Member since Apr '07

Working languages:
German to English
Russian to English
French to English

Geoff Williams
IT, electronics and speech PhD: DE/RU/FR

Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

Native in: English (Variant: British) Native in English
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Jul 13, 2021 (posted via ProZ.com):  Just completed patent opposition claims from Russian relating to mobile phone software. ...more, + 2 other entries »
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Geoff Williams, PhD. German-English / Russian-English Technical Translation
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Translation, Website localization, Software localization, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Computers: Systems, NetworksComputers: Software
PatentsElectronics / Elect Eng
LinguisticsPhysics
Telecom(munications)IT (Information Technology)

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Rates
German to English - Rates: 0.09 - 0.20 EUR per word / 30 - 75 EUR per hour
Russian to English - Rates: 0.10 - 0.22 EUR per word / 35 - 60 EUR per hour
French to English - Rates: 0.08 - 0.10 EUR per word / 25 - 40 EUR per hour

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 46, Questions answered: 22, Questions asked: 9
Project History 16 projects entered    3 positive feedback from outsourcers

Blue Board entries made by this user  11 entries

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Translation education Master's degree - SOAS
Experience Years of experience: 17. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2007. Became a member: Apr 2007.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials German to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists)
German to English (SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies - Univ. of London))
Russian to English (A Level Grade A/A)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Audacity/CoolEdit, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio
Website http://www.ucl.ac.uk/centras/people/dr-geoff-williams
Professional practices Geoff Williams endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.1).
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
  • Help or teach others with what I have learned over the years
  • Improve my productivity
Bio

English:
I'm a native English speaker, based in SE England, with BSc in Electronics, (with technical German option), plus eight years' professional experience in electronics industry.
I also have a PhD in computational linguistics (automatic speech recognition) and 20+ years' experience in academic and commercial research covering automatic speech recognition, programming in C/C++, speech perception, computer animation, linguistic theory, and acoustic phonetics. I have several publications in these fields.
I have been a Translation Tutor for German-to-English on the
University College London MSc in Technical Translation since October 2007. (Formerly at Imperial College until Oct 1st 2013)
With German to British Insitute of Linguists' Intermediate Standard and 15 years' freelance experience all told, I offer high-quality, on-time translation of patents, technical documents, scientific papers, as well as contracts and general documents from German, French and Russian to English. 

My specialist fields are (semiconductor) electronics, information technology / Comp. Sci. incl. software localisation, speech and signal processing, electrical engineering esp. automation and control, fibre optics and lasers, telecommunications, software documentation, and related fields.
References available from previous and existing clients (including RWS Group) and Technical Translation Agency GmbH, Austria.


This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 46
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Language (PRO)
German to English46
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering42
Law/Patents4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Computers: Software27
Electronics / Elect Eng15
IT (Information Technology)4

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects16
With client feedback3
Corroborated3
100% positive (3 entries)
positive3
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation13
Editing/proofreading3
Language pairs
German to English9
Russian to English3
French to English1
Specialty fields
Electronics / Elect Eng8
Computers: Software7
Telecom(munications)4
Physics2
Education / Pedagogy1
Automation & Robotics1
Science (general)1
Computers: Hardware1
Computers: Systems, Networks1
Energy / Power Generation1
IT (Information Technology)1
Government / Politics1
Medical: Instruments1
Engineering (general)1
Law: Contract(s)1
Printing & Publishing1
Mechanics / Mech Engineering1
Other fields
Business/Commerce (general)1
Engineering: Industrial1
Medical: Pharmaceuticals1
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng1
Accounting1
Marketing / Market Research1
SAP1
Manufacturing1
Computers (general)1
Keywords: Micro-electronics, semiconductors, control engineering, linguistics, signal processing, acoustics, speech technology, fibre optics, lasers, speech recognition. See more.Micro-electronics, semiconductors, control engineering, linguistics, signal processing, acoustics, speech technology, fibre optics, lasers, speech recognition, software localisation, patents, telecommunications, telecomms, accurate reliable technical translations, contracts, German, Russian, Deutsch, Russisch, Русский-англиский переводчик. See less.


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Jul 13, 2021