Irish, 38 Years Old, Fully Bilingual French English

Irish, 38 years old, fully bilingual French – English

Member, Institute of Linguists, London [IoL]

Awarded the IoL Diploma in Translation [Fr-En]

Professional member, Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association [ITIA]

Honorary Treasurer, ITIA

User/owner Trados 7.1, 10 years’ translation experience

16 years’ language training experience

FREELANCE TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE 1995– 2006

Subject area (sample) / No. of words / End clients (non-exhaustive)
Information & communications technology (telecoms, software, datamining, networks, etc.) / 260,000 / Valtech, BIPE, Accellent, Bouygues Telecom, France Telecom, Cegetel/SFR
Finance (annual reports, stock exchange, investments, managed funds, banking, insurance, etc.) / 280,000 / Zurich Eurolife, BNP Paribas, Investlife
Sales/Marketing / 190,000 / La Poste, Philips
EU / 160,000 / Various European bodies
Engineering / 160,000 / Renault, Atofina, Elf Atochem, Thermo King
Legal (contracts & agreements, leases, insurance, commercial law, etc.) / 150,000 / Credit Suisse, Intentia Consulting, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ICCB, KPMG
Medical/pharmaceutical / 120,000 / Allergan, Servier Industries, Sophartex
General business / 120,000 / Various
Tourism / 63,000 / Editions Ouest France, Edilarge

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IRELAND 1995 – 2005

Communications tutor

September 2006Vocational Educational College, Co Wicklow – part-time

French language teacher

October 2002Vocational Educational College, Co Wicklow – part-time

Translation tutor, Diploma in Translation course

04/98 – 07/06Words Languages Services, Dublin

01/98 – 07/06DCU LS, Diploma in Translation course

French-English InterpreterAccess Translations

07/01 – 05/02Various public service interpreting assignments on behalf of theDepartment of Health, the Department of Social Welfare, the District Courts, An Garda Síochána

May 1998Dúchas / Words Language Services – archaeology (Newgrange)

TEFL teacher

09/00 – 04/01Pace Language Institute, Dublin Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow – fulltime

06/95 – 08/99Various contractual TEFL positions with Donegal Language School, Clemenstown, Ballylar, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Monkstown Language Centre, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, ATC, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Bluefeather School, Montpellier Parade, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, Au Pair Study Centre, Montpellier Parade, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, Alpha College Of English, North Great George's St. Dublin 1

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FRANCE & GERMANY 1986 – 1995

TEFL teacher

08/91 – 03/94Espace Langues, rue la Boétie, 75008 Paris

09/91 – 12/93Formacom, rue Ste. Anne, 75002 Paris

Hotel and catering assistant

06/86 – 11/86Hotel Gaissacher Haus, Bad Tölz, Germany

COURSES

02/01 – 05/01General German language course (Upper-intermediate level), Goethe Institute, Dublin

09/97 – 01/98General German language course (Upper-intermediate level), Goethe Institute, Dublin

QUALIFICATIONS

1996Postgraduate Diploma in Translation (French - English)

Institute of Linguists, London / DCULS, Glasnevin

Awarded with Distinction in Paper 1 (General) and Merit in Paper 3 (Humanities)

1991Licence de Philosophie (equivalent BA)

Université Charles de Gaulle, Lille, France

1991Primary Certificate in T.E.F.L.

The T.E.F.L. Institute of Ireland, Dublin

1989D.E.U.G. (two year university diploma) in Applied German and English

Université Charles de Gaulle, Lille, France