Elisabeth Los – CV English 2012 Page 2
Elisabeth LOS
Elisabeth Los – CV English 2012 Page 2
Qualified translator
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English, French > Dutch (native)
v Business experience
v Deadline sensitive
v Broad IT skills
v Use of CAT tool (Wordfast)
Elisabeth Los – CV English 2012 Page 2
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Translation & interpretation experience
English > Dutch * Online games
* Food, health & well-being
* Company regulations & privacy policies
* Product descriptions & user guides
* IT & software (mobile, web programs)
* Marketing & Sales (mostly online)
* Websites and threads (various subjects)
* Company presentations (art expertise, financial services)
* Internet publications (online language training)
* Tourist guide
* Light medical texts on common diseases (online encyclopaedia)
French > Dutch * Marketing & sales (product promotion)
* Social behaviour (dating)
* Internet publications
French<English<Dutch * Police reports
* Interpretation in court cases & police hearings
* Business communications, newspaper articles, powerpoint
presentations, official documents, correspondence, etc.
Dutch > English * Company presentation (sales company website)
* Report on social evolution in the Netherlands
Other work experience
1 year HR coordination in multinational companies
6 years Business assistance for consultants in a multinational company
4 years English and French language teaching in various schools, including
Swiss official secondary level
4 years HR Management in a medium-sized Swiss company
4 years Market research and executive assistance in an American company
COMPUTER
v Experience in MS office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
v Internet communication & research
v Specific software and applications, Skype, MSN Messenger, CAT tool (Wordfast), etc.
TRAINING
2006 Berlitz School of Languages, Switzerland– German intensive course.
1972 / 1974 Translators/Interpreters School Brotherhood & v.d. Bijl, Netherlands
Dutch State Diploma
1973 English Commercial Correspondence – Dutch State Diploma
1973 French Fluently – Dutch State Diploma
1966 / 1971 Secondary College Baudartius, Zutphen, Netherlands - Diploma
OTHER INFORMATION
· Born on October 10, 1953 (Netherlands), Swiss nationality
Address: Route Marais-Rond 7, La Renardière B, 1847 Rennaz, Switzerland
Tel.: + 41 21 960 3750 - Mobile + 41 79 318 5333
E-mail:
Skype: ellylos
· Sports: fitness, rollerblade, mountain & winter sports
· Cultural: Music, cultural sightseeing, cinema, theatre, art exhibitions, reading.
References on request