CURRICULUM VITAE

B. A. in English Studies, DipTransIoLET

 

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

 Linguistic Education

• Advanced Certificate in English, Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Official School of Languages), Alicante (Spain), 1985
• Advanced course in English at the BBC Summer School, London (United Kingdom), 1988
• 1st and 2nd courses in Valencian, Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Official School of Languages), Alicante (Spain), 1988
• B. A. in Linguistics, specialized in English Studies (five-year degree), Alicante University (Spain), 1989
• Oral, Elementary and Intermediate Levels (Valencian language), Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià, Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Government), 1993
• Course “Norma y uso de la lengua” (“Language: Standard and Usage”), La Nucía University Venue, La Nucía (Spain), 1998
• Course in Legal and Sworn Translation, Part I, Estudio Internacional Sampere, Spain, 2001
• Course in Literary Translation, Guía de Editores de España y Latinoamérica (Spanish and Latin-American Publishers Directory, escritores.org, Spain), 2013
• Course: “How to find a job as a translator”, AulaSIC, Spain, 2013
• EN-ES Practicums for Translators, Cálamo y Cran, Spain, 2013
• Course in Literary Translation, Cálamo y Cran, Spain, 2014
• Diploma in Translation EN>ES, Institute of Linguists Educational Trust, United Kingdom, 2015
• ES-EN Practicums for Translators, Cálamo y Cran, Spain, 2015

 Touristic Training

• Training Course as a Tourist Guide, Chamber of Commerce and Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Government), Alicante (Spain), 1990
• Intensive course in Tourism and Customer Service, European Service School, Scandinavian Airlines System, Majorca (Spain), 1992 (got the highest mark and was the first student to get a job the best job available).
• Basic Marketing, Scandinavian Airlines System, Majorca (Spain), 1992
• Course in Corporate Identity, Scandinavian Airlines System, Majorca (Spain), 1992
• Training Course in Rural Hotel Management, Diputación de Alicante (Alicante Provincial Council, Spain), 1999

LANGUAGES

 Native speaker of Spanish

• English (European Language Level: C1-C2)
• Valencian (European Language Level: C1)
• Catalan (European Language Level: B1)
• French (European Language Level: B1-B2)
• Italian (European Language Level: B1)
• Basic knowledge of Dutch, Swedish, German, Norwegian

MISCELLANEOUS

• Course “Tax regulations for freelance translators”, Trágora Formación (2016)
• Course “The translator’s office”, Traduversia (2016)
• Typing (50-60 words per minute)
• Driving licence since 1988. Car owner

 COMPUTING SKILLS

• Good knowledge of Windows, MS Word, MS Publisher, Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook, Hotmail
• Working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, ABBYY Fine Reader
• Book digitalising to .mobi format

 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

As a translator / interpreter

• English-speaking secretary and translator (the major task undertaken was the translation of the Company Know-How Manual for hotel managers from English into Spanish), as well as letters, notices and memos, etc., at Hotel Sunwing Cala Bona, Majorca (Spain), 1992
• French-speaking secretary and translator of hotel managing and Know-How documents, memos, etc, at Flamingo Intercontinental (hotel management company), Alfaz del Pi (Alicante, Spain), 1995-1998
• Interpreter during a Canal 9 TV interview to Irish tourists staying at Albir Garden Resort, Alfaz del Pi (Spain), 1998
• First-class Interpreter-Translator at the Benidorm Police Station, Benidorm (Spain), 1999
• Translator and interpreter at Traducciones Agulló, Benidorm (all sorts of texts, but mainly deeds; Spanish, English, French), 1999-2001
• Occasional translations for lawyers, land agents, etc. since 1999
• Occasional interpretations at Benidorm courts (1999-2001)
• At Camping Benisol (Benidorm, Spain): www.campingbenisol.com website translation into French and English, corporate documents, Campsite rules, memos, notices, restaurant menus, etc, into English, 2001-2013
• Translation (published on the internet) of Marta Stelmaszak’s article http://wantwords.co.uk/school/lesson-105-why-shouldyou-invest-in-your-freelance-business/: http://www.negociavendetraduce.com/por-que-invertir-en-tu-negocio-como-autonomo/ (2015)
• IT, FR, EN>ES translator and post-editor at Amazon.com (since 2016)
• IT, FR, EN>ES translator and post-editor for several firms (since 2016)

At the tourism industry

• Tourist Info Staff, Benidorm Town Council, Benidorm (Spain), 1990
• Member of the organisation staff at the Touristic Cities Convention, Benidorm (Spain), 1990
• English-speaking management secretary, Hotel Sunwing Cala Bona, Majorca (Spain), 1992 (aforementioned)
• OPC (English-speaking timeshare staff) at Hotel Esmeralda, Calpe (Spain), 1995
• French-speaking secretary and translator, Flamingo Intercontinental (hotel management
• company) Alfaz del Pi (Alicante, Spain), 1995-1998 (aforementioned)
• Participant at a Thermal Centre Trade Fair in Valencia (Spain), 1998
• Receptionist at Albir Garden Resort, Alfaz del Pi (Spain), 1998
• Occasional rep and guide for different travel agencies in Benidorm (Spain), 1999
• Member of the committee in charge of the developing of the Tourism section of an electoral manifesto for Benidorm Council Elections (Benidorm, Spain), 1999
• Specialist in Market Research, Terra Mítica theme park, Benidorm (Spain), 2000 – 2001
• Receptionist and translator at Camping Benisol, Benidorm (Spain), 2001 – 2013
• Interpreter for British and Irish tourists and residents at health centers, etc

Miscellaneous

• English teacher for the staff at Hotel Sunwing Cala Bona, Majorca (Spain), 1992
• Clerk at the Rates Office in charge of attention to ex-pats, Benidorm (Spain), 1993 – 1994
• English-speaking management secretary at BB Foods, British food importer, Benidorm (Spain), 1995
• Clerk at Administración de Fincas Medrano (land agent), Benidorm (Spain), 1999
• Private tutor (English, Spanish, Valencian and other subjects) on many different dates
• Teacher at Paideia Virtual, S.L., Benidorm (Spain), 2000
• English and French online tutor, 2016-2017