Desktop Publishing, Localization, Proofreading, Terminology Research, Translation
Advertising, Anthropology, Art, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Culinary Arts, Ecology, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Science, Fibre, Textile and Weaving, Film and Cinema Studies, Fire Protection, Food Sciences, Health, Hospitality, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Internet, Linguistics, Literature, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine (General), Oil and Gas Engineering, Theatre, Tourism and Travel
EDUCATION
September 2005 – October 2007 Imperial College London (UK)
MSc in Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation with Translation Technology
§ Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation: English-Italian
§ Localization: English - Italian
§ Translation Technology: SDLX, SDL Trados, Déjà vu, Passolo
§ Machine Translation, Corpus Linguistics and Terminology Management
§ Digital Publishing and Web Design
September 1998 -March 2004 University of Cagliari (Italy)
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Final mark: 110/110 summa cum laude
§ English language and literature studied for 4 years
§ Spanish language and literature studied for 3 years
§ Studied one year abroad as an Erasmus student at the University of Birmingham
§ Final-year research-based dissertation on Corpus Linguistics
September 1993 -June 1998
Scientific Lyceum of Quartu S.Elena (Italy) (Liceo Scientifico "G.Brotzu")
Final Final mark: 60/60
§ 5 years study of English
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2007- Present Freelance Translator
English<->Italian €48/1000 s/w Min. rate €45 Proof. €20
Spanish >Italian €48/1000 s/w Min. rate €45 Proof. €20
Areas of expertise
§ Technical (manuals)
§ Marketing
§ Science
§ Textiles/Clothing
§ Tourism
June 2005 – June 2007 "Mango", Reading
Assistant Manager, responsible for
§ Merchandising and meeting commercial targets set by the company (stockroom organization, extra orders, money mapping)
§ Recruiting and training of staff (appraisals)
§ Providing the highest level of customer service
November 2003 - September 2004 "The Orange Studio", Birmingham
Occupied different positions:
§ Conference co-ordinator: attending people for conferences, answering to their needs and requests
§ Internet administrator in ‘Chat Cafè’: being responsible for customer assistance
§ Waitress in the restaurant ‘Talk bar’
May 2003 - October 2003 "Berkeley Scott Group Plc", Birmigham
Worked in hospitality and leisure sector.
SEMINARS
25-28 August 2004 : PALA (Poetics And Lingustics Association) conference in New York.Presented a paper with the title:
The Leech and Short model of Speech and Thought Presentation (revised by Short and Semino) applied to a corpus of Italian texts
VOLUNTARY WORK
30 March 1998–05 June 1998 Municipality of Quartu S. Elena - Italy
Tourist lead in ancient churches and monuments
Guiding people through the monuments and giving them historical and artistic information
OTHER AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
IT: Good knowledge of the Microsoft Package and Outlook Express, CAT tools such as SDL Trados, Web Design tools such as Dreamweaver, Digital Publishing tools such as Framemaker
Languages: Italian, English, Spanish and basic understanding of Greek
Driving: I hold a clean driving licence
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Travelling, going to museums and theatres. Going to the gym and swimming.
REFERENCES
Academic and work related references are available upon request.
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