C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e
Position SoughtTranslator
(freelance)
ContentsCurriculum Vitae
Job ApplicantWhitfield, Alison Heather
Goethestrasse 38
77694 Kehl-Goldscheuer
Germany
Tel: 0049-(0)7854-987743
Email:
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details:
Name:Whitfield, Alison Heather
Address:Goethestrasse 38
77694 Kehl-Goldscheuer
Tel:07854 – 987743
Email:
University Studies
1983 – 1987Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England
Bachelor of Arts Degree (2:2 hons)
Professional Education
■Advanced Secretarial Language Certificate
1989 – 1990Bilingual Secretarial Studies Diploma
Translation Skills: German-English (distinction)
West Kent College, Tonbridge, England
Typewriting skills I, II and III
Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
■Teaching Qualifications
1988 – 1989Distance learning:
T.E.S.O.L Certificate (pass with distinction)
TEFLCertificate (pass)
(Teaching English as a foreign language) Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, England
1997 – 1998Distance learning:
International House, Hastings, England
DTEFLA - Diploma in teaching English
2012 – 2014Distance learning;
Waldorf Foreign Language Teacher (Steiner)
Akademie für Waldorfpädagogik, Mannheim
Languages:
English Mother tongue
German Native speaker level
Curriculum Vitae
Record of Work (set out in work fields)
Personal Assistant positionswith Translation Skills:
1990 – 1991Weld Systems Ltd, Mildenhall, England
Personal Assistant to the Managing Director
1991 – 1994H.I.T. Personalleasing GmbH
Personal Assistant in various Siemens departments
with translation and presentation work
1994 – 1995Patalong Film GmbH, München
Bilingual Sales Assistant
1995 – 1996BBM&W Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, München
Paralegal to one of the partners, Dr. Kuhmann
with translation work
2004 – 2006Epilepsy Centre, Kork, Germany
Part-time assistant to the head physician
with conference planning and translation work
Business English positions
1997 – 1998Freelance business English teacher
Munich, Germany (Siemens, BMW, VHS)
1998 – 1999International House Budapest, Hungary
Business English Teacher
(EU-financed project for politicians and the negotiating team
in lieu of European integration)
1999 – 2004International House London, Executive Centre
Business English Teacher with additional
social programme and marketing functions
2004 – 2007Director of Studies incl. marketing
interparla Sprachzentrum Kehl
General English teaching positions
2007 – 2009FES Lahr, Germany
English teacher at a Christian School
2010 – 2013Freie Waldorfschule Offenburg
English teacher at a Steiner school
2014Freie Integrative Waldorfschule Emmendingen
English teacher at an integrative Steiner school
Curriculum Vitae
Translation Experience Summary
- 4 yearsGeneral business translation work
as an integral part of my role as PA/
Bilingual Secretary
(Correspondence, contracts, presentations,
technical and financial work)
- 2 years Legal and business translation work
as an integral part of my role as a paralegal - 5 yearsGeneral business translation and medical
translation work as a part-time freelancer
alongside my teaching job.
Reference:
/ Mr Dermot McElderry
Kehl, 29.08.14