Vladimir Lopata

Aufbereiten, Lektorieren, Übersetzung

banking, finances, technology, engineering, HW, SW

Allgemein

Name: Vladimir Lopata PhD
Address: Aubrechtove 3110, 106 00 Prague 10, Czech Republic
Age: 50

Office address: Konevova 141, 130 83 Prague 3, Czech Republic
Office telephone: 00 420 271773010
Office fax: 00 420 2 67 108 296

E-mail: lopa@lopa.cz

Occupation: Freelance translator
Member of the Czech Association of Translators and Interpreters

University Education:
1984 - 1987 - work study -Pedagogical Faculty of Charles University, Prague, English language
1975 - 1979 - PhD - Moscow Power Institute, Faculty of Computer Science
1970 - 1975 - MSc - Electrotechnical Faculty of the Slovak School of Technology, Bratislava, Technical Cybernetics Department

Work Experience:

January 1994 - present
Private business in the field of translation services, freelance translator, DTP systems, software consulting activities

July 1992 - January 1994
Freelance translator in Komercni banka, Prague, Czech Republic. Working in international teams consisting of Andersen Consulting, Kirchman Corporation and Komercni banka staff. Field of activity - Transaction processing (Deposits, Loans, Customer services), Interfaces, Localization of software.
Knowledge of Word Processing Systems, Spreadsheets, Presentation Systems (Microsoft Office).

January 1991 - July 1992
Private business in the field of translation services, DTP systems, software consulting activities.

August 1979 - December 1990
Independent research worker, Research Institute for Computer Application in Management, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Department of Long Term Forecasting

- Six years research work concerning forecasting in the field of computer and robot application in industry.
- Knowledge of Word Processing Systems, Data Base Systems, DTP Systems.
- Several research papers written on robot application in Czechoslovak industry.
- Three years teaching English language to beginners.

January 1980 - August 1984
Senior lecturer, Air Secondary School, Tripoli, Libya, Electroengineering Department.
- Five years as a senior lecturer teaching Electrical Engineering at Air Secondary School.
- Student textbook written on Electrotechnical Measurement

Special Projects:
- Member of Czechoslovak Organizing Committee of Economic Commission for Europe UN Seminar on "Robotics 87" in Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1987
- Member of Czechoslovak Organizing Committee of Economic Commission for Europe UN Seminar on "Automation in Preventive Medicine" in Piestany, Czechoslovakia, 1988
- Member of Czechoslovak Organizing Committee of Economic Commission for Europe UN Seminar on "Role of Forecasting in Scientific and Technological Development", Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1990.

Languages: English - Russian - Bulgarian - Czech - Slovak --- all combinations - wife (Bulgarian native speaker)
Translations: 10 years
Fields: Banking, law, marketing, commerce, technology.

HW: PC Pentium 700 MHz, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB HD, 1.44 HDD
Recordable CD drive
Modem: Micronom 56000 bps, Printer: HP Laserjet 4
Wireless Internet Connection, 126 kbs
SW: MS Office 2000, TRADOS Translator´s Workbench, Adobe FrameMaker, AdobePageMaker, Acrobat, Adove Illustrator
Capability: 10 - 15 SP (standard pages) per day
1 SP = 1,800 bytes (60 lines x 30 char.) of translated ASCII text
Availability: Full time
Charges: On the basis of negotiation

Special skills:
- Typing
- Computer skills (Microsoft Office)
- Driving licence

Other:
- Married, daughter 24 years old
- References available upon request

Pentium III

Czech Association of Translators and Interpreters