Jennifer Guinot

Professional Experience

Since 03/08                            Freelance Translator

10/03-02/08                            E.P.A. Language Services, London – In-house Editor/Translator – Translating/editing a variety of texts, management of projects in various languages, liaising with clients and freelancers, key member of a dynamic team

09/02-09/03                            ITR (International Translation Resources, London) – In-house Editor – Editing mainly technical texts

10/01-08/02                            Tutor (German as a foreign language) at the University of Heidelberg – Introductory courses for students of German as a foreign language

Education

11/01-08/02                           University of Heidelberg, Postgraduate Studies in Translation (English/German)

11/01                                     University of Heidelberg, Graduation as Diplom-Übersetzerin (Masters Degree in Translation, Major: Russian and French/German, Minor: International Organisations) – Grade: 1.9 (“good”)

Subject of Thesis: “Verfahren und Anlagen der Bearbeitung von Klärschlamm – eine deutsch-russische Terminologie“, (“Methods and equipment for the treatment of sewage sludge – German-Russian terminology”)

Grade: 1.0 (“excellent”)

10/94-11/01                           University of Heidelberg, Translation Studies (Russian and French/German)

10/93-09/94                           Saarland University, Translation Studies (Russian and French/German)

10/92-09/93                            University of Constance – Politics, English Language and Literature, Romance Languages and Literature

Experience Abroad

09/98-02/99                            University of Voronesh (Russia) – DAAD Scholarship for studies of the Russian language

10/95-06/96                           Institut supérieur des traducteurs et interprètes (ISTI) in Brussels - ERASMUS Scholarship for studies of the French language

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