Via dei Capeler 12
32040 Pozzale di Cadore (BL)
ITALY

Mobile 00 39 333 1044020
Tel. 00 39 (0)435 33686
Fax. 00 39 (0)435 506224
E-mail : manueladacorta@alice.it
web : www.manu-scriptum.it

LANGUAGES

Mother tongue: Italian
Working languages: English, French, Spanish

Hardware: Athlon AMD 1200 Mhz 256 MB. RAM Hard 40 GB Disk
Software: OFFICE 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT, FrameMaker5, Excel 97, Powerpoint, Access 97, Works 4, Translation Manager, Trados 5
Operating system: DOS/Windows

• 2017-1996 Technical translator (Freelance) in Italy
  
• Translation of User's Guides and Administration Guides for various companies (Rank Xerox - UK, 3IC - France, Integro - France, Formech – United Kingdom)
  
• Translation of tourist brochures, 1991-1996 Technical translator (Freelance) in Paris

• Documentation (User's Guides, Configuration Guides, Administration Guides)
  
• Translation of software
  
• Compiling of glossaries

• Translation of User's Guides, Configuration Guides, Administrator's Guides (DPX/20, Office Team, Open Team, DOAS, PC/SQL for Windows, Imageworks, OSF, ISM, etc.)
• GUI (Messages, On-line Help, etc.)
  
• Translation and compilation of glossaries
  
• Translation of software: Messages, Dialogue Boxes etc.
  
• Restructuring and revision of SYSTRAN computer-assisted translations (TAO)

• Translation of User’s Guides for Formech (vacuum forming)
  
• Translations of different manuals for Rank Xerox-London
  
• Computer manuals
  
• Wide range of technical texts (Electronics, Mechanics, Chemicals, Electrical machines, Eyewear, etc.)
  
• Questionnaires for market research Institutes (Dataquest, Sofres, etc.)
  
• Tourist guides and brochures
  
• Short theatre plays
  
• Regular co-operation with BUGATTI S.A for the translation of catalogues and magazines
  
• Translations for Human Rights Associations
  
• Localisation of Web sites
• 1985-1991 Technical translator and interpreter (Freelance) in Italy and abroad
• Wide range of fields (Eyewear, Chemicals, Surface treatment, Information technology, Arts and Tourism, Photography, etc.)
  
• Trade contracts
  
• Several missions abroad (United Kingdom, China, United States, Hong Kong, Belgium and France)

• 2015 Master's degree in History of Arts and Conservation of Artistic Heritage
• 2004 Master in literary translation
• 2002 Master of Arts (Semiotics and Fine Art) Bologna University Arts Faculty.
  
• 1985 Specialization as Parliamentary Interpreter (Bologna School of Translation and Interpretation)
  
• 1983 Translation certificate from the Bologna School of Translation and Interpretation
  
• 1977 Two-month training course at the Sorbonne (Paris)
  
• 1975-77 Language training courses in Oxford, Edinburgh and the United States
  
• 1974 "Maturità scientifica" (General Certificate of Education), Italy

HOBBIES

• Travel, Fine Arts, Theatre, Cinema, Music, Photography
• Sports: Ski-ing, Climbing, Windsurfing, Mountain Biking, Trekking.

ORGANIZATIONS OF CULTURAL EVENTS

After the Master's degree in History of Arts and Conservation of Artistic Heritage I deal with the organization of exhibitions and cultural events. In 2014 I have been the curator of the Imago Mundi Bosnia collection for Benetton.