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Education and Qualifications

Nov 03 TEFL course
Bridge-Linguatec, Rio de Janeiro

Sept 01- Aug 04 MA in bi-lingual translation
University of Westminster, London
Technical, medical, financial, institutional, legal, commercial translations from English to German and vice versa.
Optional subjects: Subtitling, Interpreting

1995-1997 Degree in European Business
Höhere Berufsfachschule für Fremdsprachen in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung, Neunkirchen/Saar

1981-1994 Abitur (equivalent to A-levels)
Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium, Göppingen

Work experience

Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24-30 March 2005
Interpreting Services
* Providing consecutive interpreting and general escorting

World Social Forum - Porto Alegre, Brazil 26 - 31 January 2005
Babels Interpreting Services
* Providing simultaneous interpreting, wispering, and consecutive interpreting. PT/ES - EN

Osborne Cawkwell Educational Consultants - London October 2001 - November 2003, again since April 2005
(And also in 2003: Talk Languages)
Tutoring agencies
* Teaching French, German, and business studies

FreshMinds - London June 2002 - November 2003, again since April 2005
Agency specialising on languages
* Translation of business and marketing presentations
* Telephone market research

Whatsonwhen Ltd. - London October 2004 - December 2004
World-wide events Website
* Working as a multilingual journalist

VIDsubtitling - London January 2003 - November 2003, July 2004 - September 2004
Subtitling company
* Subtitling for DVDs

Eurolondon - London December 2002
Translation agency
* Business and legal translations

Forrester Research - London
International Research Company September 2000 - December 2001
Analyst Associate
* Market analysis of Internet advertising in Germany, France, and England;
* Training clients on using the Internet advertising monitoring software AdWatch;
* Translations of marketing material into German and French.

QXL.com - London
Pan-European auction house November 1999 - September 2000
Customer service associate
* Liasing with UK, German, and French clients and acting as an intermediary;
* In charge of the customer service for Germany including fraud and logistics claims;
* Translations into German.

CCF Charterhouse Corporate Finance Ltd. - London
Investment Bank September 1999 - October 1999
Secretary and PA
* PA to German Director;
* Typing, translating and editing duties (German, French) in Word and PowerPoint.

Thames Side-Maywood - Reading
Manufacturers of industrial components May 1999 - August 1999
Sales Administrator and Data Coordinator
* Telemarketing and telesales, technical translations;
* PA to the European Sales Director, reception duties;
* In charge of establishing and implementing a new inventory system and training new colleagues.

Rethoric Ltd. - Reading
Telemarketing Company March 1999 - May 1999
* Bi-lingual telemarketer and market researcher for telecom solutions

Grillages Place - Berlaimont, France
Manufacturers of fences October 1998 - February 1999
Office Administrator, Sales Assistant, Personal Assistant, Account Administrator
* Acquisition of new clients and business relationships;
* Account administrator for all non-French clients, temporarily replacing European Sales Manager;
* Commercial and technical translations and interpreting and secretarial duties.

Service Industries Limited - Bristol
PC hardware servicing company January 1998 - June 1998
* Responsible for Dell's international adapter-recall centre, stock control and analysis;
* Technical Translations.

B.J.M. - London
Market Research Company November 1997 - December 1997
* Telephone interviews and translations

Antra Fördertechnik - Göttingen, Germany
Wholesalers of hand-pallet-trucks August 1997 - November 1997
* Responsible for the sale of hand pallet trucks in Southern Germany

Personal skills and interests

Languages: German: mother tongue
English: fluent spoken and written
Portuguese: fluent spoken and good written
French: fluent spoken and written
Spanish: good spoken and written
Italian: beginner
Arabic: notions
Latin: latinum mayor

Computer: MS-Office und various other Front-office programmes, Internet proficiency
Other: Accountancy, trade law and correspondence, sound touch-typing skills (Pitman-Certificate)

Referees

On request