Career / Experience

A Selection of extracts drawn from translation and editing projects completed between 1998 and 2012:
September 2012: Patent translation from French into Italian for JLVTRADUCTIONS, France;
August 2012: Translation of Wrappels brochure for Si-Translations, The Netherlands;
August 2012: Translation of children book from Italian to English “Amy The Starfish Who Wanted To Become A Ballet Dancer
And Other Stories”, by Mariangela Vaccari, The Netherlands;
August 2012: Translations of football & touristic brochures for Kern Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
August 2012: IT translation for IVANNOVATION from English into Dutch, USA;
July 2012: Historical and political translation of book (500 pages) of “Garabakh”from English into Italian for Alliance 3A, Azerbaijan;
July 2012: Translation of technical marine document about Tapered-Plug Seacocks in vessels for Mr.
Andrea Neami, Italy;
Since May 2012: I am translating legal documents for TransPerfect, USA;
Since May 2012: I am translating and editing also both into Italian and Swiss Italian for Novalinguist, Italy;
April 2012: Website translation for Importantia, The Netherlands;
February-May 2012: SAP Translations for Alchemy Translations, India;
February 2012: Translation of book (16.000 words) “Business Sustainability Framework” (written by Mark von Rosing and da Henrik v. Scheel), South Africa;
Since 2011: I collaborate with The Gospel Translation (USA) translating articles from English into Italian, (http://gospeltranslations.org and see one of my translated articles at the following link: http://it.gospeltranslations.org/wiki/Il_Piacere_Del_Dare_Con_Gioia)
2011: Translation of Erbolario marketing presentation for “VrouwenDieBouwen.nl”, The Netherlands;
2011: Translation of a private letter for Mr. Frederic Depryk, European Ambassador for the State of Utah, Italy;
2010: Translation of Website for the psychologist Mrs. Camila Marques ( PsyInternational) from English into Italian;
2009: Editing OnDemand documents in SAP database for LyondellBasell (from U.S. English into “European” English);
2005-2006: Editing and proofreading internal Best Working Practice manual (procedures) for LyondellBasell Chemicals (Petro-chemical company);
From 2009-2012: Editing Demurrage and Marine contracts for LyondellBasell Chemicals;
2004-2009: Translation of several business and logistics communications from English into French and Italian (and vice versa) for LyondellBasell Chemicals, The Netherlands;
2002-2004: Interpreting on the phone between Technical Consultant and Testing Center VUE Pearson (software company for online exams;
2000-2004: Translations of several computer and technical documents from English into French and Italian (and vice versa) for VUE Pearson and Hyperion Solutions, The Netherlands;
Since 2000: Translations of company internal and external communications and business documents, for different clients (Pirelli, LyondellBasell, VUE Pearson, Hyperion Solutions etc.;
1999: Translation of body-care and cosmetic brochure from Italian into English for VIPSANTE, Luxembourg;
1999: Translation of tourist brochures from Italian into English for travel agency Eurofive Ibiza S.L (Varese), Italy;
Since 1998: Translations of various C.V.s, birth certificates, private letters, degrees, diplomas ordered by several customers, worldwide;
1998: Translation of the biographical details of the Italian painter, P.Zanchin, Italy;
1998: English-Italian translation of the biography of “Saint Teresa Helena Higginson”, by Lady Cecil Kerr , for the editor “Edizioni Segno snc” (Udine), Italy;
1998: Technical translation of the turning lathe (from French into Italian) for the company OMS (Solbiate Arno, Italy).

Other experience:
2009-2012: Demurrage Analyst at LyondellBasell Chemicals:
Responsible for accurate and timely review, negotiation, settlement of demurrage claim activities associated with marine voyages avoiding all time bars in filing and or rebilling demurrage claims while maintaining compliance with all corporate policies and values; provides direct support to Supply and Trading, through training and guidance on demurrage matters, reviewing and optimizing contract language in respect Demurrage and Marine operations; supports vessel delay reduction efforts across company functions and locations and drives continuous improvement through analysis, reporting, proactive process improvement, contract content management, and train to mitigate demurrage and delay exposure and maximize demurrage recovery. This gave me lots of experience about legal and contracts.

2008-2009: Marine Coordinator at LyondellBasell Chemicals:
Taking care of the logistics for vessels and barges mainly dealing with imports, acetyls and fuels.
I was in charge of coordinating the marine transportation of materials in the most efficient and profitable manner and of promotingCustomer Service and Relations. 2004-2008: Customer Support for Italian and French customers and SAP SuperUser at LyondellBasell Chemicals. This experience gave me a wide background of the marine word and logistics.

2004-2008: Customer Support at LyondellBasell Chemicals:
I worked as CSR for the Italian and French customers. I was organizing the transport of chemicals by truck, intermodal or train. That is why I have a big knowledge of the logistics and business word. On top of that I was awarded SAP Super User and I was also in charge of editing the OnDemand manual in SAP from American English into “European” English. I was also SME (Subject Matter Expert) for our internal website and trained both my customers and colleagues about how to use it. I edited and reviewed our internal procedure manual.

2002-2004: Customer Representative supporting and training Testing Centers for online examinations at Pearson VUE:
My position involved training and supporting our Testing Centers located in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa) providing a high level of customer service. I was also dealing with all kind of translations (from technical to marketing), interpreting during conference calls and software training, training the new administrators of the testing centres, etc… in English, French and Italian.

2000-2002: CSR for Italian and French customers at Hyperion Solutions:
The primary responsibility was to be the initial contact for all incoming inquiries from French, English and Italian speaking customers world-wide. Therefore I had to deal with all kind of accents and slang. I was in charge of technical translations related to the Hyperion applications and of supporting the consultants. Here I learned a lot about computers and business.

1999: Cabin Attendant for Transavia Airlines: though short, this experience helped me to acquire a good knowledge of aviation and airport world.

   Pricing / Other services

Please refer below concerning my rates, although the final price is always open for discussion:
Rates per word: €0,06
Rates per hour: €30
Proofreading: €20 per hour
Editing: €23 per hour
Minimum rate: €20

   Certification / Accreditation

English > Italian

Translator & Interpreter University Diploma at:
(2002) SSML-University Institute of Linguistic Mediation– Varese, Italy http://www.ssml.va.it/

French > Italian

Translator & Interpreter University Diploma at:
(2002) SSML-University Institute of Linguistic Mediation– Varese, Italy http://www.ssml.va.it/

Dutch > Italian

N2T Diploma (government examination of Dutch language for foreigners - level 2)