Curriculum Vitae

István Nagy

Translation, interpreting and language teaching

Telephone: (06)-20-92-96-508

E-mail:

Address: 3534 Miskolc, Ferenczi S. u. 6/a

Date of Birth: 21.05.1959.

Place of Birth: Debrecen

Family status: married with two children: Rebeka (9) and Ábris (14)

Education, Qualifications:

1998 Diploma in Translation: Social Sciences (English-Hungarian, Hungarian-English)

– ELTE FTCS, Budapest

1992 Cambridge Proficiency in English

1984 M.A. in English and French, Teaching degree KLTE, Debrecen

Computer Skills:

User level skills in MS Word, Excel, Power Point

CAT tools:

Star Transit, TRADOS, SDLX, MemoQ

Translation and interpreting: skills and expertise:

Translation – language pairs:

Both ways: English-Hungarian French-Hungarian English-French

Interpreting – language pairs:

Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting: English-Hungarian French-Hungarian

Consecutive interpreting: English-French

Areas of Specialisation:

Technical

-  Automotive, patents, construction

-  Technical specifications

Law, Economics and Business

-  labour law and conciliation, white collar crime

-  HR, PR and marketing

-  contracts, business offers

Medicine, Drugs, Pharmacology

-  Biophysics, Biochemistry, Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal, Forensic Medicine

-  Drug and active agent descriptions, registration, clinical trials, patents,

Project Proposals, EU Institutions

-  Proposals for PHARE and ISPA projects

Euro Info Centre brochure, History of the Euro leaflet and brochure

Education, Social Sciences

-  Equal chances and desegregation in Hungarian education closing conference of an EU Equal Opportunities project – simultaneous conference interpreting

Culture, Media, Tourism

-  Programme of the “Bartók+…” International Opera Festival,

-  Sights of the city of Győr

Teaching:

-Secondary education: English, French

-Higher education and Adult education: Translation, Integrated Skills, Thesis consultation, Renaissance and Baroque Literature, British Culture and Media Studies

Business courses on the premises, intensive courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced students, tutoring, preparation for language exams, part-time courses for teachers, ESP, EFL

-course development, preparation of teaching aids

Management, Interpersonal Skills:

General Manager of a family business started in1996 and specialising in public relations, event organisation and market research in addition to translation, interpreting and language teaching. Organisation of teams of enquéteurs, study groups practical business and financial experiences without a formal economics training background: planning, problem solving, marketing, business talks, and negotiation techniques

Jobs/Positions held:

1995-2005 lecturer, University of Miskolc, Department of English Literature

1994-1995 language teacher, University of Miskolc, Language Teaching Centre

1993-1994 language teacher, Ilona Zrínyi Grammar School, Miskolc

1989-1993 freelance interpreter, translator and language teacher

1986-1989 documentalist (translator) BIOGAL Pharmaceutical Works, Debrecen

1984-1986 librarian and translator Institute of Biophysics, University Medical School, Debrecen

References:

English-French translation and interpreting

Ross Mould Kft, Miskolc Csaba Dósa +36 46/500-400

Hungarian-English translation and interpreting

TIT Translation Bureau, Nyíregyháza Zoltán Drabik +36 42/507-280

Miskolc Opera Festival Plc, Miskolc Noémi Marczisák +36 46/509-407

Lector Translation Bureau, Budapest Boglárka Keresztes +36 1/321-15-16

Depónia-Technika Ltd, Miskolc István Hudák +36 46/504-785

English-Hungarian, French-Hungarian translation

Lector Translation Bureau, Budapest Boglárka Keresztes +36 1/321-15-16

Dr Zoltán Rácz PhD labour law specialist, Miskolc +36 46/325-884

Turris Babel Translation Bureau, Bp. Péter Gárdos +36 1/329 01 61

Translavic BV, The Netherlands Mirjam Kolkman +31 (0)548 681008

EDIMART Translation Bureau, Bp. Edit Balázs +36 1/424 00 77

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