CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:Edwin TURNILL
Address:25 Osborne Close
Feltham, Middlesex
TW13 6SR
England / Telephone:+44 (0)20 8890 4942Nationality:British
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Nationality:BritishDate of birth:30 September 1958
Date of birth:30 September 195830 September 1958

Translator from German, Dutch, French and Spanish into English

PRINCIPAL LANGUAGE PAIRSSECONDARY PAIRS

GERMANENGLISHITALIANENGLISH

DUTCH (NL)ENGLISHPORTUGUESEENGLISH

SPANISHENGLISHCATALANENGLISH

FRENCHENGLISH

PROFILE

  • English mother tongue(British English), business graduate
  • Freelance professional translator since 2001, working for leading agencies in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Munich and Madrid. Marketing/advertising specialist
  • 12 years industry experience(1989-2001) working for a global advertising agency, translating into English on a daily basis from German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian
  • Experience of translating product brochures, press releases, advertisements (print, TV, radio), interviews, trade press and newspaper/magazine articles, training manuals, presentations, brand strategy documents, research reports… (see examples below)
  • Writer of articles for publication in marketing magazines and journals
  • Experience of living in France and of running a language academy in Spain. Advanced studies of French and German, including French at degree level

EXAMPLES OF TRANSLATIONS UNDERTAKEN - THROUGH AGENCIES - IN RECENT YEARS

Aegis (media agency)
Supplier contract terms (NL > EN) /
ECCO (footwear manufacturer)
Advertising campaign (DEEN) / P5COM (business consultancy)
Website copy (NL > EN)
American Express
Direct mail (DE, FR, ES, NL > EN) / Floraliv (pro-biotics)
Print advertisements (DE > EN) /
Publicis (ad agency)
PR, advertising (NL, FR > EN)
B. Braun (healthcare supplier)
News kits, press releases (DE > EN) / Hideaway (travel magazine)
Luxury resort profiles (DE > EN) /
real,- (super-/hypermarkets)
Corporate identity guide (DE > EN)
BMW
Magazines, PR, more (DE > EN) /
Jung von Matt (ad agency)
Radio & TV scripts (DE > EN) /
Scholz & Friends (ad agency)
Ads, brand strategies (DE > EN)
bulthaup (kitchens)
Product brochures, more (DE > EN) /
KiK (textile retailer)
Sustainability report (DE > EN) /
Skiny (underwear brand)
Press releases/press kits (DE > EN)
Carrefour (hyper-/supermarkets)
PR, marketing, HR (FR, ES > EN) /
L’Oréal
Website, market research (FR > EN) /
Spectral (hi-fi furniture)
Product brochures (DE > EN)
Career Openers (recruitment)
Job profiles, interviews (NL > EN) /
MARE Research (market research)
Website (NL > EN) /
SQS (software testing)
Press, online newsletters (DE > EN)

Cisco (IT)

Case histories (FR, IT > EN) /

Mercedes-Benz

Product launches, more (DE > EN) / TuneUp (PC software)
Promotional materials DE > EN

E.ON (energy company)

Electromobility texts (DE > EN) /

Nestlé

International brand review (ES > EN) /

Vion N.V. (meat processor)

PPT presentations (NLEN)
Key: EN = English, DE = German, FR = French, ES = Spanish, IT = Italian, NL = Dutch

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IT skills:Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint within Windows XP) and Apple Mac (to OS X) for writing, the design and production of reports and presentations, data handling and manipulation. Experienced internet user/online researcher. Trados 2007/Studio 2011 user, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional.

PREVIOUS CAREER HISTORY

10/1989 toGrey International, London. Global advertising agency. In-house

12/2001role within senior international management, applyinglanguage, writingand research skills to the following principal areas:

Writing/publishing, internal/external communications

Translation/copy adaptation

Preparing/giving presentations

Primary market research

Market analysis/secondary market research

New business/business development support

Project coordination

Strategic (brand) planning

1985-89:Living and working in Barcelona, Spain. Experience including:

  • head of a start-up language academy in central Barcelona;
  • design and running of courses for Inem (Spanish state employment agency) to equip out-of-work job seekers with the skills necessary to work in a commercial/international environment, using the English language

1982-85:Living and working in the Dordogne, France.

1981-82:Long-term contracts at Wang and Data General (then leading IT suppliers), sales administration and engineer support.

1976-77:IBMUK, Richmond. Sales administration.

Education, Higher and Secondary

1977-81:LondonMetropolitanUniversity.

BA (Honours) Degree in Business Studies/Marketing with French

1970-77:HamptonSchool, Hampton, Middlesex (UK)

A-level (Abitur-level) studies in English, French and German

Selection of agencies worked for: