Martine Christelle Barnes

MARTINE BARNES

Nationality: French                   

Date of birth: 22^nd September 1975

Address: 29 St John's Street, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1FT, UK

Tel/Mob: 01926730496 / 07875302160            

E-mail: barnesmartine@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Translator (Part-time); Oct 2005 – Present

- Translation/Proofreading/Audio-transcription (English into French mainly)

o        Translation of various documents: marketing, semi-legal, human resources, health and safety, business proposals, Apple Store applications, letters, etc.

o        Website translation: marketing, leisure and tourism, online gaming, etc.

o        Proofreading/Reviewing (technical documents, advertising brochures, etc.)

o        Audio-transcription and translation of the transcribed content into English.

- Comtec Translations (Sept 2010 - Feb 2011; part-time work experience)

o        In-house proofreading/translation checking (Trados/Memoq), liaising with freelance translators, preparing documents for translation and for delivery to clients, helping the company to recruit new translators. 

- Shape Services (August 2009 to present)

o        Translation of content for mobile devices (GPSed, Business Card Reader, etc.).

- Trivolos Hermann & Partner KEG (Feb 2009 to present)

o        Website translation/proofreading (e-commerce).

- LCI Bretagne (Aug 2007; Work experience)

o        Translation and post-editing: technical documents, websites (Trados/Logoport).

- Two-month translation project; TFH UK (Sept-Oct 2005).

o        Translated the new version of the catalogue: names/descriptions of products, general/technical/medical information.

o        Proofread and edited content as necessary.

French and Spanish Teacher/Language trainer; Sept 2001 – Present

- Teaching French and Spanish in a variety of schools in the UK.

-  Language trainer – GCSE/A Level/university students/adults (Personal Tutors/Select Tutors).

Foreign language assistant (Caerphilly, South Wales); Oct 1998 – June 1999

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- Legal Translation seminar; City University; June 2005                                                                   

- Starting out as a Translator seminar; City University; June 2006                                                      

- Trados 2007 training; Proz (course); Oct 2008                                                                                

-    Upgrading from Trados 2007 to Studio 2009; Proz (webinar); Feb 2011          

-    ECDL - Level 2 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Warwickshire College; Feb 2011          

-    Computer keyboard skills course; Pitman Training; Mar 2011          

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Certificate in Continuing Studies (City University, London); Jan-Dec 2005

- Translation course (English into French); General Translation/Law/Technology/Business.

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (UWIC, Cardiff); June 2000

- Teacher Training (Secondary; French and Spanish).

Licence LCE (French equivalent of a BA); Rennes 2, France; June 1998       

- Subject: English language, English and American civilisation.

Baccalauréat A2 (French equivalent of A Levels); June 1993

-    Main subjects: French, Philosophy, Languages (English/Spanish/German).

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