Professional History: Translation, Media and Communications
Independent Translator: Gourmetext, New York & San Francisco
2005-present
• French-to-English translation with a specialty in corporate, cultural, advertising & IT content.
• French/English editing and proofreading, including legal and medical content.
• Editing/proofreading of verbatim transcripts against audio files.
• Summarizing corporate content from audio files.
• Major clients: LanguageWorks, Ubiqus Reporting (NY), Ubiqus France, Gazelle Global, Eriksen Translations
• Major projects: Microsoft – Apple – Reuters – Subway – AMR Research – L’Oreal Paris – Skype –
The World Bank – Accenture – Pfizer – Airbus – Ministère de l’Equipement – Nextep – Mairie de Marseille –
Crédit Mutuel – Sanofi Aventis – Danone – Gaz de France
Account Executive: The LanguageWorks, Inc., New York
2004-2005
• Managed all stages of production for translation projects.
• Specialized in websites and audio/visual projects, dubbing, subtitling, voiceovers for radio/TV.
• Assessed, hired and supervised freelance linguists.
• Consulted on pricing and production of audio/video and French language projects.
• Major clients: The Gallup Organization – eBay/PayPal – Microsoft – Oberon Media – Decipher – Coty –
Outtask – L’Oreal Paris – US Department of Education – Clinique – XBox – Bloomberg for Reelection 2005
Senior Editor: Ubiqus Reporting US, New York
2001-2004
• Managed all stages of production for reports, summaries and translations.
• Edited, formatted and approved content for reports and summaries.
• Wrote in-house style guides and production manuals.
• Hired, trained and assigned freelance writers, event reporters and translators.
• Major clients: Novartis – Pfizer – The Teaching Company – Oracle – Hewlett-Packard – Toyota –
Merrill Lynch – Reader’s Digest – British Petroleum – MTV – IBM – JP Morgan – Sun Microsystems
Writer/Event Reporter: Ubiqus Reporting France & UK, Paris & London
2000-2001
• Attended and reported on corporate events throughout Europe.
• Wrote and edited summaries for corporate communications.
• Wrote, edited and published XML documents summarizing quarterly earnings calls.
• Major clients: CCBN (now Thomson Media) – BNP Paribas – HSBC – Radianz – Nissan –
Sodexho – Rhodia – Microsoft – Equant
Co-President/Translator: SOS English, Ltd., Paris
2000-2002
• Founded company specializing in translating French into varieties of English.
• Major clients: Air France – Gaz de France – Citroen – Rhodia – Club Med – Visiware –
France Telecom – Eisai – Michelin
Content Developer: NetControl, Paris
2000-2001
• Wrote and edited content for Internet publishing tool for language educators.
Production Assistant/Researcher: Galilee Production, Paris
1998-2001
• Researched, coordinated and carried out interviews in Europe for Japanese TV.
• Translated, subtitled and performed voiceovers.
• Major clients: TV Asahi – NHK – NHK World – Fuji Television
Professional History: English Language Education
English Teacher: Manhattan Language, New York
2004-2005
• Taught private and group English as a Second Language courses.
Head English Teacher: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris
1997-2001
• Designed and taught courses in business and scientific English for university students.
• Translated and edited university communications and publications, including school website:
• Developed and taught English courses for staff and faculty.
English Teacher: ESLSCA, Paris
2000-2001
• Designed and taught writing courses in MBA program.
English Teacher: Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris
1998-2000
• Designed and taught classes in writing, American culture and grammar to undergraduates.
Freelance English Teacher: Boston, Paris and Chicago
1993-2002
Education
Professional Studies: New York University
Scientific, Technical and Medical Copyediting and Production, 2004
News Reporting, 2003
Master of Arts: UMass Boston: English as a Second Language Education, 1996
Bachelor of Arts: UMass Boston: French Language and Culture, 1994
Professional References (please ask me for contact information and/or reference letters)
• Antoine Bello, Founder and President, Ubiqus Reporting
• Alex Simmonds, Production Manager, Ubiqus Reporting US
• Antonio Nebres, Financial/Consulting Team Leader, The LanguageWorks, Inc.
• Lucy Teasdale, Freelance Cultural Consultant and Translator, London
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