Overview
RAFA LOMBARDINO is a Brazilian translator and journalist who has been living in California since 2002. She is the author of “Tools and Technology in Translation ― The Profile of Beginning Language Professionals in the Digital Age,” published in 2004 and based on her class by the same name. She started working as a translator in 1997, is certified by the American Translators Association (ATA) in both English-to-Portuguese and Portuguese-to-English translations, and has a Professional Certificate in Spanish-to-English Translation from the University of California San Diego Extended Studies, where she subsequently started teaching in 2010. Her additional language pairs are Spanish-to-Portuguese, Italian-to-Portuguese, and Italian-to-English. She is the President & CEO of Word Awareness, a network of professional translators established in 2004 and incorporated in 2009. Rafa has an Associate’s Degree in Computer Sciences, with emphasis on Data Processing, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Communications, major in Journalism. She specializes in Technology, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Human Resources, EH&S, Immigration, Tourism, Education, Health & Wellness. On her more creative work, she provides subtitling services to audiovisual projects―which include documentaries, TV series, and movies―and translates fiction and non-fiction books (see portfolio here:
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Business & Management
Entertainment
Humanities & Social Sciences
Fiction
Coming of Age
Contemporary Fiction
Dystopian
Thriller & Suspense
Languages
English to Portuguese
Italian to English
Portuguese to English
Spanish to English
Certifications
- English-to-Portuguese translator certified by the American Translators Association (ATA)
- Portuguese-to-English translator certified by the American Translators Association (ATA)
- Professional Certificate in Spanish/English Translations from University of California San Diego Extended Studies
Work experience
Self-employed
Apr, 2009 —
Present
Self-employed
Jan, 2004 —
Apr, 2009
(about 5 years)
Johnny-on-the-spot
Jan, 1998 —
Dec, 2000
(almost 3 years)
N/A
Nov, 1997 —
Jan, 2004
(about 6 years)
Portfolio
