I’m Jillian Kostora da Silva, professional translator and owner of JK Spanish & Portuguese Translation Services since 2012. I’ve been working with languages for over 15 years and have loved every minute of it. I am a member in good standing of the American Translators Association with a specialization in marketing and e-commerce, product listing, product description, and ingredient label translations, with a focus on the food & beverage and food (nutritional) supplement industries. Hello, Amazon & eBay sellers!

Language pairs:
Spanish ↔ English ↔ Portuguese
Spanish ↔ Portuguese

I work alternatively from two locations:
Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil and New Hartford, New York, USA

English is my native language and I am fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. I possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish & History from Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY, where I graduated cum laude. I continued my studies and acheived a certificate in Dreamweaver/Flash web design from Comfamiliar Risaralda in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia and am currently working on a Specialized Certificate in Translation (Spa-Eng) at the University of California San Diego Extension, in the La Jolla area of San Diego, CA (to be completed in December 2017). As well as being a member of the ATA, I am a volunteer member of the Mohawk Valley Latino Association (MVLA) in Utica, NY where I volunteer my services as a translator. My most important and most loved acheivement by far in life is my son, Cristóvão, who makes regular apperances on my Facebook page on the holidays to offer best wishes to my fans, followers and clients. Please feel free to connect with my Facebook page for regular news and updates!

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
• SDL Trados 2015, ABBYY, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, Xsellco, Amazon Seller Central, Microsoft Expressions

PUBLICATIONS
• Opposing Forces by Aldivan Teixeira Torres – Novel – Translator
• The Nazis and Evil: The Annihilation of the Human Being by Ana Rubio-Serrano – Novel – Translator