CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Susan Audrey Leaman
British Passport No. 704756703
Address: Paraguay 1191
11100 Montevideo
Uruguay
Telephone: (598) 2901 4941
Email address:
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Translator
August 2005 – to date
Translation services for several companies in the Spanish-English language pair. Main fields: technical, audiovisual, human resources, corporate policies, social sciences, management and tourism.
SPECIALIZATION AND PROJECTS
Services Offered
Translation and proofreading of Documents, Websites, Literature, Scripts, Corporate Documentation, Technical Specifications, Tourism
Projects Completed
- Soap Opera Script (ProTranslating) La Casa de al Lado
- Audit Report (ProTranslating)
- Calculation Reports (Teyma Internacional)
- Technical Specifications (Teyma Uruguay, Teyma USA, Abener Energía S.A., Abengoa)
- Corporate Procedures (Teyma Uruguay, Teyma USA, Abener Energía S.A., Abengoa)
- Functional Descriptions (Abengoa)
- Technical Reports (Teyma Uruguay)
- Articles of Incroporation (Latifox S.A.)
- Technical consultancy regarding the realizationof the carbon footprint of pellets (Latifox S.A.)
- Brochures and website content (Teyma Uruguay)
- Orientation Handbook and Organization Chart for the several divisions and branches (Teyma Uruguay)
- Management System Description (Teyma Uruguay)
- Commissioning Procedures (Abengoa)
- Miscellaneous Contracts and Documents (Teyma Uruguay)
- Corporate Environmental, Quality, LRP, Safety and Health, Social Responsibility and Labor Social Responsibility Policy Statements (Teyma Uruguay)
- Exclusivity and Confidentiality Agreements (Teyma Uruguay)
- Construction Works Schedules (Teyma Uruguay)
- Bond Insurance Policies (Teyma Uruguay)
- Paper Mill Project Design Proposals (Teyma Uruguay)
- Insurance Certificates (Teyma Uruguay)
- Operation Manuals (several)
- User’s Manuals (several)
- Corporate Plans (several)
- Real Estate – property descriptions for website (Meikle Propiedades)
- Grant Awarding Decision (Cotidiano Mujer)
- Organization Triennial Plan (ALOP)
- Investment Profitability Report (Guillermo Gorlero & Cía. Ltda.)
- CVs (Several Clients)
- Industrial Proposals / Agreements (KRAFT Argentina)
- “Economic environmental management tools in the Serra do Espinhaço Biosphere Reserve”
- “Role of Fibrates in Macro and Microvascular Event Reduction in Patients with T2DM” (ABBOTT)
- Aguada Park User Regulations (Guyer & Regules)
- Real Estate Preliminary Sales Contracts (Estudio Guyer & Regules)
- Citibank Interest and Charge Information (Estudio Guyer & Regules)
- Citibank Products (Estudio Guyer & Regules)
- Slaughterhouse and Processing Plant Appraisal (Estudio Guyer & Regules)
- Internal Regulations for Union Atletica (Basketball) Players
- Tourism website content on South American Destinations and tourist services (Guamatur)
- Documentary and short film scripts
- Director’s treatment – commercials (Metropolis Films)
- Veterinary dossiers (Microsules)
- Paint colour chart description (Crisoles)
- Brochures and technical specifications sheets of dialysis machines, bloodlines, accessories and filters (Gambro)
Inglés Estratégico
Language Institute
August 2005 – to date
Presently designing and teaching several levels of English courses for adults, both in-company and at the institute. Special focus courses with stress in attitudes and company etiquette.
TOEFL iBT course for Uruguayan students who wish to gain TOEFL certification for further studies in US Universities and for academic requirements in Uruguayan post graduate studies.
CPE and FCE courses.
Jetmar Viajes S.A.
Travel Agency
1999-2005
Branches Manager (2002-June 2005)
Overseas Product Manager (2000-2002)
Executive Assistant (1999-2000)
· Managed the company President’s office,
Bookshop S.A.
1998-1999
Assistant
· Reviewed and reported on publications and books
· Placed orders with publishing companies.
· Received orders from local customers (mainly schools and institutes).
· Organised special events for marketing and sales promotion.
Alianza Cultural Uruguay – Estados Unidos, Colonia del Sacramento
English Language Centre
1995-1998
Teacher
· Taught several course levels for children, teenagers and adult students.
· Designed and taught in-company courses for Pepsi-Cola Manufacturing, Zona Franca, Colonia.
Oklahoma State University, Department of Agricultural Economics
1990-1991
Secretary
· Translated documents and papers.
· Handled correspondence and files.
· Prepared manuscripts for submission to scientific publications.
· Coordinated a USAID/OSU project.
· Co-organised value-added product exhibits in Oklahoma City and Hong Kong.
Colonia Refrescos S.A.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
1985-1989
Secretary
Cuatroemes
Gambro (Sweden) Representatives in Uruguay
1978-1985
Secretary
CASEX S.A.
Export Company
1977
Secretary
INTERPRETING EXPERIENCE
9º Encuentro de Juventudes Radiales del Cono Sur, Colonia, Uruguay
9th South American Youth Radio Meeting, Colonia, Uruguay
October, 1997
English to Spanish
Congreso Latinoamericano de Plantas de Recuperación, Colonia, Uruguay
Latin American Congress on Recovery Plants, Colonia, Uruguay
August, 1995
Spanish to English
English to Spanish
BOOK TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
The Canterbury Puzzles. Editorial Juegos, Buenos Aires. 1986
Principles and Practices of Feeding Dairy Cows. National Institute for Research in Dairying, Great Britain. Editorial Peri, Montevideo. 1985
Short Stories for El Péndulo, Science Fiction Magazine, Buenos Aires. 1983
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Certificate of Proficiency in English. Michigan State University. WITH HONORS. October, 1995
Lower Certificate in English. University of Cambridge. September, 1974
EDUCATION
Currently studying for the Translation Diploma at Universitario Crandon, Montevideo
The Basics of Journalism.
Manuel Flores Silva, Claudio Iturria.
Montevideo, 1983/84
Crandon Junior College
Secretarial Course
Montevideo, 1975/76
St. Catherine’s School
Primary and Secondary School
Montevideo, 1974