Anbu Ambrose

Anbu Ambrose
4 Thiruvalluvar Street, Ullagaram, Chennai – 91, India
Telephone: (M) 09884060311 Email: anbuambrose74@gmail.com
   
Education
Master of Philosophy (Research) in German , Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi , 1997-2000
Master of Arts (German) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1995-1997
German Studies
• Literature & Literary criticism
• Translation theories & methodologies
• Applied Linguistics

Bachelor of Science (Zoology), Loyola College, University of Madras 1991-1994

Oberstufe, Goethe Institut, Chennai 1994

Work Experience
• 5 years teaching experience as Senior Lecturer in Department of Foreign Languages. Taught under graduate level German courses.
• Experience in translating academic & technical articles
• 3 years experience in Fortune 50 company working in customer services for German-speaking countries
• In my current corporate role I have exposure to Finance & Accounting, Regulatory compliance & Sarbanes Oxley Act in German language
• Freelance translations to various companies & agencies since  completing my Master's degree in 1997.

•1 year in Germany as Research Assistant in German linguistics and have worked in Bonn, Saarbruecken and Kaiserslautern.

Language and IT skills
• Native fluency in English & German
• Well versed in office productivity software – MS Office
• Skilled in Graphics & web design.

Awards & Achievements:

Research Grant for study in Germany from Deutscher Akedemischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), to pursue my thesis on German philosophy, 1997

Govt of India certified university level German langauge teacher. This certification has a pass rate of 2% and I got certified in the first attempt, 1997

Govt of India Research Grant to pursue research in German Linguistics, 1997-2001

Scholarship award from Goethe Institut, Chennai to pursue Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom, 1995

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• QuarkXPress
• TRADOS