Erika Dobbs

12/2000-currently,

Full-time, freelance translator/interpreter in the USA.
Detailed project descriptions, sample translations and references are available upon your request

06/2000-12/2000
In - house translator/interpreter
for "Williams Energy"(USA)employees in IT dep. Mazeikiai Nafta, Lithuania
· Translated/interpreted IT manuals, handouts, worksheets, meetings, negotiations, presentations.
· August – December, 2000. Translated / interpreted joined “Financial Package Selection” project with IBM, Sun Systems, SAP, Oracles, Williams, Mazeikiu Nafta as a leading linguist. Translated IBM consultants handouts, worksheets, manuals, analysis (English > Lithuanian, Russian), Sun Systems, SAP, Oracle Financial Package Proposals (English> Lithuanian, Russian)
. Interpreted IBM consultants’ interviews with financial and operating management leaders (Lithuanian, Russian >< English), proposed financial package demos Sun Systems in Shell headquarters (Riga, Vilnius), SAP in the refinery (Berlin), Oracle Lietuvos Telekomas (Vilnius).
· Translated (Russian, Lithuania >< English): reorganized business procedures, specifications, descriptions, handouts, worksheets etc.
. Interpreted the application developers multilingual team's meetings.
Sep 1997–August 1999
Private English Language Studio Siauliai, Lithuania
Projects:
Darnesa Ltd., Lithuania - construction company. Business correspondence, contracts, catalogs, meetings & negotiations with foreign partners: Armstrong, Ness, etc. (1994 – 2000)
Lergena Ltd., Lithuania – shipping company. Business correspondence, contracts, catalogues, meetings & negotiations with foreign partners (1994 – 2000).
“13th International Construction Material Fair” for Lithuanian visitors (Jan 1999), Munchen, Germany.
Radviliskio Masinu Gamykla Ltd., Lithuania. Translated (Russian > English) a “Grass Mill Pelletizer 586” manual - a reference book for the Italian and Scandinavian customers (1999).
Private Winery, Lithuania. Translated wine ingredients catalog (English > Lithuanian) for the winery launching a new range of ingredients in their production (2000).
Language training experience:

April 1995–May 2000
Business & Management College Siauliai, Lithuania
· Taught a day /night/ distance General / Business / Legal English. (part –time)
· Since 1997 Dep. Head (full – time). Taught a day / night / distance General / Business / Legal English.
· Recruited / Supervised foreign languages staff (English, German), wrote English training programs (approved by The Lithuanian Ministry of Education), developed specialized English material, trained specialized English trainers / teachers.
· Projects:
· Initiated and coordinated “National Specialized Foreign Language Teaching” conference
. Presented a speech “Original Material Based Teaching & Testing” (December 15-16, 1998).
· Initiated and coordinated 1st national college public speaking competition “Meeting Problems of the New Millennium”. Assisted the 2nd place winner. (March, 2000)
· Initiated, coordinated, translated / interpreted project with International Training Center for Women (Amsterdam) “Pre – Accession Training to EU” in 2000. Translated documents fo participants: graduation diplomas, certificates, health certificates, resumes, contracts with the employers, contracts with ITW, ITW forms, and Pre - accession training material (English > Lithuanian, Russian). (August – June, 2000).
· Initiated, coordinated, translated “CNN Students Bureau”. Articles translation, editing, proofreading. (Jan – June, 2000).

EDUCATION: 

• Adobe Acrobat
• PowerPoint
• SDLX Translation Suite
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS
• Wordfast
• · Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Package Software;
  
  · Windows XP;
  
  · LED, Tildes Biuras, Alkonas, Promt 99, Lingvo 6.5; 7; Legal Terms Dictionary;
  
  · Xanadu, WordWeb dictionary
  
  · Star Transit 3.0 Satellite PE (CAT)
  
  · RWS translation memory release 5 (Album, Horizon, Rainbow)
  
  · Trans Suit 2000 align
  
  · SDL Trados 2007 Freelance
  
  
  · SDLX lite
  
  · WordFast 5.0
  
  · Plus Tools
  
  · NEMO CAT (designed for the Bodies of the European Union)