Desktop publishing, Localizzazione, Correzione bozze, Ricerca terminologica, Traduzione
Antropologia, Arte, Arte culinaria, Botanica, Chimica, Discipline classiche e studi umanistici, Ecologia, Fibre, tessile e tessitura, Film e studi sul cinema, Formazione, Ingegneria, Ingegneria civile, Ingegneria elettrica, Ingegneria meccanica, Ingegneria olio e gas, Internet, Letteratura, Linguistica, Medicina (Generale), Ospitalità, Protezione antincendio, Pubblicità, Salute, Scienze alimentari, Scienze ambientali, Teatro, Turismo e viaggi
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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