curriculum vitæ
Working languages
Swedish (mother tongue), English, Danish, Norwegian
Specialist areas
Technical documentation, user manuals, consumer electronics, home appliances, computer equipment
Professional experience
| 2002- | Freelance translator, Agency clients include Alcuin Translations, Stockholm, Sandberg Translation Partners, Southampton and LanguageWire, Copenhagen. End-clients include Lithoteknik, Motala (Sweden) and Uppsala University. |
| 2001, 2004- (part-time) | Editor and proofreader, Observer Sverige AB, Stockholm |
| 2000-01 | In-house translator, Alpha Communications UK (later Done Information), Farnham, UK |
| 1999-2000 | Part-time translator, working primarily for Samtext Sweden, Stockholm |
Sample jobs/clients
Campaigns (American Express, Ford), home sales instructions, digital camera reviews for digital camera magazines. User manuals (HP, Digora, Power-DVD, Ide Line, Nokia, Siemens, Lexmark)
Education
| 1998-99 | MA in Translation, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. MA Dissertation: Extended Translation "Translation of Community guidelines on State Aid for environmental protection and two Community notifications, followed by commentary." |
| 1993-97, 1999 | Language studies in English and Russian; Eastern/Central European and Russian social studies; Linguistics, Uppsala University, Sweden |
| 1991-92 | Language studies in English, Linköping University, Sweden |
| 1988-90 | Secondary school, Humanities program (equivalent to 'A'-levels in languages: English, French, Swedish, Russian and Latin), Platenskolan, Motala, Sweden |
Professional training
| May 2005 | Translator's Workbench 6.5, Trados Scandinavia, Stockholm |
Other employment
| 1999-2002 | Bookshop assistant (part-time), Celsiusbokhandeln, Uppsala |
| 1993-99 | Waitress, bartender (part-time), Östgöta Nation, Uppsala |
| 1992-93 | Au-pair, London and Lyon |
