Eric Becker

1316 Carling Ave.

Apt. 1809

Ottawa, ON

K1Z 7L1

Phone number: 613-680-7239

E-mail addresses:

ebeck093@uottawa.ca

eric_becker_836@hotmail.com

Qualifications, skills, and abilities

– Master’s of Arts Degree in Translation

– English (mother tongue), French (fluent) and German (fluent)

– Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer

– Extensive experience in the ministerial correspondence tool “WebCIMS”

– Exceptional memory

– Team player

Education

M.A. in Translation                                    University of Ottawa     Ottawa, Ontario

September 2008-January 2012

Accelerated Honours B.A. (Translation)  University of Ottawa     Ottawa, Ontario

September 2006-April 2008

B.A. in French (minor in German)            Acadia University          Wolfville, N.S.

– Also studied for twelve weeks in Freiburg, Germany (September 7–November 29, 2004)

– Completed “Deutsch als Fremdsprache” (German as a Second Language) program in April 2005

Total French Immersion                             St. Anne's U.         Church Point, N.S.                                      

– Completed French proficiency levels of Avancé 1, Avancé II and Perfectionnement over three five-week sessions of total French immersion.

Professional experience

Translator                                                      Service Canada             Ottawa, Ontario

May 6, 2008 to Present

– Translating French documents into English, revising English translations, coordinating foreign-language translation requests through the Translation Bureau and backing up members of the Parliamentary and Executive Briefings unit.

Proofreader/Translator                                Public Works                 Ottawa, Ontario

August 7 – December 21, 2007

– Entering revisers’ corrections, revising translations and translating legal documents from French into English.

Freelance Translator                                                                            Ottawa, Ontario

–Translating various documents for private-sector clients from French-English, English-French and German-English.

French Tutor and Assistant                         Acadia University          Wolfville, N.S.

– Offered extra help to students in the Department of Languages and Literatures

– Helping to create the Web site for the French section of the Department

German Tutor                                                Acadia University           Wolfville, N.S.

– Offered extra help to students in the Department of Languages and Literatures

Extracurricular activities

– Played in Vanier League Softball in summer 2011

– Member of YMAGIN (Youth Mandate for Greater Involvement) Steering Committee since February 2010 within the Processing and Payment Services Branch of Service Canada.

Awards received

– Margaret L. Ford Scholarship in 2005–2006 for French (Acadia University)

– A Baden-Württemberg Stipend (from the German province of Baden-Württemberg c/o Acadia University) in 2004

References

– Available upon request