TALHA UMUT

Turkish - English Translator / Interpreter
Male22 y/oEnglish Translation/Other language translation/German translationLive in TurkeyNationality Turkey
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Summary

I am a Bachelor of Arts degree graduate, with a major in English Translation and Interpreting, and experience in interpreting, translation, providing quality assurance reviews, language education. I have proficiency in English and German. I want to improve myself in the fields of LLM and NLP.

Work experience

  • Translator & Interpreter

    Freelance
    2020.01-Current(6 years)
    • Provided my clients with high-quality translations from English to Turkish and Turkish to English. • Translated several confidential documents for a shipyard. • Interpreted the tour guide during various tourist tours in Istanbul. • Acted as an interpreter between GEMAK welders and employers from abroad • Provided Interpretation service to various fairs and hospitals around Istanbul. • Edited and proofread translated documents. • Edited subtitles.
  • Localization Project Manager

    node101
    2022.12-2023.05(6 months)
    • Worked as a project manager, translator, interpreter and content producer at Node101, a validation company. • Supervised a team of translators working on a large project, established consensus on terminology and ensured high quality standards. • Created glossaries for terminologies without Turkish equivalents • Project management, translation especially in the cryptocurrency space. • Created original and informative Turkish content in Turkish for new blockchain technologies. • Performed quality control on various translations and creative content • Translated a technical whitepaper of a newly debuting blockchain project. • Used AI to identify technical sections and separate the document into different parts according to their level of technicality. • Became proficient in using common AI’s.
  • Intern

    Atlas Localization
    2023.01-2023.03(3 months)
    • Practiced translating texts between English and Turkish from various sectors such as advertising, cosmetics, technical, gaming, blog, story, subtitle texts. • Gained valuable experience in localization, editing, subtitling and using CAT and QA tools. • Translated ads for Mario Badescu, Sephora, Citroen. • Edited Subtitles.

Educational experience

  • Istanbul Okan University

    English Translation and Interpreting
    2021.09-2025.06(4 years)
    Took German classes as a secondary foreign language. • "Conference Interpreting" training from teachers who are experts in their field in a special class of 5 people. • Co-founder of the Okan Translation Society • Completed a User’s manual project under the head of our department Prof. Dr. Cemal Demircioğlu.

Languages

German
Good
Turkish
Native
English
Native
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