Translation and related services
- Translation from English and Italian to French
- Commercial texts
- User manuals
- Learning material
- Reports
- Press releases
- Questionnaires
- Contracts
- Correspondence: cover letters, CV, ...
- Proofreading and editing (French): spelling, grammar, typography, logics of the text
- Rewriting: writing in French coherent text from notes and rough drafts
- Specialization: I work in all fields but I am particularly specialised in
- Health
- Education
- Social science
- Music, cinema literature
- Tourism
Recent assignments
- Health: information for patients, questionnaire for patients, patients's users manual (Cochlear AG), research executive summary on health at work (Abbott), otology papers and abstracts (Hôpital Purpan);
- Legal and business: intellectual property contracts, annual reports, Internet contracts
- Marketing and public relations: material for luxury watches brands, design and fashion brands
Other professional experience
More than nine years as a teacher of French for adults, teenagers and children
- France: Professional integration Center - Toulouse - 2002 - 2005
- Australia: Department of Education and Alliance française - Victoria - 1999-2002
- Belgium: State secondary schools - 1996 - 1999
- Italy: Università di Palermo - 1995 -1996
Two years as a communication assistant, responsible for written material in French : reports, reviews, PowerPoint presentations, Information sheets
- La Cinémathèque de Toulouse: Education Service - 2007
- Airbus: Events and invitations service - 2004-05
- Ciné32: Education Service - March-June 2003
Qualifications
- MA - Melbourne University, Final thesis on French speaking West African cinema - 2003
- Diploma of Education - Université Libre de Bruxelles - 1995
- Honours Degree - Université Libre de Bruxelles, French and Italian - Thesis on I.Calvino - 1995
- Music - 10 years of piano, solfeggio, harmony at the Music School of Charleroi, Belgium
Hardware and software
Mac (processor 2 Ghz ; 40 Go HD; 2 Go RAM) ; logiciels : Mac OS X 10.5.7, Wordfast Pro ; Microsoft Office X, Antidote RX ; ADSL 2Mb; fax; printer, Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional