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Curriculum Vitae

Mr. Valerijs Svincovs

Address: Madonas 28-54, Jekabpils, LV-5202, Latvia

Born 14^th July 1985

e-mail: valerijs.svincovs@gmail.com; vallero@inbox.lv

Telephone: (+371) 22063553

Skype: valerius85

ProZ link: http://www.proz.com/profile/758738

PROFILE SUMMARY

An English-Latvian-English translator with over three years translation and multilingual communication experience.

EDUCATION

q       Since September 2006: University College of Economics and Culture (Riga, Latvia) – translation and interpreting programme;

I am currently in the fourth year of a four-and-a-half year professional BA course.

q       2000-2004: Jekabpils Agribusiness College, Latvia. Profession obtained: commercial worker. Subjects included: computer skills, English, Russian, business management, economics, accounting, marketing, law, and others;

q       1991-2000: Krustpils elementary school, basic education.

MAJOR TRANSLATIONS

·        Multiple projects for Latvian road construction authority

·        Coface Latvia data base software and website (English into Latvian)

·        Valnes AS website (Latvian into English)

·        Sandoz Latvia website (English into Latvian)

·        and a variety of other subjects, such as automotive, insurance, credit management, technical user manuals, etc.

WORK EXPERIENCE

q       Since February 2007 – freelance translator. My language combinations are:

·        Latvian – English;

·        English – Latvian;

·        Russian – English;

·        Russian – Latvian.

q       September 2006 - October 2007 – Coface Latvia Credit Management Services Ltd. Riga, Latvia, information department colleague.

·        translation and interpreting;

·        customer service;

·        procurement of necessary information.

q       April 2005 - August 2006 – ASDA Stores Ltd., Cambridge, England, store assistant.

·        serving customers;

·        training of new colleagues.

q       May 2004 - January 2005 – KORD Ltd, Jekabpils, Latvia, salesperson in an electrical appliances’ store.

·        consulting customers,

·        making goods’ orders,

·        processing of leasing contracts.

q       February 2004 - May 2004 – Digitals Pro accountants’ bureau, Jekabpils, Latvia, trainee accountant.

·        administration of bookkeeping documents,

·        drawing up balance sheets etc.

q       January 2003 - February 2003 – Jekabpils District Council, Latvia, field practice in record-keeping.

·        customer service,

·        handling of business correspondence, calls, e-mails and faxes,

·        preparation of documents.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

q       Computer skills: Windows, Microsoft Office, Open Office, CAT tools, e-mail clients; basic Linux skills.

q       Language skills:

·        Latvian – native;

·        Russian – fluent;

·        English – fluent;

·        German – basic knowledge.

q       Other certificates and qualifications: an Upper Intermediate level certificate from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge for an English course taken from February until March 2006.

q       CAT tools:

·        Trados

·        OmegaT

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

My general interests are languages and travelling, and my hobby is collecting die-cast scale models.

• Adobe Acrobat
• OmegaT
• PowerPoint
• TRADOS