SUSANNE PACHER, MBA
35 Westbourne Avenue : (416) 757-3666
Toronto, ON,M1L 2Y1 E-mail:
Highlights:
22 years of professional translation experience in a wide variety of subject matters
Translation Experience:
Magna International Inc:
1986 – 1990
Full time translator: English – German – Spanish – French
Technical translations (automotive, engineering, technical specifications, health and safety, environmental, chemistry)
Business translations (legal documentation, insurance, marketing, human resources, policies and procedures, general business correspondences)
Part-time translator for various agencies: automotive, engineering (chemical, mechanical and electrical) websites, software manuals, patents and technical specifications, business documents, financial reports, legal documentation and contracts, telecommunications, marketing and advertising materials, brochures, medical and pharmaceutical, e-commerce etc.
Textronics Communications Ltd. (
1990 to present
Full time translator and proofreader: English – German – Spanish – French
Technical translations (patents, automotive documents, technical manuals and specifications, IT manuals, material safety data sheets, technical procedures)
Translation of software programs, websites, IT manuals and e-commerce documents.
Legal, Business and Communications: (legal contracts, marketing, accounting, advertising, financial reports, annual reports, insurance, tourism, public relations, government relations, journalism)
Health Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences(pharmaceutical, medicine, biotechnology, biology, zoology, agriculture, ecology, nursing, sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, archeology, history, criminology, education, religion, arts and entertainment, music, photography)
Linguistic Education:
University of Graz, Austria: Translation and Interpretation Studies in German, English and Spanish
YorkUniversity – GlendonCollege, Toronto: French courses
Sheridan College, Toronto: Spanish, French and Russian courses
Centro de Habla Hispana, Toronto: Spanish courses
University of Havana, Cuba: advanced Spanish course
IdealLanguageSchool, Cuernavaca, Mexico: advanced Spanish course
CetlalicLanguageSchool, Cuernavaca, Mexico: advanced Spanish course
BabiloniaLanguageSchool, Taormina, Sicily: intermediate Italian course
LaboratorioLinguisticoLanguageSchool, Milazzo, Sicily: intermediate Italian course
WeizSecondary School of Modern Languages (Austria): Studies in German, Latin, French and English
Business Education:
University of Toronto: Master in Business Administration
University of Toronto: Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Labour Management Relations
University of Toronto: Certificate in Business
SheridanCollege: Certificate in Human Resource Management
Various seminars and courses in real estate, sales, business development & employee management, Internet-marketing and investing
Other Interests:
Foreign cultures, foreign languages, cross-cultural issues
Society, human interaction and peace-building
Travel, reading, photography, music
Sports (tennis, volleyball, skiing, mountainbiking)
Volunteer Work:
Skills for Change, a Toronto immigrant settlement organization: member of the Youth Selection Committee for the New Pioneer Awards (2005 to now)
Skills for Change: fundraising and joint promotional publicityevents
Scadding Court Community Centre: fundraising for the International Scholarship and Gang Prevention Program
Centre 55 Community Centre: fundraising for the Share-A-Christmas Event