Career / Experience

Since 02/11
Freelance Translator and Online Writer
Translation Team Martin Henking and MYJMK.com
Munich
Germany

04/10 – 01/11
Documents Clerk
ARAG Kranken- und Lebensversicherungen AG
Munich
Germany
Documents Department:
support for incoming and outgoing mails, errand, editing of insurance policies

08/09 – 03/10
Bilingual Project Assistant
YGOMI Europe, German branch
Olching
Germany
SEI Department: Support BMW Test-Calls, Support BMW Engineers, Test the Wireless-Car WEB Client, Support testing of Wireless-Car, WEB client integration into SEI, Data mining, written translation of training materials from English into German and vice-versa, Support of staff training

Education

09/06-07/09
Language College
for Translators and Interpreters
Munich
Germany
(major subject: Technology/Spanish, minor subject: Economy/English)

09/01-07/06
Vocational School of Economy
school report: university-entrance diploma
Munich
Germany


Internships

06/08-09/08
bilingual Medical Assistance Coordinator
AXA Assistance
Munich
Germany
Operations Department: reinforcement for the German speaking team; computer based client service about medical, technical and tourism information; organisation of assistance after accidents; coordination of professional health care providers and affiliates within the world wide net of AXA-Group

07/07-12/07
Laboratory Assistant
Prof. Schmoeckel, Dr. Eckert, Dr. Lüftl
Munich
Germany
Taking care of several laboratory operations: filling test tubes, rearranging the order of test tubes according to the patients name and code, carriage inward, incoming- and out coming mail

07/06-11/06
Customer Service Consultant
Combitel GmbH
Munich
Germany
Tourism Department: customer service by telephone about package holidays; booking, rebooking and cancelling of travel packages via the computer systems “Sabre”, “Merlin” and “Amadeus”; capturing bookings by intern software; elaboration of travel offers

04/05-07/05
Assistance in translation management
Wapa Translations
Veléz-Málaga
Spain
Trainee Agreement: assistance for translating and proofreading of technical descriptions and manuals about domestic appliances

08/04-03/05
Electrician Assistant
ELSCO GmbH
Munich
Assistance: installation of Electro- and Information-Technology mainly applied in housing and facility areas such as cable laying, installing wall sockets and lamps

08/03-08/04
Bilingual Customer Service Consultant
American Airlines & GlobalTeleSales
Dublin
Ireland
European Sales Department: taking calls in English, German, Spanish and Italian; offering customer service support; making reservations using the computer system “Sabre” and “Flightspeed” as well as navigating customers through the online booking system

Voluntary social year

09/00-08/01
Volunteer
Social Services
Pontificia Católica del Perú
(Catholic University of Lima)
Lima
Peru
Voluntary replacement for military service: services for disabled people, ambulatory services, youth welfare services, church community services

apprenticeship

09/97-08/00
National Insurance Clerk
Berufsgenossenschaft für Handels- und Warendisposition
(Association of Employers Liability)
Munich
statutory accident insurance:
participating in theoretical instructions by full-time seminars and by
internal instructions on the job inside the association; getting practical
know-ledge about the tasks in all sectors of the regional office,
particularly at the Compensation and Contribution Department

Other qualifications:
German (native speaker), English, Spanish and Italian (fluent), French (basic know-ledge), driving licence

PC know-ledge:
MS-Office, Internet, Flightspeed, Guideres, Sabre, Merlin, Amadeus, Trados, FileMaker Pro, Adobe Reader, Wireless-Car, Listen, DHL EasyLog, MaWi, Verify, Glims

   Pricing / Other services

11 EU Cents per word, minimum price for each translation € 40,-

   Certification / Accreditation

Spanish > German

Landgericht München I
(Superior Court I Munich)