Working languages:
English to Spanish
Spanish (monolingual)
Spanish to English

María Eugenia Wachtendorff
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates

Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Local time: 14:02 -04 (GMT-4)

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish
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A Bilingual Secretary with a degree from Universidad Catolica de Chile, I practiced my profession from 1973 through 1990, always assisting Chilean and American senior executive officers who required me to translate business correspondence and technical literature into their respective native languages.

Two years with Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP), five with Dimacofi S.A. -an office equipment importer/distributor, and eight years with The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (Chile Branch), gave me the chance to enhance my working competencies through hands-on experiences in most of my employers' activities.

I am well acquainted with the legal, imports/exports, personnel, technology, strategic planning, sales, financial, accounting, reporting, corporate policy-making, and internal control procedures.

When Chase closed its operation in Chile, I used my contacts and expertise to rapidly build a client base and start my career as a freelance translator.

A faithful client portfolio that soon expanded into such diverse areas as psychoanalysis, education, and systems engineering has earned me a reputation as a reliable translator -and, most importantly, one that derives true joy from earning her living by doing what she likes best: NICELY COMPOSED, TARGET READER-ORIENTED, TIMELY DELIVERED TRANSLATIONS.

My main areas of expertise are:
Business – Bidding processes, correspondence, CV's
Financial – Financial reports, audits, banking
Technology – Software development, systems engineering
Education – Academic certificates and other grant-related documentation
Legal/administrative – Contracts, patents, corporate charters, official standards
Medical – Pharmaceutical, medical reports, drug trials


DO NOT HIRE A MAN WHO DOES YOUR WORK FOR MONEY, BUT HIM WHO DOES IT FOR LOVE OF IT! ---- Henry David Thoreau ---- DO NOT HIRE A MAN WHO DOES YOUR WORK FOR MONEY, BUT HIM WHO DOES IT FOR LOVE OF IT! ---- Henry David Thoreau ---- DO NOT HIRE A MAN WHO DOES YOUR WORK FOR MONEY, BUT HIM WHO DOES IT FOR LOVE OF IT! ---- Henry David Thoreau ---- DO NOT HIRE A MAN WHO DOES YOUR WORK FOR MONEY, BUT HIM WHO DOES IT FOR LOVE OF IT! ---- Henry David Thoreau ---- ARANCEL ESPECIAL PARA CLIENTES CHILENOS.
PARA SOLICITAR UNA COTIZACIÓN, COMUNÍQUESE CONMIGO POR CUALQUIERA DE LOS MEDIOS OFRECIDOS EN LA PARTE SUPERIOR DE ESTA PÁGINA.
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Top languages (PRO)
English to Spanish5670
Spanish to English3887
Spanish80
English4
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Top general fields (PRO)
Bus/Financial2681
Other2419
Law/Patents1956
Tech/Engineering1410
Social Sciences399
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Law: Contract(s)758
Law (general)653
Finance (general)620
Business/Commerce (general)541
Other381
Education / Pedagogy297
Accounting248
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Project History Summary
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Corroborated1
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Translation1
Language pairs
English to Spanish1
Specialty fields
Telecom(munications)1
Law: Contract(s)1
Computers: Systems, Networks1
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Keywords: banking, banco, banca, risk analysis, análisis de riesgos, human resources, recursos humanos, social sciences, ciencias sociales, ethics. See more.banking, banco, banca, risk analysis, análisis de riesgos, human resources, recursos humanos, social sciences, ciencias sociales, ethics, ética, certificados académicos, academic certificates, contracts, contratos, business correspondence, correspondencia comercial, patents, patentes, psychology, sicología, pre-school education, small children education, educación de párvulos, desarrollo infantil, education, educación, addictions, adicciones, drug dependence, drug abuse, farmacodependencias, sexuality, sexualidad, psychiatry, siquiatrí­a, computers, computadoras, computadores, hardware, software, networks, redes, traffic systems, sistemas de control de tráfico, control de tráfico, toll systems, sistemas de peaje, concessions, concesiones, bids, propuestas, bidding processes, procesos de licitación, bidding documents, documentos de licitación, licitaciones, systems engineering, ingenierí­a de sistemas, user manuals, manuales de usuario, public works, obras públicas, civil works, obras civiles, construction, construcción, services, servicios, finance, finanzas, international organizations, organizaciones internacionales, non-profit organizations, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, environmental research, investigación ambiental, environmental impact studies, estudios de impacto ambiental, investment, inversiones, financial services, servicios financieros, legal, student exchange, intercambio estudiantil, English-Spanish, inglés-español, Spanish-English, español-inglés, translation, translating, translator, traducción, traducir, traductor, traductora, traductores, traducciones, inglés-castellano, castellano-inglés, market research, estudios de mercado, sistemas, systems, systems documentation, documentación de sistemas, cajeros automáticos, automatic tellers, website translation, traducción de sitios web, localización, localization, software design, diseño de software, employee handbooks, manuales de empleados. See less.




Profile last updated
Sep 28, 2023



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