Career / Experience

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
• 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

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

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
• Interpreter during a Canal 9 TV interview to Irish tourists staying at Albir Garden Resort, Alfaz del Pi (Spain), 1998
• 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
• 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)

   Pricing / Other services

Price per translated word: depending on the text. Approximate rate: 0.08 - 0.10 USD per translated word.

   Certification / Accreditation

English > Spanish

Alicante University; Institute of Linguists; Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Official School of Languages); BBC Summer School; Cálamo y Cran; Estudio Internacional Sampere; Guía de Editores de España y Latinoamérica (Spanish and Latin-American Publishers Directory, www.escritores.org, Spain).

Catalan > Spanish

1st and 2nd courses in Valencian, Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Official School of Languages); Oral, Elementary and Intermediate Levels (Valencian language), Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià, Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Government).