Paul Strikwerda

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voice-over, voiceover, Dutch voice-over, voix off neerlandais, locutorholandes, locucao holandes, Hollandischer Profisprecher, voice over,

TRANSLATION
POSITION: Translator, language pair Dutch/Flemish-English and German-English.
Project list: Dell, HP, IBM, SAP, Johnson & Johnson, Bacardi, Coca-Cola, Marriott Hotels, Harrah’s Casinos, T-Mobile, Nortel, Novartis, Gillette. Eli Lilly, Nissan, Emerson, BP, Esso, DuPont, BMW, Survey Sampling International, Otrivin, Cisco, Webex and Cargill.

Agencies I work for:

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• Language Intelligence Inc., Rochester, NY, USA
  
• Professional Translating Services Inc., Miami, FL, USA
  
• FCI Corporation, Easton, PA, USA
  
• William Victor Translations, Madrid, SPAIN
  
• TNS-Global, Horsham, PA, USA
  
• Story Worldwide, London, UK
  
• Sajan, River Falls, WI, USA
  
• Wise Translations, Arlington, VA, USA
  
• ICanLocalize, Las Vegas, NV, USA
  
• JTG, inc., Vienna, VA, USA
• Tampa Bay Translations, LLC
  

VOICE-OVER SERVICES
Client list: Novartis, Elsevier Medical, Merrill Lynch, Hershey Park, JP Morgan, SunGard, DuPont, Credit Suisse First Boston, Spoken Books Publishing  and the United Nations Development Program.

TRAINING & COACHING
POSITION: Trainer, Wachovia, 3/2007-11/2007
COMPANY: America's fourth largest bank has been ranked number 1 in customer service for seven consecutive years.
-responsible for getting new representatives ready to provide unsurpassed customer service in a matter of weeks
-topics covered: extensive product knowledge, policies & procedures, federal and state regulations, navigating computer systems and superior soft-skills to deal with customers on all levels
-supervised a team of coaches and updated the curriculum

POSITION: Call Center Trainer & Supervisor, TNS, Horsham, PA, 2/2002-4/2006
COMPANY: TNS is one of the largest marketing information companies in the world.
-trained and supervised an international group of telephone interviewers in how to successfully conduct extensive market research studies with high-level executives.
-monitored, evaluated and coached call center staff at two sister companies: Sofres in Paris (France) and MDI in San Diego

POSITION: Trainer/Workshop Facilitator, Dean Foster Associates, 2006-ongoing
COMPANY: Dean Foster Associates (DFA) specializes in training and consulting worldwide on intercultural business issues with most Fortune 500 companies in the United States and around the globe.
-facilitate cross-cultural workshops for successful adaptation to life and work in the United States
-specialties: intercultural communication, differences and similarities between the USA and other cultures

POSITION: Consultant & Corporate Trainer, CommCore Consulting Group, New York, Washington, Los Angeles, 2003-present
COMPANY: CommCore is one of the largest presentation and media-coaching firms in the US.
-conduct presentation skills seminars & provide media coaching

POSITION: Co-Director, Trainer IFHS, Doylestown, PA, 2000-2003.
COMPANY:  IFHS specialized in certification trainings in Neuro-Linguistic Psychology (NLP), Coaching and Advanced Communication & Presentation Skills.
-responsible for curriculum, sales, marketing and PR
-taught in-depth international certification programs
-expanded business to New Jersey, North Carolina and Idaho

POSITION: Founder, Director & Trainer OPTIMIND, The Netherlands, 1995-2000
COMPANY: OPTIMIND offered training programs in the field of personal & professional growth and development.
-developed a national advertising campaign that turned OPTIMIND into a household name with a growth of 200% per year

POSITION: Media Coach & Trainer  Interchurch Media Institute (IMI), Hilversum, Netherlands 1995-2000
COMPANY: founded by five major churches in The Netherlands, IMI provided media coaching for its leaders, as well as for other non-governmental organizations.
-resident Media Relations Specialist and Media Trainer for the Dutch Council of Churches, three major Dutch Reformed Churches, as well as the Roman-Catholic Conference of Bishops
-built relationships with high-profile members of the religious community and with regional and national news media.
-positioned these faith-based organizations positively in the media

MEDIA
POSITION: Producer “Natural Living with Gary Null”. Public Radio, New York, 2002
INFO: This show is the longest running, continuously airing Talk Radio health program in America. It airs five times a week and is hosted by nutritionist and fitness-expert Gary Null.
-selected and researched topics; selected and screened guests and prepared all interviews

POSITION: News Anchor, Producer, Presenter, Reporter Radio Netherlands International (RNI), English & Dutch Service, 1993-1998
COMPANY: RNI is the Dutch Service and broadcasts in Dutch and five foreign languages.
-covered thousands of national and international news events in Dutch and in English, both as a reporter and as the news anchor of a prime-time current affairs magazine

POSITION: Producer British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London, 1992.
-produced an award winning special on the #1 British Radio Station

EDUCATION
IMPAC University, Florida, Operations Orientation Training
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands: European Studies, English, Law & History
University of Utrecht: English Studies & Musicology

LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, Dutch/Flemish and & German, plus a good knowledge of French.

MS Office
Babylon

Mac Mini
Gefell M 930 TS condenser microphone
Grace Design m101 Mic Preamp
Dedicated soundproof vice-over studio.