Julia Rice

Import/Export
Purchase & Supply/Commerce
Equestrian and gen. translations
Report writing and proofreading

Name: JULIA HELEN RICE
Address: 11 Kilburn Close
Calcot
Reading
Berkshire
RG31 7DH
Company Name: RAYMARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Qualifications:

O’ Level:
Spanish
English Language
English Literature
French
History
Maths
Art
General Paper

A’ Level:
Spanish
English
French

BA Honours in Spanish and Portuguese (University of Hull)

Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

Chapterhouse Certificate of Competence Proofreader Plus

Experience:

April 1998 – present

Freelance translator Spanish>English, Portuguese/Brazilian>English with areas of expertise: import/export, purchase and supply/commerce, dictionaries (using Xmetal software), equestrian

December 1989 - January 1994 Digital Equipment Limited, Reading - Purchasing Consultant

Manage and set up preferred suppliers, reviews, purchase orders, deliveries, liaise with Accounts Payable, price negotiation. Negotiate terms and conditions for supplier contracts. Tender specifications for customer sites.

July 1986 – January 1989 CVG Internacional Ca, London and Duesseldorf - Assistant Purchasing Manager

Principle office language – Spanish
Translate technical specifications and shipping documentation – Spanish>English
Liaison between Venezuela and New York and freight forwarders and suppliers in Germany and the UK.
Source & purchase equipment/materials within the UK and Germany.
Manage 4 members of staff.



February 1982 - July 1986 Metal Box plc Reading - Export Buyer

Translate shipping documents and technical specifications – Portuguese/Spanish to English.
Deal with suppliers and freight forwarders. Purchase orders, deliveries, export documentation within strict time deadlines on SPEX computer system.
Letters of Credit, liaison with banks, freight forwarders and suppliers.
Support subsidiary companies in Africa and the Caribbean.

Taught English at a Spanish state school. Gave private English lessons
Kept languages up-to-date spending time abroad in Portugal and Spain. Attended language evening classes from 1996. Spanish Society functions. Subscribe to Puerta del Sol language course.

Microsoft Windows 2000
XMetal

Dell Inspiron 3200/Fujitsu Pc,Fax,e-mail,answerphone

BA Honours degree in Spanish and Portuguese
Chapterhouse Certificate of Competence Proofreader Plus

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply