Paul Strikwerda

Copywriting, Editing, Localization, Other, Project Management, Proofreading, Research, Subtitling, Teaching, Transcription, Translation, Voice-Over

voice-over, voiceover, Dutch voice-over, voix off neerlandais, locutorholandes, locucao holandes, Hollandischer Profisprecher, voice over,

Acting and Directing, Advertising, Agriculture, Art, Banking and Financial, Bible and Biblical Studies, Broadcast Journalism, Business General, Business Marketing, Child Care, Computer and Information Sciences, Education, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Film and Cinema Studies, Genealogy/Family History Research, General, Health, History, Hospitality, Journalism and Mass Communication, Literature, Medicine — Public Health Education and Promotion, Medicine — Social Psychology, Music, Music History and Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religion, Religion and Religious Studies, Science (General), Sociology, Telecommunications, Theatre, Tourism and Travel, Transportation

TRANSLATION
POSITION: Translator, language pair Dutch/Flemish-English and German-English.
Project list: Dell, HP, IBM, SAP, Johnson & Johnson, Bacardi, Coca-Cola, Marriott Hotels, Harrah’s Casinos, T-Mobile, Nortel, Novartis, Gillette. Eli Lilly, Nissan, Emerson, BP, Esso, DuPont, BMW, Survey Sampling International, Otrivin, Cisco, Webex and Cargill.

Agencies I work for:

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• Language Intelligence Inc., Rochester, NY, USA
  
• Professional Translating Services Inc., Miami, FL, USA
  
• FCI Corporation, Easton, PA, USA
  
• William Victor Translations, Madrid, SPAIN
  
• TNS-Global, Horsham, PA, USA
  
• Story Worldwide, London, UK
  
• Sajan, River Falls, WI, USA
  
• Wise Translations, Arlington, VA, USA
  
• ICanLocalize, Las Vegas, NV, USA
  
• JTG, inc., Vienna, VA, USA
• Tampa Bay Translations, LLC
  

VOICE-OVER SERVICES
Client list: Novartis, Elsevier Medical, Merrill Lynch, Hershey Park, JP Morgan, SunGard, DuPont, Credit Suisse First Boston, Spoken Books Publishing  and the United Nations Development Program.

TRAINING & COACHING
POSITION: Trainer, Wachovia, 3/2007-11/2007
COMPANY: America's fourth largest bank has been ranked number 1 in customer service for seven consecutive years.
-responsible for getting new representatives ready to provide unsurpassed customer service in a matter of weeks
-topics covered: extensive product knowledge, policies & procedures, federal and state regulations, navigating computer systems and superior soft-skills to deal with customers on all levels
-supervised a team of coaches and updated the curriculum

POSITION: Call Center Trainer & Supervisor, TNS, Horsham, PA, 2/2002-4/2006
COMPANY: TNS is one of the largest marketing information companies in the world.
-trained and supervised an international group of telephone interviewers in how to successfully conduct extensive market research studies with high-level executives.
-monitored, evaluated and coached call center staff at two sister companies: Sofres in Paris (France) and MDI in San Diego

POSITION: Trainer/Workshop Facilitator, Dean Foster Associates, 2006-ongoing
COMPANY: Dean Foster Associates (DFA) specializes in training and consulting worldwide on intercultural business issues with most Fortune 500 companies in the United States and around the globe.
-facilitate cross-cultural workshops for successful adaptation to life and work in the United States
-specialties: intercultural communication, differences and similarities between the USA and other cultures

POSITION: Consultant & Corporate Trainer, CommCore Consulting Group, New York, Washington, Los Angeles, 2003-present
COMPANY: CommCore is one of the largest presentation and media-coaching firms in the US.
-conduct presentation skills seminars & provide media coaching

POSITION: Co-Director, Trainer IFHS, Doylestown, PA, 2000-2003.
COMPANY:  IFHS specialized in certification trainings in Neuro-Linguistic Psychology (NLP), Coaching and Advanced Communication & Presentation Skills.
-responsible for curriculum, sales, marketing and PR
-taught in-depth international certification programs
-expanded business to New Jersey, North Carolina and Idaho

POSITION: Founder, Director & Trainer OPTIMIND, The Netherlands, 1995-2000
COMPANY: OPTIMIND offered training programs in the field of personal & professional growth and development.
-developed a national advertising campaign that turned OPTIMIND into a household name with a growth of 200% per year

POSITION: Media Coach & Trainer  Interchurch Media Institute (IMI), Hilversum, Netherlands 1995-2000
COMPANY: founded by five major churches in The Netherlands, IMI provided media coaching for its leaders, as well as for other non-governmental organizations.
-resident Media Relations Specialist and Media Trainer for the Dutch Council of Churches, three major Dutch Reformed Churches, as well as the Roman-Catholic Conference of Bishops
-built relationships with high-profile members of the religious community and with regional and national news media.
-positioned these faith-based organizations positively in the media

MEDIA
POSITION: Producer “Natural Living with Gary Null”. Public Radio, New York, 2002
INFO: This show is the longest running, continuously airing Talk Radio health program in America. It airs five times a week and is hosted by nutritionist and fitness-expert Gary Null.
-selected and researched topics; selected and screened guests and prepared all interviews

POSITION: News Anchor, Producer, Presenter, Reporter Radio Netherlands International (RNI), English & Dutch Service, 1993-1998
COMPANY: RNI is the Dutch Service and broadcasts in Dutch and five foreign languages.
-covered thousands of national and international news events in Dutch and in English, both as a reporter and as the news anchor of a prime-time current affairs magazine

POSITION: Producer British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London, 1992.
-produced an award winning special on the #1 British Radio Station

EDUCATION
IMPAC University, Florida, Operations Orientation Training
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands: European Studies, English, Law & History
University of Utrecht: English Studies & Musicology

LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, Dutch/Flemish and & German, plus a good knowledge of French.

MS Office
Babylon

Mac Mini
Gefell M 930 TS condenser microphone
Grace Design m101 Mic Preamp
Dedicated soundproof vice-over studio.