EDUCATION

1986 - 1990: University of Manchester: B.A. Hons in Linguistics and French

1983 - 1986: Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut (United States): Graduate with Honours

 

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS

Fluent written and spoken French Intermediate German and Italian Pre-intermediate Croatian Computer skills: Office, Trados, InDesign, Photoshop.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013 - present: Freelance translator

Working with companies, agencies, institutes and academic establishments. Main fields: finance, television and film, communication, luxury goods; demographics, research and academic papers.

 

2005 - 2013: VO Paris 9 rue de Mulhouse - 75002 Paris

Senior in-house translator: finance, economics, media/television, marketing/advertising, luxury sector, environment, agriculture; press kits and releases, annual reports, CSR reports and registration documents. Customer feedback management; training of translators.

 

2003 - 2005: Cabinet Vizzavona 64 boulevard Maurice Barrès - 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine

Freelance translator: economic and financial theory; stock market software guide; copy editing of French and English versions.

 

2002 - 2005: Traducteur freelance

Freelance translator: environmental and social reports for NGOs; advertising and promotional documents; political survey reports.

 

1998 - 2002: Charles Gibbes Associates

Publishing agent, France for a group of British academic publishers (including Blackwell, Polity Press, Perseus Books, Verso). Organising publisher stands at academic, cultural and scientific conferences; translation of promotional documents; creation and management of accounts with bookshops and institutions.

 

2000 – 2001: Alphanim 3 rue Eginhard - 75004 Paris

Freelance translator: translation of cartoon film scripts and sales pitches.

 

1999 – 2000: Collaboration avec Stephane Levine 16 avenue de la Grande Armée - 75016 Paris

Freelance translator: sub-titles of American television series for French television; cultural and linguistic consultancy; copy editing.

 

1998: Editions Héracles 15 rue du Terrage - 75010 Paris

Translation into English of guide book "Authentic France"; assistance in page layout.

 

WHSmith Librairie anglaise 248 rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris

1995 - 1997: Deputy Personnel Manager

Management of staff timetables; personnel recruitment and training ; stock control.

1995: Bookseller

Responsible for History, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Art and Language departments. Sales promotions; meeting with sales representatives; attending book conferences.