first, once confirmed, the deal is bound
Invoice due within
14 days after date of issue
SHA bank transfer to the Czech Republic
Registered VAT payer (Czech
Republic, EU)
VATIN: CZ7211220566
Trade Register Number: 72962089
HW equipment:
Cable connection to internet 24/7, PC Athlon
Dual Core 5000+,
display area 3x 1920x1080 pixels,
notebook Intel Core i5, MacBook, iMac, scanner, printer,
CD/DVD burner
SW equipment:
Win 10, Win
8.1,
Win 7
(CZ, DE, US)
+ MS Office
2007/2010;
Ubuntu;
macOS High Sierra;
CAT Tools - SDL Trados Studio 2017, 2014, 2011 FL and Suite 2007
FL (8.3);
memoQ 2015;
FrameMaker,
DTP upon request
Languages:
Working languages - Czech
(native), German (M.A.), English
Languages of interest - Russian, Slovak, Polish, Korean
Professional
experience:
2003+:
Freelance translator and interpreter
2003: Export manager in HVAC branch
1998-2002: Export and project manager in chemical branch
1994-1998: GSL teacher
Education:
1992-1998:
University of Pardubice, M.A., teaching German as a
Second Language
1991-1992:
University of Olomouc, German Studies and Politics
1987-1991:
Gymnasium of Pardubice, graduation exam - Czech, German, Russian, Civil
Engineering
Other courses:
2006-2010:
University of
Pardubice, English for Business; incl. seminars of Czech orthography, graphemics
and stylistics
2007-2008:
University of Madeira, English for Business
Last update: 08.02.2019
ivo.zika@tiscali.cz