Kerry Howieson MacKinnon

88 Lampern Crescent

Billericay, Essex, CM12 0FD

Telephone: 01277 624468

Mobile: 07736 931938

Email:

Date of birth: 27/10/1983

Bilingual Spanish/French Translator

OBJECTIVE

To acquire a position which requires a high level of translation and interpretation skills usage, mainly focused on the use of Spanish and French.

SKILLS PROFILE

Skill Name / Skill Level
Spanish - I have spoken Spanish since infancy and was brought up in Spanish-speaking countries until aged 10 / Native Speaker
French – I have studied and spoken French since aged 10 / Advanced
Conference Interpreting: Spanish-English / Intermediate
Conference Interpreting: French-English / Intermediate
Liaison Interpreting: Spanish-English / Intermediate
Liaison Interpreting: French-English / Intermediate
Translation: English-Spanish and Spanish-English / Advanced
Translation: English-French and French-English / Advanced
Internet Research / Excellent
Microsoft Office / Excellent
Microsoft Outlook / Excellent
Microsoft Windows / Excellent

EDUCATION

October 2002 – June 2006Heriot-WattUniversity, Edinburgh, Scotland

MA (HONS) in Languages, Interpreting and Translation2.1 classification

  • Languages studied: French, Spanish
  • Modules covered: Translation to/from Spanish and French, Conference Interpreting and Liaison Interpreting to/from Spanish and French, Translation Studies, International Organisations
  • 3rd year spent studying abroad in Spain (5 months) and Belgium (4 months) under the EU Erasmus scheme

September 1995 – July 2002MayflowerHigh School, Billericay, Essex

  • A Levels: English Literature, French, Psychology, Spanish
  • 11 GCSEs at grades A*-B including English, French, IT, Maths, Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCE

October 2006 – PresentConsultanteyeSpa.co.uk(web-based company which serves as a booking agent for booking day and residential Spa breaks)

  • Duties involve: uploading copy to the website, data input, web page proofing
  • Also involves: contact with new and existing venues/consumers and making reservations on behalf of consumers, creating and sending newsletters

January 2000 –April 2007Product DemonstratorREL Field Marketing

  • Work involves: educational sales, promotional sales and the demonstration of products as well as the completion of daily sales reports

June - August 2004Reservations AssistantWhittlebury Hall Hotel

  • Temporary position to cover staff holidays
  • Main duties: receiving phone calls and dealing with customer enquiries and requests
  • Other responsibilities: making room reservations for guests and handling the booking of spa treatments times

August 2001Summer School MentorMayflowerHigh School

  • Role: to be a mentor to the children, responsible for a group of six children and liaise between staff and students
  • Other responsibilities included: helping the other mentors, organising tasks and events for staff and students

Oct 2000 - Sept 2002Saturday AssistantSwan Books

  • Duties: mainly serving customers,placing and processing orders.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Gaps in employment history are due to academic reasons as I felt I should concentrate on my studies and only work during academic holidays. Between the period of September 2004 and June 2005 I was studying abroad as part of my degree course, and therefore did not work.

REFERENCES

Details available upon request.

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