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Bio:English to Czech Translator and Conference Interpreter for over 15 years
Specialized in Medicine, Life Sci. and IT
MSc in Agriculture, PhD in biochemistry
Institute of Translation and Interpreting, state language examination – CEFR B2 level, Chartered Institute of Linguists, ITI, CIOL, IAPTI, 19 years of experience
Bio:Linguistic education, 20 years experience in translating/proofreading/interpreting. Fields: medical, medical/legal, clinical trials, food/cooking, home appliances and more.
Bio:Curriculum Vitae
Basic points:
Name: Radka Nováková
University degree: Mgr./MA (Master Degree)
Nationality: Czech
Born: 21.12.1983 in Domažlice
Address: Všehrdova 14, 118 00 Prague 1
Phone number: +420 728 038 135
E...-mail: [email protected]
Driving license: B
Trade license: 73788228 (IČO), CZ 8362211770 (DIČ)
Experience:
Current job Self-employed translator, interpreter, language teacher based in Prague
2011, 01/04 – 30/09 Translator and terminologist at the European Parliament in Luxembourg, 6-month traineeship: Translation (mainly from English, then also French, Slovenian and Croatian) and terminology (projects coordination, many various tasks related to terminology, websites administration, individual and team tasks, movie making, main EU institutions terminology database administration, external contacts management, linguistic tasks related to all Slavic languages etc.)
Guide-books – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia (for the CK Mundo)
2010 Language teaching: English, Serbian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Czech for foreigners; self-employed – about 35 working hours per week (language agencies: Albion, Excellent, Noisis, LinguaErb, Ttime; teaching English at the Town Hall of Prague 1, Condor Tourist Agency, State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, Unipetrol, ... )
Translations: Serbian, Slovenian, Bosnian, English, Czech, French, Russian
Proof reading
Australia – English learning, travelling
2009 New Zealand – English learning, jobs in hospitality and agriculture
Translations and interpreting
Language teaching: Serbian, Slovenian
Mystery shopper – International Service Check (McDonald's)
2008 Translations and interpreting for the ČEZ, a.s., NERS, d.o.o. – the Czech and Bosnian energetic and mining corporations
Tourist guide in Slovenia (CK Geos)
Translation of Serbian story for the Babylon literary supplement
Language teaching: Serbian, Bosnian language
Cleaning woman – office cleaning at the Eurest company, Prague
2007 Experience work at the Czech Embassy in Slovenia
Book translation in the "Ztracen v samoobsluze" (I. Marojević's story)
Guide-book – Slovenia (text and pictures) for Orbion.cz
Translations and interpreting
Charwoman in Slovenian Parliament (Ljubljana)
Editor for an on-line magazine Revoar.cz
Trade Certificate - freelancer: translations and interpreting, tourist guiding, editoring, proof reading
2006 Reception clerk and chambermaid in a hotel in the center of Prague
Translations for translation agencies
2005 Czech language teacher in a language school
Czech language teacher
2004 Czech language teacher
Operator at a call centre in Prague – iLeo Centre (three months)
2003 Czech language teacher (intensive course – seven days, about six hours per day) for two Vietnamese boys – 12 and 14 years
2003 Manager and receptionist in a solarium, Beroun
2002-2003 Pedagogic work experience:
Elementary school in Domažlice (four weeks)
SVPDM in Domažlice – organization of antidrug, social, pedagogic courses for high schools, organization of out-school activities for children with smaller brain dysfunctions
2001-2003 Jobs in restaurants (bartender, kitchen help ...) in Czech Rep. and Germany
1999-2003 Czech recitation contest POEMA (every year) – three times main award
1999-2001 Merchandiser in Free Shop, Folmava (Czech – Germany border crossing)
1997-2002 Organization of Scout group in Domažlice: children 5 to 15 years
Education:
2009 Graduation – Master Studies
Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Slavic Studies, Serbian and Slovenian Studies
2008 Study stage, scholarship in Slovenia
Two-semester stage (2008/09) at the University in Ljubljana
Scholarship in Bosnia and Herzegovina
One-semester stage at the University in Sarajevo
2007 Scholarship in Slovenia
One-semester stage at the University in Ljubljana
2006 Scholarship in Serbia and Montenegro
One-semester stage at the University in Belgrade
=> Certificate for Serbian language C1
Since 2003 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts
Philology degree program: linguistics – phonetics (2003-2005) and Slavic philology: Serbian and Slovenian – Master studies (2003-2009)
1999 – 2003 High Pedagogy School – lyceum in Beroun
- Specialization: drama education, biology, anthropology, psychology
- Maturity (excellent) from: Czech language and literature, drama education – theory, drama education – experience (theatre piece), psychology
Courses:
EU Law for Non-lawyers (2011, EU Parliament)
Tourist guide course (2010, Tyrkys agency)
Language skills:
Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian very good (C1, the university Master degree)
Slovenian very good (C1, the university Master degree)
English very good (C1)
French well (B2)
Russian well (B2)
Polish basic (B1)
Italian basic (A2)
German basic (A2)
Bulgarian, Macedonian good understanding (B1)
Slovak very good understanding (B1)
PC skills:
User skills: Internet, MS Office, Audacity, Cool Edit, Praat, Subtitle Workshop, VirtualDub, Windows Movie Maker, CAT (Trados, MemoQ), ...
Interests and hobbies:
travelling (former Yugoslavian states, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam), culture, folklore, music – playing flutes and guitar, reading, dramatic arts, adrenalin water sports – canoeing, kayaking and rafting, hiking, bicycling, skating (in-line at most), skiing
BA degree - University of South Bohemia in CB, BA-University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; English and French for EU Administration, ATA, JTP, SFT, IAPTI, 17 years of experience
Bio:I am just ending my maternity leave and need to immerse again in the translation business. I would like to learn how to invoice clients through ProZ.com, and start seriously learning to use a translation memory tool
Bio:A "Renaissance man" with academic education in biology and the visual arts, and with practical experience as a molecular biology researcher and a studio artist in sculpture and ceramics, after 20 years I have come back from the USA home to the Czech Republic, and starte...d a professional career as a freelance translator.
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Bio:Free-lance translator Czech-Italian-Czech since 2000, Czech native, Master of International Law at the Prague's Universita Carolina, General state exam of Italian at Prague Language School.
Message:Hello, to everybody, I'm rellatively new on Proz finding it very interesting and helpful. Hope this event helps me more and also let me know some collegue.
Master’s Degree from Masaryk University Brno, MA-Masaryk Univerity in Brno, Faculty of Arts, Department of English and American Studies + Institute of Germanic Studies, 17 years of experience
Institute of Translation and Interpreting, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, MA-Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ATA, ITI, JTP, IAPTI, 26 years of experience
