Brazilian Portuguese Linguist | Finance, IT, Games, Business, Apps, HR, Engineering

If you're looking for an 👍 experienced, highly-qualified Translator/Reviewer 👍 from English to Brazilian Portuguese to expand your business into new markets or share your message with accuracy, you can count on me. Since 2013, I have translated, reviewed, and localized projects for 💥high-profile clients💥 in several different fields.

Check what people who I worked for say about me:

✅ "Marlon is great to work with. Responsible, very helpful and delivers great quality! Really enjoy working with him and would recommend him at any time!" (Romina Castroman, Director of Language Services, Lingotek)

✅ "Our first cooperation with Marlon was very pleasant. We appreciated his professionalism and good communication and will be glad to continue our cooperation in the future!" (Lucia Rizzo, CEO of Mondolingua)

✅ "Professional, efficient and punctual. We really enjoy working with him." (Elisa Stefanelli, Senior Localization Project Manager, Universally Speaking)

✅ "Excellent job on a post-editing job. Delivered the job in perfect shape. I didn't even have to send back questions." (Austin Becker, Project Manager, U.S. Translation Company)

✅ "Quick, efficient service and pleasant to work with." (Joana Ballera, Project Manager, Lexigo)

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📚 The combination of my professional background in Finance and Business with my passion for games and technology and an eagerness for learning about different fields and cultures helped me become a well-rounded translator/reviewer with a vast experience in different fields. Check the list of some of my end clients/projects:

• GAME LOCALIZATION: 77 Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Adventure Time, Arena of Valor, Battlehand, Blues and Bullets, BTS World, Cartel Tycoon, Compass Point: West, Chimeraland, Dread Hunger, DiRT Rally, Dungeon Keeper, DragonVale World, Dreams, FarmVille, F1 2021, Falling Skies, Fall Guys, FIFA 20, FIFA 21, FIFA 22, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Heroes and Generals, King of the Course, Monopoly Slots, Never Alone, PES, Rocket League, Score! Hero, Seven Knights 2, Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death, Sniper 3D, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3, Street Fighter Collection, Survival City, The Room IV – Old Sins, The Walking Dead – No Man’s Land, The Walking Dead – Our World, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War, Vainglory, War Machines, War Dragons, World of Warriors, Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim, Epic Games Store, Capcom, Konami, Electronic Arts, Sega, Zynga Games, Codemasters, Ninja Theory, and more.

• ENGINEERING / OIL & GAS: 3P Innovation, America Air Filter Company, API – American Petroleum Institute, ArjoHuntleigh, Atlantica Tender Drilling Ltd., Atlas Copco, Blendtec, Bonney Forge, Danfoss Power Solutions, Edwards, Global Technology Systems, Mettler-Toledo, Meyn Food Processing Technology, Palfinger, Petersime, Tower International, Inc., ULMA - Handling Systems, ARLANXEO, etc.

• BUSINESS/HR: Aditya Birla Group, Alfa Laval, Allen Communication, ALS Global, AXA XL, Beaumont Hotel, e-Bay, Electronic Arts, Fiverr, Forestry Suppliers, Glint Inc, Hilton Hotels, Hire Right, Import Genius, Ipsos, Jabil Circuit, Kincentric, Mimecast, Mondelez, MyFitnessPal, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Qualtrics, Siegwerk, WarnerMedia, Willis Towers Watson, etc.

• MARKETING: Netflix, XL Catlin

• APPS/SOCIAL NETWORKS: AppNana, BG Eraser, Chordify, Compass App, Confide, Exercise Timer, FIVE STAR® Study App, Honda RoadSync, inCollage, iSharing App, Pacemaker Music AB, PhotoMath, Pregnancy App, Polish App, QuizUp, SnapPea, TastyTrip, Threema, Tiny App, We Heart It, Wiper, etc.

• FINANCE/INSURANCE: Circle, Coinbase, Danaher Corporation, Euler Hermes, L-Bank (Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg), Liberty Insurance, Prudential Financial, VNX, etc.

• IT: Component Source, DAMM Cellular Systems, Drupal, Ghostery, Ixia, Interactive Intelligence, Kaseya, Qualcomm, Samanage, Sophos, TE Connectivity, Trade Extensions, Viztek

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⚙️ If your job requires specific CAT Tools and translation software, I can work with the following programs and platforms:

• SDL Trados
• memoQ
• omegaT
• MateCat
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Smartling
• POedit
• Memsource
• Wordfast

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🖥️ My specialty is the translation, localization, editing, post-editing, and revision of English into Brazilian Portuguese of:

• Games
• Software
• Apps
• Websites
• Finance content
• Marketing presentations
• Technical and user manuals
• HR manuals and company policies
• Business content

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📚  EDUCATION

CERTIFICATE IN TRANSLATION - ENGLISH INTO PORTUGUESE | 2022-2023
University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada (In progress)

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMA (MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING) | 2018
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – Calgary, Canada (Cumulative GPA: 4.0)

FULL-TIME ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM | 2012
Language and Culture – McGill University – Montreal, Canada

STRATEGIC SERIES IN FINANCE | 2011
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
Financial Management: Investment and Financing Decisions
• Financial Management: Assessment of Business Performance
• Strategic Cost Management
• International Finance and Macroeconomic Policy

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 2011
Fundação Getúlio Vargas

B.A IN ECONOMICS | 2010
Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

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Please feel free to contact me in case you need help with a translation, localization, editing, or revision project. I'll be happy to discuss the project with you to make sure that I am the right professional for what you need.

- Marlon Jacobi