CURRICULUM VITAE
CÉLINE SAMSON – FREELANCE TRANSLATOR
130 Clonmell Road - LONDON N17 6JU
Tel./Fax: 0044 (0)20 8376 5048
Mobile: +44 (0) 7977 571 179
E-Mail:
Website: http://www.celinesamson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Date of Birth: 10th Nov. 1967 Marital Status: Single Nationality: French
Availability: Full time / Proofreading – Transcription: £15 per hour
Throughput capability: 2500 words per day / Minimum Charge: £20
Payment terms: Maximum 30 days end of the month after the date of issue of the invoice. Interest charged on amounts remaining unpaid after 30 days.
SPECIALISED AREAS COVERED
Advertising and Marketing
Agriculture
Architecture / Art
Banking / Finance
Books
Business and Commerce
Computers / Data Processing
Consumer Goods
Economics
Education
Engineering
Entertainment
Environment
Fashion
Food and Drink
Geography / History
Industry
Insurance
International Organisations
IT / Internet / Localization
Law / Legal Documents / Tenders
Literature / Poetry
Medical Documents
Media – Music - Television
Philosophy
Politics
Social Issues
Sociology
Software localisation
Telecommunications
Transport
Travel and Tourism
RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 2000 Part-time Information and Library Assistant
New Hunt’s House Library, Guy’s Hospital, King’s College London
Main responsibilities: Information retrieval – Helpdesk enquiries - Main issue counter – Shelving and evening duties – Reserve section – Help with electronic sources of information – Basic IT support
Since1998 Freelance translation and proof-reading work for a number of translation companies including: ABC Translate - Absolute Translations - 1st Transnational Translations - Alexika - All Languages Ltd - APA Translations - APT Transtelex Plc - Ask Group Ltd - Atlas Translations - BBC Languages Ltd - Bona Fide - EITI Ltd Foreign Tongues - EVS UK Ltd - First Edit Translations - Global Witness - KavanKamp - K-International - Kern UK - Language Matters - Language Services - Lucchesi Translations & Voice-Overs Ltd - Network Languages - Newcom Translations - Polyglot International - Satis - Smallworld - Telecom Translations - Thames Translations - To Localise - Total Language Solutions – Transperfect - UniverseOne - UPS Translations - Wordbank - World Language Consultants
Mission: Translation of legal/financial/commercial/technical/media documents, websites, CVs, etc.
1999 Production Assistant
Durrants Press Cuttings Services Limited, London
Main responsibilities: Press Monitoring (Night duties) – Cutting, pasting and fax mailing
1996 - 1998 Research Assistant and Translator
ERC Statistics International, London
EDUCATION
2002 Crash course in web design (Dreamweaver)
King's College London
1998 Obtained Diploma in Translation from the Institute of Linguists.
1996 Translation Course in preparation for the Institute of Linguists Examination.
University of Westminster, London
1994 Full-time Computer Course studying: Word 2.0, Excel 4.
1992 Royal Society of Arts Computer Literacy and Information Technology (RSA CLAIT)
1991 Full-time course in Computer Programming (Basic).
1988 One year studying Modern Literature
Rennes University, France
1987 BTS (Advanced Vocational Diploma) in International Trade.
Lycée Jean Macé, Rennes, France
1985 French Equivalent to 'A' levels (Baccalaureate):
Social & Economic Sciences, Maths, English, French
Lycée Jean Macé, Rennes, France
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
COMPAQ 6240 AMD ATHLON XP 2200, 1.8GHz, 256 MB DDR RAM, 80 GB Hard Disk, DVD & CD-RW Drives, nVidia GeForce4 MX420 Graphics, Modem
Epson D68 printer, Packard Bell Flatbed Scanner
Software: Windows XP - Office 2002 – PowerPoint – Excel – Adobe Acrobat Reader – Larousse Chambers dictionary – Petit Larousse French Dictionary - Photoshop - Dreamweaver – Norton antivirus
ISP Provider: Blueyonder
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Languages: French: Native speaker - English: Bilingual - German and Spanish: Conversational
Typing: 35 words per minute
Interests: Music, Painting, Reading, Computers
Car owner with full driving licence since 1987 with no endorsements