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Surname(s) / First name(s) /

VAN AUWENIS Leona Anna Leonarda

Address(es) / Azalealaan 17, 2970 Schilde, Belgium
Telephone(s) / Fix +32 3354 4844 / Mobile +32 477 359 650
Fax(es) / +32 3 354 2792
E-mail(s) /
Nationality(-ies) / Belgian
Date of birth / 9 May 1959
Gender / Female
My role in this contract / Freelance Translator fromEnglish into Dutch
French into Dutch

Work experience

Subject fields / I have translated texts on the following subject fields:
- transport
- telecommunication
- chemical products
- pharmaceutical products
- electronics
- machinery
- medical equipment
- information society services
- legal texts of national and EU law
Dates / May 1985- to date
Occupation or position held / Translator/Reviser/Language Trainer
Main activities and responsibilities / ESP, Dutch, Spanish and French
Name and address of employer / ToTaal Comminicatie WIPAL bvba
Type of business or sector / Language & communication
Dates / July 1982 –May 1985
Occupation or position held / Language Department Manager
Main activities and responsibilities / Technical documents on engines, transmission systems, white goods, etc.
Name and address of employer / Automatic Industries bvba
Type of business or sector / Engineering - documentation

Education and training

Dates / 2010 - 2011
Title of qualification awarded / Post academic degree
Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered / Judicial Translation & Interpretation
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / Thomas More Antwerp – KU Leuven Association
Level in national or international classification / Certificate
Dates / October 2007
Title of qualification awarded / Post academic degree
Principal subjects / Aviation English Using the ICAO rating scale
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / University of Antwerp – Linguapolis Institute for Language and Communication
Level in national or international classification / Certificate
Dates / March 2007
Title of qualification awarded / Post academic degree
Principal subjects / Aviation English Train-the-Trainer and Train-the-Tester
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / University of Antwerp – Linguapolis Institute for Language and Communication
Level in national or international classification / Certificate
Dates / 1979 – 1981
Title of qualification awarded / Free student
Principal subjects / French
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / University of Antwerp – Hoger Instituut voor Vertalers en Tolken
Level in national or international classification / Certificate
Dates / 1977 – 1982
Title of qualification awarded / Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics
Principal subjects / Dutch – English & Spanish languages
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / Antwerp University – Hoger Instituut voor Vertalers en Tolken
Level in national or international classification / Master level - university
Dates / 30 April 1998
Title of qualification awarded / Certificate of Achievement
Principal subjects / Test of English for International Communication - TOEIC
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / Educational Testing Service
Level in national or international classification / 990, i.e. top score
Dates / 06 April 1998
Title of qualification awarded / Certificat pratique de Français commercial et économique
Principal subjects / Commercial and economic French
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris
Level in national or international classification / Cum Laude
Dates / August 1993
Title of qualification awarded / Certificate of Business French
Principal subjects / French – advanced level
Name and type of organisation providing organisation and training / University of Brussels
Level in national or international classification / Cum Laude
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) / Dutch
Other language(s)
Self-assessment /
Understanding
/ Speaking / Writing
European level (*) / Listening / Reading / Spoken interaction / Spoken production
English
/ C2 / C2 / C2 / C2 / C2
Spanish
/ C2 / C2 / C2 / C2 / C2
French
/ C2 / C2 / C2 / C2 / C1
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences / - Excellent communication skills: oral, written, and presentation;
- Strong relationship management skills;
- Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, gained through my work experience and travels.
Organisational skills and competences / - Strong personal management skills; the ability to multitask and follow through on projects;
- Detail-oriented.
Technical skills and competences / - Years of experience in project management
- Good command of quality control processes through my work for the bio-pharmaceutical industry
Computer skills and competences / Good command of the most current MS Office tools
Other skills and competences / - Personal integrity
- Swimming and tennis
Driving licence(s) / International Belgian driving licence for cars category B

Additional information

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Since May 1985, language expert with the Courts of Antwerp, Mechelen & Brussels

Oaths

22 May 1985 Court of First Instance of Antwerp
Sworn for oral and written translations:
Dutch  English
Dutch  Spanish
18 December 1996 Court of First Instance of Antwerp
Sworn for oral and written translations:
Dutch  French
English  French
Spanish  French
17 June 2004 Court of First Instance of Brussels
Sworn for oral and written translations:
Dutch  French

Annexes

Annex

Activities in Translation/Revision

Over the last 30 years I had the pleasure to work for companies that can vouch for my expertise such as:

  • Ceti Microscopes
  • Janssen Pharmaceutica (a Johnson & Johnson division)
  • Genzyme (biopharma division of Sanofi)
  • Luyckx Ground Moving Equipment
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Fassi Cranes
  • Solidum Investment
  • Ilsen Real Estate and Construction
  • Fokker B.V.
  • Sabena Aerospace
  • Pro Duo Hair & Skin Care
  • Ben Air Flight Academy
  • Euro Pilot Center
  • Ko & Co Architectural Design

Activities in Aviation

  • Summer 1973: maiden flight on holiday to Spain
  • June 1985 – December 1989
    Co-editor of the Sabena In-flight Magazine
  • 1992 – 1994
    Alcatel project team member SECC (Simplified English Grammar & Style Checker & Corrector) - included regular contacts with the Boeing AECMA team in Seattle
  • 1994-1996
    Alcatel project team member Simplified English
    - design of the workshop to introduce Simplified English to telecom engineers
    - adapt AECMA Simplified English to the world of telecommunications
  • March 2007 - Antwerp University
    Aviation English - Train the Trainer course
  • March 2007 - Antwerp University
    Aviation English - Train the Tester course
  • April - September 2007 - Aerosolutions
    Aspects of ATPL – background courses on aviation
  • October 2007 - Emery-Roberts & Aerosolutions
    Using the ICAO Rating Scale
  • November 2007 – to date – Aerosolutions
    ICAO English Proficiency Assessor for pilots from Belgium, The Netherlands, Oman, Tunisia, Lybia and other countries
  • February 2008 – to date
    Several Aviation English courses to individual pilots who failed the ELP test

Activities in Teaching/testing

  • 2004 – to date Genzyme Bio-pharmaceuticals
    Teacher English, French & Dutch to several expatriates
  • 1998 – to date Court of First Instance in Turnhout
    Assessor for the sample translations & interpretations English, Spanish & Dutch
  • 2009 – to date Johnson & Johnson – Janssen Pharmaceutica
    Teacher English, French & Dutch to several expatriates
  • 1985 – to date Liren International Institute
    Teacher English, French and Dutch to groups and individuals
  • 2008 – 2009 Electrabel
    Teacher Dutch courses to several individual persons from middle to higher management
  • 2005 – 2008 OFO, the training Centre of the Belgian Federal Government
    Teacher English, Spanish and Dutch to groups and individuals
  • 1986 – 2007 Alcatel Lucent
    Teacher Spanish to groups and individuals
  • 1984 –1992 CMB/Saft Marine
    Teacher English, Spanish and Dutch to groups and individuals
  • 1982 – 1995 Volkshogeschool Antwerpen
    Teacher Spanish courses

Date10 January 2016

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