Translation/Teaching Resume

Desired Industry: Business/Management	SpiderID: 12706
Desired Job Location: Washington DC, District of Columbia	Date Posted: 5/13/2007
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: negotiable
Desired Wage: 50,000+
	U.S. Work Authorization: No
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75%
Highest Degree Attained: Masters	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
I'm looking for an active job with responsibility in Translation/Teaching.
I'm a very motivated and dynamic person with high ambitions and determination and a real passion for cultural diversity, languages, exchange…

I have project management, team leading, translation and revision/proofreading experience.

I also have management, teaching, course/class preparation, coaching and recruitment experience as I've been managing and working as a language teacher (French, English and German) in my own language school in Iran. I've been teaching children and adults of all ages and levels.

I'm a fast learner and I'm always willing to acquire even more skills and experience.

Currently, as a Translator/Reviser and Project Leader in a Translation Agency in Moncton, Canada, I'm translating/revising a large amount of texts and I'm the person in charge of some projects of various sizes and natures. I'm revising texts done by in-house translators as well as by freelancers. I'm dealing with the Translation Department Coordinator, the Translation Services Director and Project Managers. I also train new/junior translators and write translation quality reports. I'm very much engaged in my job, very flexible and multi-skilled. Therefore, I also have experience and knowledge of different fields. I am translating a lot of financial, environmental, statistical, educational and computing/IT texts among other areas.

Through my experience there and also as a Teacher and Manager of my own language institute in Iran, I have built on my communication, analysis, writing and organization skills.

I have critical thinking and excellent problem-solving skills and very good computing skills (Microsoft Office/Internet).

My native language is French and I'm fluent in English. I also speak German and know some Spanish and Dutch. French and English are my everyday languages.

Experience:
10-2005 to date
Translator/Reviser English>French and Project Lead in Moncton, Canada, for clients like Lionbridge, Workbrain, Alberta Education, Statistics Canada, Environment Canada, Dye & Durham, Ford, Honda... Freelance translator from English and German into French.

09-2003/09-2005
Freelance Translator/Proofreader/Reviser from English and German, occasionally from Spanish and Dutch into French and from French into English.

09-2004/09-2005
Founder and Director of “Delavary Communications Galaxy” Language Institute in Iran. English, French and German teacher and translator at this institute.

05-2003/09-2003
5-month training period in an international translation agency based in Evreux and Hamburg.
Technical and general translation; maintenance of clients and translators' databases; customer service.

07-2002/09-2002
Au-pair during 2 months in a Scottish family in Newtyle, Scotland

10-2001/06-2002
English teacher during one year in 3 schools.

07-2000/09-2000
2-month training period in the company The Dedicated Partnership in Kendal.
Tourist promotion on Internet
Translation of websites into French and German: http://www.bacchus-antiques.com and
http://www.Lakes- Breaks.co.uk
Creation of databases for restaurants, pubs and campsites in the UK.

10-1999/06-2000
Teaching assistant.
Prince Albert J/I & N School, Birmingham

03-1999/04-1999
One-month training period in the lingerie export-import company Hanro of Switzerland, London.

Education:
10-2002/10-2003
Postgraduate Degree in Languages and Technologies: technical translation from English, German and Dutch into French, lexicology, creation of my own website
Universite du Littoral-Cote d'Opale, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
1st year PhD in English<>French Translation.

10-2001/06-2002
CAPES of English (secondary school teacher's diploma),
Universite du Littoral-Cote d'Opale, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

10-2000/10-2001
Postgraduate Degree in English, grade A (Linguistics, Translation, Literature, Civilization, Film making)
Paper about the translation of film titles from English into French

CAPES of English (secondary school teacher's diploma),
Universite d’Artois, Arras, France

10-1999/09-2000
Masters Degree in Modern Languages with specialization in English and German as well as Business and Trade studies, grade B in the framework of an Exchange Program (Erasmus)
Advanced Certificate of English Studies (ACES) and Certificate of the English Speaking Board, grade B+
Aston University, School of Language and European Studies, Birmingham, England

10-1998/06-1999
Bachelors Degree in modern languages with specialization in English and German,
Universite de Lille 3, Roubaix, France

09-1996/06-1998
1st and 2nd years in the class preparing the exam for entrance to Ecole Normale Superieure
General Diploma of University Studies (GDUS) in English Language and Civilization
GDUS in Modern Languages (English-German)
Lycee Faidherbe, Lille, France

06-1996
A-level, grade B, Lycee Haffreingue-Chanlaire, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Skills:
MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, TRANSLATION, TEACHING, TEAM LEADING, COACHING, PROOFREADING, REVISION, TERMINOLOGY, RESEARCH

Additional Information:
LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING

Foreign languages
Bilingual English; Advanced German; Intermediate Spanish; Intensive Dutch course

Special skills
MS Office and the Internet. Dreamweaver and HTML. Good command of Trados and Multiterm.

INTERESTS

Culture
Cultural mix and exchanges. Cinema. Linguistics, word history and language differences. Environment.

Music
Practice of the transverse flute. Experience as a singer in a choir and as a musician in a band.

Sport
Jogging and walking on a regular basis; regular exercise.

Miscellaneous
Full clean driving license (class 5). First aid certificate (French Red Cross)

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: Virginie Segard
Street:	Phone: 1-506-855-2814
City: Dieppe	Fax: -
State: New Brunswick
Zip: E1A1Z1
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