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Professional experience in English-Polish and Polish-English translation
- freelancing for leading global translation agencies:
- clinical trials (documentation, procedures for IMPs; clients, discharge summaries, EC documents)
- chemistry, biology, biotechnology (procedures, manuals, MSDS, process charts, scientific papers, legal matters, European Community documents),
- pharmacy (procedures, process charts, authorizations, scientific papers, legal matters etc., PILs, SPCs according to EMA)
- patent documents (patent specifications, disputes, letters: chemistry, pharmacy, medicine, biotechnology, technology)
- environmental protection (design descriptions, abatement systems, design reviews)
- technical documents (manuals: analytical equipment, such as spectrometers, analyzers, etc.)
- proofreading of scientific publications
current count: 50,000 pages
Major clients
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Bruker Polska
- Sebia
- Novartis
- Polservice Kancelaria Rzeczników Patentowych
- Polpharma
- Promega
- Siemens
- BIG (Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen)
- Quintiles
- Covance
- Polfa Warszawa
- Bioton
- Procter&Gamble
- Parexel
- Sanofi
Education
- Ph.D. in linguistics, 2011
- Ph.D. thesis: “Retrieval of lexicographic information form large text collections. Based on a scientific journal”
- Ph.D. thesis: “Retrieval of lexicographic information form large text collections. Based on a scientific journal”
Graduate studies at the Institute of Linguistics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, from 2005 - M.A. in English Language and Literature, 2005
- M.A. thesis: “Translating the Encyclopedia Britannica: Assessment of domain specialists as technical translators,” 2005
- B.A. in English Language and Literature, 2003
- B.A. thesis: “Aspects of Technical Translation,” 2003
- M.Sc. Maxima cum Laude in Chemistry, 2002
- M.Sc. thesis: “Yellow Lupine Cytokinin Binding Protein: Mutagenesis, Cloning, Expression, Purification,” with honors, 2002
- M.Sc. studies at the Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, 1997-2002
Awards, honors, scholarships
- Medal of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, 2002
- Scholarship of the Minister of Education of Poland for outstanding learning results and achievements in scientific research, 2001
- Scholarship of the Minister of Education of Poland for outstanding learning results and achievements in scientific research, 2000
- Scholarship of the Minister of Education of Poland for outstanding learning results and achievements in scientific research, 1999
- Distinguished Alumnus Medal of Karol Marcinkowski High School, Poznań, Poland, 1997
- Finalist of the Chemistry Olympiad, 1996
Scholarships abroad
- Research Assistant at the Faculty of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, VA, USA, 2001
Languages
- Polish – native
- English – proficient (CPE, grade A, 2002)
- German – intermediate
- Spanish – basic
Software
- MS Office
- Wordfast
- SDL Trados Studio
Hobbies and interests
- outdoor photography
- piano playing
- gourmet cooking
- natural sciences
- birdwatching
- mountains and travels, member of the Academic Mountain Club “Halny”