Alexander John Williams

Education & Qualifications

Sept 08 – Sept 09 University of Leeds

                        M.A. Applied Translation Studies

·         Tuition in specialised translation including journalistic, administrative, technical and literary texts.

·         Completed modules in Computer Assisted Translation, Screen Translation and Translation Theory

·         Studying Spanish Language

Sept 2004 – June 2008 University of Leeds

                        B.A. (Hons) English and Italian (2:1)

·         Completed modules in English literature ranging from medieval poetry to modern American literature.

·         Completed English Language module English in Bilingual Settings.

·         Completed modules in Italian literature including the work of Dante Alighieri, Italo Calvino and Giovanni Guareschi.

2006-2007 Università degli Studi di Bergamo

·         Studied for one academic year in Italy on the Erasmus exchange program as part of my University of Leeds course

·         Completed modules taught in Italian in Italian Language and French Language.

·         Completed highest level of Italian language course in final semester.

Translation Experience

July 2009 – Present – Freelance Translator for Omnia S.r.l., Via Borfuro 12A, Bergamo, 24122, Italy www.omniatraduzioni.com

I collaborate regularly with Omnia S.r.l. in the capacity of freelance translator, translating technical and marketing documents.

June 2009 – Present – Freelance Translator for Omnia L.S.P., Via Mazzini 106B, Sassuolo (MO), Italy www.omnia-group.it

I regularly collaborate with this translation company and have worked on projects in the automotive field comprising of technical automotive documents, marketing documents and software manuals.

April 2009 – December 2010 – Contracted Italian to English Translator for Robin Wood Pictures Ltd

During the production of this film company’s new feature film I will be translating the screenplay, websites and all promotional material surrounding the release of the film.

July 2009 – Present – Independent Freelance Translator

In addition to collaborating with Translation Agencies I also translate independently for a number of private clients.  Projects for private clients include the translation of a film script, translations of numerous websites for the tourism industry and the translation of a pharmaceutical research project.

June - September 2008 – In House Language Assistant at Encanto Comunicazione d’Impresa, Via Mauro Macchi 42, Milan, Italy

During the summer of 2008 I worked full-time as an in-house translator and linguist at Encanto, a P.R. agency based in Milan.  My duties included the daily translation of product reviews, presentations and legal documents.

Non Translation Work Experience

October 09 – Present – English Language Lecturer, Accademia Carrara delle Belle Arti, Piazza Giacomo Carrara 82/d, Bergamo  www.accademiabellearti.bg.it

I am the English Language teacher at the Carrara Academy of Fine Art in Bergamo. I teach 3 levels of English to the students during their 2 years at the Accademia, administering exams and producing my own teaching material for the course.

September – December 09 – English Language Teacher, Format S.r.l. Via Russoli 1, Milano, 20143 www.formatmilano.it

I regularly teach intermediate English Language for Business courses in and around Milan for clients of Format S.r.l. Consultancy and Professional Training.

Language and Translation Skills

Working Language – Italian to English

Other Languages – French and Spanish

CAT Tools –  I own the SDL Trados Suite 2009 Freelance inc. SDLX, Passolo 2007, SDL Multiterm, Translators Workbench and TagEditor.  I am also proficient in the use of a number of other CAT and localization tools including MemoQ, Déjà Vu X, Star Transit, Wordfast and OmegaT.

Specialization – I am a versatile translator although I specialize in marketing, literary and technical texts.  Past translation projects include:

Marketing

·         Daily journalistic texts reviewing and promoting BlackBerry smartphones.

·         Website www.deverohotel.it

·         Website www.myonehotel.it

·         Website www.grandhotellapace.it

•   Website www.poiano.it
•   Website www.verticalbooking.com

Automotive and other technical documents

• User manual for Remedy 7.1 software (10,000 words)
•  Alfa Romeo Mito official UK brochure
• Official options catalogue for the launch of the Fiat Punto Evo (Ottobre 09)

• 30 articles for Alfawiki website (30,000 words)
• Technical service updates for Alfa Romeo, Iveco and Fiat
• Press releases for MB Crushers, construction equipment manufacturers
• Pharmaceutical study into the drug DXC-DIA for Industria Italiana Integratori TREI S.p.A. (15,000 words)

Usual Rate - €0.07 per word

Referees

1) Dr Claire Honess, Department of Italian, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT

c.e.honess@leeds.ac.uk

2) Dott.ssa Maria Teresa Mastropietro, Advertising and Electronic Commerce Srl (AEC), Piazza Pontida 7, Bergamo, 24122 mt@benessere.com

3) Emanuela Gozzi, Omnia S.r.l., Via Mazzini 160B, Sassuolo, 41049 (MO) egozzi@omnia-group.it

• Adobe Photoshop
• Déjà Vu
• MemoQ
• PASSOLO
• PowerPoint
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS
• Wordfast