Education
1994 MA in Foreign Languages: German, English and French - Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy http://www.flingue.unict.it/
1995 - 1998 Diplom-Übersetzerin (MA in Translation): German, English, French and Economics. 3-year university course in Finnish Language and Culture including Finnish-German translation exercises. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, School of Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies in Germersheim, Germany http://www.fask.uni-mainz.de/
2003 - 2005 Workshops: Desktop Publishing and Web Design with HTML at Brand-EDV, Frankfurt, Germany http://www.brand-edv.de/
Direct marketing copywriting at Learning Resources Associates, Milan, Italy http://www.lra.it/
Language courses and work experience abroad
1985 - 1986: 2 four-week English courses, Upper Intermediate and Very Advanced level, Worthing, England
1987: 3-week German course, Advanced level, Goethe-Institut, Marquartstein, Germany
1989 - 1990: 3- and 8-week German courses, Advanced level, Freiburg, Germany
1991: 2-week French course, Very Advanced level, Montpellier, France
1995 - 2006: Stay for study- and work-related purposes in Germany. 3-month language stay in Spain and several business trips to England.
Work experience
October 2001 - August 2006 Senior Italian Translator at Sophos (world leader in IT security solutions designed for business, education and government) http://www.sophos.it with the following duties:
Software localization (user interfaces, online helps, release notes, Readme files, etc.)
Translation and maintenance of all technical documentation (user manuals, installation guides, etc.), marketing documentation and collateral (brochures, mailings, ads, flyers, white papers, datasheets, company and sales presentations, interactive demos, etc.), as well as both company websites in Italian
Translation and proofreading of press releases
DTP and QA testing
November 2000 - September 2001 Freelance Translator
February 2000 - October 2000 Export Sales Representative at Intercos Italia (one of the leading worldwide's operators in the creation, development and production of make-up for the cosmetic industry's major international players) http://www.intercos.com and Prochindustria (manufacturer of semifinished products for the confectionery and beverage industry) http://www.naturalmarzipan.com/ with the following duties:
* Business development in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain
* Translation of agreements, datasheets and other company documentation
* Liaison interpreting
* Customer care for the Scandinavian, German-speaking and Eastern European countries
* Project management for new product development
Credentials and memberships
A.I.T.I. (Italian Translators and Interpreters Association) http://www.aiti.org/
BDÜ (German Interpreters and Translators Association) http://www.bdue.de/
Member of the Roll of Experts as Translator for German, English and French at Catania Chamber of Commerce, Italy
Ermächtigte Übersetzerin (Sworn Translator) for Italian, German, English and French at the courts and notaries of Rhine-Palatinate, Germany