Bernadette KLUBB
46 Cheldoc Rise
Mariners’ Quay
St Mary’s Island
Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 3NR
Tels: 07714 095453 (M)
01634 891581 (H)
e-mail: (H)
Personal Information
Marital status: Married
Children: None
Date of Birth: 10 June 1958
Work experience
January 2003 - To Date
Freelance Home Worker
§ French and Italian coding for Market Research. Translation of French and Italian transcribed interviews. Assessment of audio/visual data in French and Italian
§ Translation of commercial legal documentation (property/real estate)
§ Fiction writing (short stories) - limited success (!)
November 1996 – January 2003
Enviro-Logic Limited - Office Manager / PA to Managing Director
Riverview House, Beavor Lane, Hammersmith, London W6 9AR
§ Key member of a small but formidable team of utility (water) experts set to break the continued monopoly of the water companies through competition, Involved in all aspects of the company’s activities.
§ Liaison at Board level concerning all major office management issues, procurement, personnel issues; Enviro-Logic is a 50/50 joint venture partnership with the Pennon Group plc (formerly South West Water, Exeter) so effectively two boards to coordinate for a monthly meeting.
§ Translation, commercial/legal documentation (SAUR negotiations)
§ PR: dealing with the press, governmental and regulatory bodies, clients, suppliers as well as members of the public.
§ Key role in conference organisation.
§ Responsible for personnel issues; first contact for all requests, leave, reviews, assessments
§ All facilities matters, liaison with landlords, agents, security
§ Corporate events, social, team-building
§ Responsible for moving offices from London W1 to new premises in Hammersmith at the end of last year.
November 1995 - October 1996
Magnus & Warren (Footwear) Limited - PA to MD / Translator
26 Hewett Street, London EC1
Employed mainly for my language and negotiating skills to assist the Managing Director in European transactions.
§ Specifically responsible for liaison with wholesale suppliers in Italy, France and Morocco
§ Negotiations on design, cost, shipments, returns. UK customers included Faith, Ravel, Stead & Simpson, Barratts, Marks and Spencers and numerous other high street names in footwear.
§ EDI experience.
April 1991 - November 1995
Ulmerton Investments Limited - PA to Managing Director
Suite 120, South Bank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ
Personal Assistant to the Managing Director of a Taiwanese, international group company where I was responsible for all aspects of the smooth running of the office.
§ All normal secretarial duties, copy/audio typing, fax, phone, telex and dealing with routine correspondence
§ Responsible for maintenance of stationery and other office supplies as well as service and repairs of all hardware, monitors, fax, copier etc.
§ Liaison with clients and suppliers internationally. Welcome and care of overseas visitors, VIPs and dignitaries
§ Maintaining M.D.’s diary, arranging travel schedules. Basically a post requiring a ‘dauntless’ cheery disposition and diplomacy together with an ocean of common sense.
December 1989 - April 1991
Stephen Morrison Limited - Secretary to 3 Directors
180 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3TQ
Vertical Transportation Consultants - (lifts!).
§ All normal office duties - daily client/supplier liaison and often ‘holding the fort’ when my 3 charges were out on site.
§ Dealing with the mail, prioritising work accordingly, coordinating appointments and basically fronting the company at office level.
August 1988 - November 1989
Coates International Ltd - (Now Coates Lorilleux Ltd) - PA to Technology Licensing Manager
Licensing Department, Cray Valley Avenue, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent BR5 3PP
§ Responsible for liaising with 20+ licensees of printing ink technology worldwide.
§ Dissemination of technical information and calculation and dispatch of monthly royalty accounts.
§ Personal welcome care and accommodation arrangement for trainees from around the world.
§ All other normal secretarial functions.
July 1985 - July 1988
Medeast Gulf Exports Limited - Production Manager
221 Bow Road London E3 and 28 Margaret Street, London W1
§ Responsible for the production schedule of two (2) subsidiaries of Medeast, namely, Beverley Cosmetics and Ivan Confectionery. From confirmation of an order, I was responsible for component purchasing, goods in/out, assembly, customer/supplier consultation/ quality control, budgeting and costing and management of line personnel.
February 1984 - July 1985
Expression Translations Limited
65 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE
§ Translation of French and Italian commercial and legal documentation into the English language.
§ Secretarial/admin duties as well as some basic bookkeeping.
§ Daily allocation of incoming work by language/subject matter to suitable specialists from amongst the 100 plus freelance translators, monitoring individual jobs and proofreading returned texts.
September 1983 - February 1984
EEC Commission
The Berlaymont, Brussels, Belgium
Accepted on a five month ‘stage’. In-house, specialist training in the Legal Translation Department of the English Division within the European Commission. All in all a very enjoyable experience with much opportunity for learning.
September 1982 - February 1983
Expression Translations Limited
As Above
Computer Skills
Windows – all versions
High exposure to a wide variety of MS applications. Accustomed to receiving and dispatching work electronically.
Summary of qualifications
September 1969 - June 1976
Sacred Heart Grammar School
St Clare’s Convent, Newry, Co Down, Northern Ireland
1 ‘S’ Level Use of English Merit
4 ‘A’ Levels English Grade A
French Grade B
Humanism, Marxism & Christianity Grade B
Religious Studies Grade C
10 ‘O’ Levels Various including English and Mathematics All good grades
September 1977 - July 1982
University of Kent at Canterbury
Charles Darwin College, UKC, Canterbury, Kent
BA Honours Degree - French and Italian Grade 2:2
August 1980
Université d’Aix Marseille
Aix-en-Provence, France
Diplôme en Langue et Littérature Françaises With Merit
February 1984
European Commission
The Berlaymont, Brussels, Belgium English Legal Translation Department
Translation Training Certificate
References
Miss Anne Delnevo (Coding) Mrs Maura McDermott (Office Manager)
Arnold & Bollingbroke LDAI (Lead Development Association Intl)
63 Barnsbury Street 17a Wellbeck Way
London London
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