Miria Fernandes

Current

Senior Technical Translator at Mel Translation Services

Past

Training Coordinator at SAS Institute Australia
Translator at Portuguese in Australia
Risk Analyst at American Express Australia

Customer Liaison Officer at American Express
Language Teacher - Portuguese & English at various

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Education

University of Sydney
University of New South Wales
University of Sao Paulo

Universidade de São Paulo

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Industry

Translation and Localization

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Miria Fernandes’s Summary

* Translation from Portuguese into English (and vice versa) of manuals, websites, educational legal and personal documents, marketing material, letters, scripts, reports, articles, essays, product descriptions, government forms etc.
* Specialized in mining, commodities and environment.
* Proofreading of translations from Portuguese into English (and vice versa)
* Voice over
* Subtitling

Miria Fernandes’s Specialties:

* translation projects for mining and environment
* project management of large translation assignments
* localization of mining and environment documents
* recruit of specialized translators for large projects
* negotiation with translation clients (both corporate and individuals)
* preparation of budgets for translation projects
* preparation of tenders for governmental expression of interest
* preparation of proposal for grant offers for community projects involving foreign languages

Miria Fernandes’s Experience

Senior Technical Translator

Mel Translation Services

(Translation and Localization industry)

February 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)

More than 10 years experience in technical translation in mining, environment and commodities.
NAATI Accreditation for Portuguese<>English.
Free sample upon request.
Training Coordinator

SAS Institute Australia

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

October 2007 — June 2009 (1 year 9 months)

The Education Department at SAS is responsible for training staff, partners and customers in the various skills necessaries to a comprehensive use of the SAS software capabilities in programming, analytics and business intelligence.
As the Coordinator of this Department, I am responsible for all the logistics involved to make these courses happen successfully in Australia and New Zealand.
Translator

Portuguese in Australia

(Translation and Localization industry)

2003 — 2009 (6 years )
Risk Analyst

American Express Australia

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

December 2005 — October 2007 (1 year 11 months)

* Analysing claims for refund of lost or stolen travellers cheques for customers travelling in Europe, Middle East and Africa, managing potential frauds. Focus on Portuguese and Spanish speaking customers.
* Liaising with banks and representatives globally during the review of claims.
Customer Liaison Officer

American Express

(Translation and Localization industry)

2005 — 2007 (2 years )
Language Teacher - Portuguese & English

various

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

February 1992 — November 2005 (13 years 10 months)

Teaching Portuguese and English for children, teenagers and adults both in Brazil and Australia at private schools, government schools and private tuition.

Miria Fernandes’s Education

University of Sydney

Master of Teaching , Education , 2002 — 2005

Bankstown Senior College teaching English as a Second Language.
Mount Saint Benedict Girls School teaching Secondary English.
St Pius X Boys School teaching Secondary English.
Work experience at institutions for students with special needs.

Activities and Societies:

Additional subjects in Primary English and Primary English as a Second Language.
Member of PETA - Primary English Teacher's Association
Member of New South Wales Teacher's Federation
University of New South Wales

Certificate of Community Language Teaching , Education , 2004 — 2004

off campus study

Activities and Societies:

Essays on language teaching using communicative approach.
University of Sao Paulo

Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Tourism , Tourism, Environment , 1997 — 1998

State grant for the development of ecotouristic routes in Ilha Comprida, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Dissertation on ecotouristic routes and sustainability in Ilha Comprida, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Research scholarship on Nightlife of the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Research scholarship on Establishment of Federal Protected Rural Properties.

Activities and Societies:

Field trips to ecotouristic destinations in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo

Bachelor of Arts in Translation , Languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish) , 1992 — 1996

Graduated with Honors in Literature.
Dissertation in Brazilian Contemporary Literature.

Activities and Societies:

Tutoring in Portuguese and English grammar.

Additional Information

Miria Fernandes’s Websites:

Miria Fernandes’s Interests:

education, languages, photography, movies, travelling, wines, philanthropy

Miria Fernandes’s Groups:

AUSIT Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators Inc.
ABCD Association for Brazilian Bilingual Children's Development
BraCCA Brazilian Community Council of Australia