Education
2006: Ph. D. in Linguistics, University of Southern California
2000: MA in Linguistics, University of Southern California
1990, 1991, 1997, 1998: Swedish courses at the Swedish Institute, Stockholm and the University of Uppsala, Sweden
1992: BA in English and Romanian, University of Bucharest, Romania
1984: MS in Biochemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania

Professional experience
1990 - 2000: certified translator in Bucharest, Romania
1992 - 2005: teaching activity (University of Southern California, University of Bucharest, Romania) – English, Romanian, Swedish and Linguistics classes
2006 - : freelance translator, United States

Computer skills
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Adobe Acrobat Professional, TRADOS

Languages
Source languages: Romanian, English, Swedish
Target languages: Romanian (native), English

Certification, accreditations
Certified translator (Romanian Ministry of Culture, Romanian Ministry of Justice)

Areas of specialization
Medical, Scientific (chemistry, biochemistry), Engineering and computers, Legal (Patents), Immigration

Recent relevant projects
- technical documentation for Kodak RIS medical imaging system (29,000 words, Swedish > English)
- Aker Yards presentation and magazine (23,000+ words, English > Romanian)
- translation of over 350 technical and medical patents and patent abstracts (Romanian > English) for the European Patent Office (EPO)
- instruction brochures for DuPont de Nemours and Leica devices (English > Swedish, English > Romanian)
- cordless phone survey for Siemens (over 12,000 words, Swedish > English)
- ongoing contract with the U.S. Social Security Administration for translating retirement claims papers (Romanian, Swedish > English)
- user’s manuals for GE Healthcare medical imaging systems (over 40,000 words, Romanian > English)
- STAAR Surgical implantable lens instructions (over 5,000 words, Romanian > English)
- Biosense Webster catheter manuals (over 10,000 words, English > Romanian)
- Invivo MR imaging coil manual (over 7,000 words, English > Romanian)
- Collamer implantable lens manual (over 5,000 words, English > Romanian)
- translation of a novel (The Pig Hunt by P C Jersild, Swedish > Romanian) - to appear at Institutul European Publishing House, Bucharest, Romania
- EHS and process deviation documentation for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (over 12,000 words, Swedish > English)

Professional memberships
Linguistic Society of America, American Translators Association