Larkin Ray

 
Dear Sir/Madam,  

                                                                                           I will be glad to undertake this translation job and propose to collaborate with you on other translation projects. I am a professional French > English & vice versa translator/ interpreter based in Paris. Over the years, I have translated several legal, economic & commercial reports, scientific, technical and social science research papers, manuals and books for publication in English. Should you need any further information I will be glad to provide. 

Look forward to working with you.

 Kind Regards

Larkin ray  
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CURRICULUM VITAE
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NAME:
L.Ray (larkin)                                               

             
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E Mail:
lrai@free.fr                                                   lrai72@hotail.com                                                                     
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Tel :    +33-(0)174025010

Mobile:+33- (0)631161201

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 Specializations

• LEGAL
•  legal contracts / patents
   contracts/ tenders
• COMMERCIAL- Company profiles
• Economics & Risk management
  marketing / financial research reports
• TECHNICAL
  websites / IT
  Telecommunications
  Industry & engineering
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  governance/political analyses
• ENTERTAINMENT
  fiction & Non-fiction books/ screen plays/film scripts/ literature
• MEDIA & HISTORICAL   REPORTS
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  Translation&
  Interpretation (consecutive)
  Preparing a manuscript for publication
  Editing & rewriting
    - Proofreading
    - Voiceover
    - Copywriting
    - transcription

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 TRANSLATION / INTERPRETATION    FRENCH > ENGLISH & VICE VERSA
             -  promise of quality & rigour

 
Professional Experience*:
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2010:Translationfor AGS translation (Paris) on Youth Mobility  in the EU; interpretation multimedia communication for Traduction.com (France);commercial-legal translation  for  Fe-Q (London); Legal translation PoliLingua ( USA);Translation  for Destination BusinessFrance)business cultural practices in the EU; Translation for Quality Translation service,New York; ALF übersetzungen, Frankfurt am main;

2009:Technical translation & interpretation for the Shepard group, UK;Translation for Quality Translation service,New York; ALF übersetzungen, Frankfurt am main;

Translator/interpreter worked with the UNESCO, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques & C.N.R.S., Paris (translation of texts, research documents & articles for publication in newspapers and cultural magazines

2008 -1998: Trainer & PR Manager/translator-interpreter with Destination Business, Paris – an International Business company specializing in information technology/training
Public Relations Manager with Sterling Associates Private Limited –a publication company specializing in artistic design & desktop publishing etc., with offices in Paris, London & New York
1998-1994– Researcher associated with the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, CNRS & ORSTOM, PARIS, France.
1996-1990–Accredited journalist with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the UNESCO, Paris.

1995- Translation course at the Heidelberg University, Heidelberg (Germany)

Qualifications:
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1994-1990: PhD 

1989-1987: M Phil in Organization & Human Resource Development
1984 – MA,
1978 – High school Diploma University of Cambridge
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Miscellaneous:
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Film subtitling, dubbing and film script writing
Translation of paperbacks from French to English;
Publication of various articles in the French press in Notre Histoire, Courier de l’UNESCO and Autrement  (Paris) & a monograph published with  Edition Karthala, Paris.
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Personal: 40 + years old, living in the Paris region
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*RATES
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Provisional translation  rate: 0.055 Euro per word (   1500 words per working day)

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