Bernard Arsenault

(Europass resume available on request)


Personal information


Surname / First name: ARSENAULT, Bernard


Address: Suite 207, 195 Chemin de la Cфte Ste-Catherine, Outremont, Quйbec, Canada, H2V 2B1


Telephone +1 514 448 13 73 Cell: +1 514 222 34 83 or +52 553 893 9030


Fax +1 514 673 00 86


Website: www.berlukas.com


Nationality: Canadian


Occupational field: Certified Translator (En  Fr, OTTIAQ)


Work experience


Date August 2003 to date


Occupation or position held: Freelance Translator and Proofreader; President, BERLUKAS Communications Inc.


Main activities and responsibilities: Translation and proofreading of over 3,6 million source words source, mainly from:


English to French (41 %), French to English (28 %), Spanish to English (21 %) and other pairs (10 %).


Main domains: Electrotechnology (52 %), Commercial contracts (14 %) and other fields related with Workplace health & safety, Information Technology, Human Resources, Corporate Communications and the Environment (34 %).


When required by the workload, select and hire other freelancers and collaborators, answer their questions, correct their work and coordinate the terminology and assembly of the final documents according to the specifications and deadlines required by the clients


Name and address of employer: BERLUKAS Communications Inc. (Same address as above).


Type of business or sector: Technical translation.


Date: March 1992 to August 2003


Occupation or position held: Project Sales Manager, Developing Markets


Main activities and responsibilities Preparation and follow-up of technical / commercial tenders for large hydroelectric turbines and generators on the worldwide hydro markets. Negotiation and signature of contracts in China, Japan, Latin America, Africa and Europe. Occasionally, translation and correction of documents related with international invitations to tender.


Name and address of employer: General Electric Canada, 795 George V Av., Lachine, Qc, Canada H8S 4K8


Type of business or sector: Design and manufacturing of large hydroelectric turbines and generators.


 
Date: June 1989 to March 1992
Occupation or position held Regional Manager, Quebec and Maritimes, Apparatus Technical Service


Main activities and responsibilities: General management of three industrial service shops, two field offices for technical services and a hydro generator coil manufacturing plant, serving public utilities, pulp & paper companies, mines, refineries, etc.


Name and address of employer: General Electric Canada, 7420 St-Jacques West, Montreal, Quйbec, Canada H4B 1W3


Type of business or sector: Electro-technical services for the heavy industrial sector


Date: December 1985 to June 1989


Occupation or position held: Manager, St-Augustin Bus Duct Manufacturing Plant


Main activities and responsibilities: General management of a GE factory having worldwide mandate for design and manufacture of isolated-phase aluminium bus ducts for large power plants. Responsible for all functions including employee relations, engineering, manufacturing, accounting, marketing and sales to global markets.


Name and address of employer: General Electric Canada, 75 d  Anvers St., St-Augustin de Desmaures, Qc, Canada G3A 1S5


Type of business or sector: Design and manufacturing of specialized power switchgear


Date: February 1976 to December 1985


Occupation or position held: Manager, Sept-Iles Service Shop


Main activities and responsibilities: General management of an industrial service shop, including marketing and sales, serving northern Quйbec.


Name and address of employer: General Electric Canada, 425 Quйbec St., Sept-Iles, Quйbec, Canada G4R 1J8


Type of business or sector: Repair and rebuilding of large electrical motors, generators and heavy industrial equipment.


Education and training


Date: September 1970 to June 1973


Title of qualification awarded: Bachelor of Geography


Principal subjects covered: Cartography, geomorphology, geology, botany, population studies, transportation systems, geomorphology of the Quaternary, statistics


Name and type of organization providing education and training: Universitй de Montrйal, Quйbec, Canada


Level in national or international classification: University graduate


Date: September 1967 to June 1969


Title of qualification awarded: Bachelor of Pharmacy (not completed)


Principal subjects covered: Pharmacology, biology, biochemistry, animal physiology, botany


Name and type of organization providing education and training: Universitй Laval, Ste-Foy, Quйbec, Canada


Level in national or international classification: Undergraduate


Date: September 1959 to June 1967


Title of qualification awarded: Bachelor of Arts


Principal subjects covered: French, English, Greek, Latin, French literature, geography, chemistry, physics, philosophy


Name and type of organization providing education and training: Collиge des Jйsuites, Sillery, Quйbec, Canada


Level in national or international classification: Classical education (8 years), undergraduate


Personal skills and competences


Mother tongue: French


Other languages


Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing


European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production


English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user Proficient user C2 Proficient user


Spanish B2 Independent user C2 Proficient user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user C1 Proficient user


German A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user


(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level


Organizational skills and competences: Ability to lead teams and carry out projects requiring broad knowledge in many fields - adapts quickly to complex situations. Communicates clearly. Sense for organization and planning.


Technical skills and competences: Extensive experience in industry acquired at GE in various fields (electricity and electronics, energy, mining, pulp & paper, transportation, international tenders and contracts). Recognized ability to understand quickly the true meaning of difficult or poorly written technical texts.


Computer skills and competences: First PC training in 1983 - never stopped learning ever since. Pro-level user of all Windows software and specialized translation software (Trados, TagEditor, WinAlign, Systran, etc). Entry-level programming (relational databases, macros in Word and Excel, html websites, etc). AutoCAD drawings and digital imaging.


Other skills and competences: Always concerned with quality of work. Broad general culture acquired during extensive studies, management courses while at GE and numerous travels. Visit http://proz.com/mykudoz/74282 for an evaluation of my expertise areas.


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Visit www.berlukas.com for any information on my work methods, fields of specialization and commercial terms.

• Adobe Acrobat
• PowerPoint
• TRADOS
• SDL Trados Freelance 2007, MultiTerm 7, MultiTerm Extract, SDL PhraseFinder, Termium Plus, Systran 6.0 Premium, AutoCAD 2008, Visio 2007, MS Proofing Tools, FineReader 9, MS Office Small Business 2007, Adobe Flash CS3 Pro, Windows Vista Ultimate