Mary McCusker

RIVIERA TRANSLATIONS

500 Laurel Hill Road

Chapel Hill, NC

27514

USA

Phone 919.928.9855

Cell: 941.223.7359

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TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
PRE-TRANSLATION CAREER EXPERIENCE / 1999- present
FREELANCE TRANSLATOR
Translator from German, Dutch and, more rarely, French to English. A large range of texts with an emphasis on finance, economics, software documentation, legal and technical translations. Recent projects include: translation of work of Austrian 19th century economist, accounting manual, environmental report on tobacco company, banking e-learning modules, book on philosopher Paulo Coelho, biographical book on German banking family, RFP for trains and trams, safety procedures for major oil company. Extensive translation of annual and audit reports from well-known companies, including high-end fashion designer, major waste management company, solar energy company. Thorough knowledge/understanding IFRS/IAS terminology.
UNICEF NEW YORK, NY
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER
  • Facilitated organizational response to world-wide emergencies
UNICEF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
OPERATIONS OFFICER
  • In charge of human resources, finance and administration for 200 staff
UNICEF NEW YORK, NY
DEPUTY CHIEF OF FINANCE
  • In charge of contributions, treasury, cashiers and payroll – 43 staff
UNICEF NEW YORK-BASED
INTERNAL AUDITOR
  • Audited UNICEF operations, primarily in Africa
Merck, Sharp and Dohme, Bv HAARLEM, HOLLAND
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS MANAGER
  • Responsible for planning/implementing financial systems
MERCK & CO.BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
CORPORATE AUDITOR
  • Conducted financial and operational audits in Europe and Africa
AMERICAN EXPRESSLONDON, UK
CORPORATE AUDITOR
  • Conducted financial and operational audits in Europe and Africa
OWN COMPANYLONDON, UK
DIRECTOR
  • Own company providing systems analysis service
IIASALAXENBURG, AUSTRIA
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
Created programmes in C and FORTRAN (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS / INSEADFONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Specialization in Finance)
SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON, MA, USA
B.A. IN GERMAN LITERATURE (Dean’s List distinction)
Languages / GERMAN - Main translating language. Texts include general financial, annual reports, IPO documentation, software documentation, marketing, etc.
DUTCH - Numerous translations include primarily economic and financial texts and occasional software documentation, railway construction tenders, road-building tenders.
FRENCH- Numerous translations including financial, economic, administrative and software-related content.
ITALIAN - good understanding and reasonable speaking skills. Not a translation language at present.
Software / Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Trados
References, etc: / References and samples available upon request