Curriculum vitae – Freelance Translator EN/DE/FR> PL
Name and surname: Piotr Fraś
Address: gen. W. Sikorskiego 30/27,
40-282 Katowice, Poland
Phone: +48 (32) 255 18 33; mobile: 0691 036 851
E-mail: pfras at hoga.pl
Nationality: Poland
Date of Birth: 26.11.1964
EDUCATION MSc biology
1984 - 1989 University of Silesia, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Katowice, Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology;
2004 School of Business and Languages, Katowice, B.A. English in Business with German as minor subject
LANGUAGE QUALIFICATIONS
First Certificate in English, British Council, 1995
Certificate in Advanced English, British Council, 1996
CPE, British Council, 2006
Baccalauréat en langue française 1983
CURRENT OCCUPATION
08.2003-present self-employed freelance translator and interpreter (English/German/French)
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
07.1999-07.2003 export manager – company: TM Steel Sp. z o. o., ul. Ceglana 4, 40-514 Katowice (export of steel and castings)
01.1995-06.1999 export executive – company: TM Steel
10.1993- 12.1994 export specialist- company: TM Steel
01.1993-08.1993 consultant, translator & interpreter– company: EURO-INFO-SERVICE, ul. Konckiego 5, 40-220 Katowice (foreign trade consulting services)
10.1990 – 09. 1992 assistant lecturer – The University of Silesia, Faculty of Biology & Environmental Protection, Department of Animal Histology & Embryology, ul. Bankowa 8, 40-007 Katowice
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Member of The Association of Polish Translators and Interpreters since June 2006
LIST OF PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS
BIOLOGY
The Marshall Children’s Animal Encyclopaedia. Bielsko-Biała 2000, Polish ed. by Debit
Photosensory transduction in unicellular eukaryotes: A comparison between related ciliates Blepharisma japonicum and Stentor coeruleus and photoreceptor cells of higher organisms. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2006 Feb 17 (translated into English)
MEDICINE
Marc Siegel Bird Flu. Everything You Need to Know About the Next Pandemic. Gliwice 2007, Polish ed. by Helion
ECONOMICS
Edward Blackwell. How to Prepare a Business Plan. Gliwice 2005, Polish ed. by Helion
Matt Barney & Tom McCarty. The New Six Sigma. Gliwice 2005, Polish ed. by Helion
Michael E. Porter et. al. Harvard Business Review on Advances in Strategy. Gliwice 2006, Polish ed. by Helion
Robert Dilts et al. Neuro-linguistic Programming. Gliwice 2006, Polish ed. by Helion
C. E. Bogan & M. J. English. Benchmarking For Best Practices. Gliwice 2006, Polish ed. by Helion
Richard Yamarone. The Trader's Guide To Key economic Indicators. gliwice 2006, Polish ed. by Helion
Max. H. Bazerman & Michael D. Watkins. Predictable Surprises. Gliwice 2006, Polish ed. by Helion
HISTORY / GEOGRAPHY / ARCHITECTURE / NATURE
W. Giza. Treasures of The Zloty Stok Area/Die Schätze Des Reichensteiner Land" (translated into English and German), Zloty Stok 2006, Published by Gissa.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Angus J. Kennedy. TheInternet. Bielsko-Biala 2000, Polish ed. by Pascal
TRAVEL GUIDES
Amsterdam,Czechoslovakia, Denmark,England, Greece, Germany, Israel, Nepal, Scotland, Spain, USA. Bielsko-Biala 1993-2004, Polish ed.by Pascal
SELECTED CLIENTS
TRANSLATION AGENCIES:
PTU DAMAR Sosnowiec; LINGUA NOVA and INTERTEXT Warszawa; SKRIVANEK Lublin, ITAMAR Gliwice- POLAND
and many from abroad – references available upon request.
PUBLISHING HOUSES:
PASCAL, Bielsko Biala; DEBIT, Bielsko Biala; HELION, Gliwice
OTHER:
AIR PRODUCTS Gazy Sp.z o.o. – Manufacturer of Industrial Gases, Kedzierzyn-Kozle
ARROW INTERNATIONAL(Castings) - Manufacturer and Importer of Castings, Reading, UK
KONECKIE ZAKŁADY ODLEWNICZE –Foundry, Konskie
TANIA KLIMA -Commercial Company, Katowice
THE UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA, Katowice
testimonials can be viewed upon request
COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
· PC and Laptop
· Broadband Internet Connection
· MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Trados 7.0 Freelance, Transit 3.0 Satellite PE, Wordfast, Adobe Acrobat
· Facsimile-modem
Last revision: 29 September 2009
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