Over 16 years of full-time experience (12 years as a Conference Interpreter) as a professional Interpreter and Translator. A Chartered Linguist specialising in business, technical, scientific and medical translations.

My language combinations are English to Polish (native); Polish to English (near-native)

Education

- Pearson Business School/Royal Holloway University of London, Business and Enterprise BSc (Hons) 1st class degree (FT) 2013 – 2016

- Chemistry and Environmental Protection, Silesian University, Katowice, Poland (FT) 1999-2003

RECENT SIMULTANEOUS
INTERPRETING AND CONFERENCE INTERPRETING ASSIGNMENTS:

(Last update) DECEMBER 2021:

- European Labour Authority (agency of the European Union tasked with coordinating and supporting the enforcement of EU law on labour mobility) workshops (EN<>PL)

- 2 x SAP training session (EN>PL)

- 2 x Sanoma Technology Learning HR (EN>PL)

- GE (EWC, power, gas) x 2 (EN<>PL)

- 2 x Conference on the Future of Europe, Strasbourg (an initiative of the European Commission and the European Parliament) (PL<>EN)

NOVEMBER 2021:

- Pfizer (medical, NOACS in NVAF) (EN>PL)

- SAP training session (EN>PL)

- SL (HR) (EN>PL)

- Sanoma Technology Learning IT conference/briefing (EN>PL)

- O-I (EWC, glass manufacturing) x 2 (EN<>PL)

- GE (EWC, power, gas) x 2 (EN<>PL)

- 6 x Conference on the Future of Europe, Strasbourg (an initiative of the European Commission and the European Parliament) (PL<>EN)

OCTOBER 2021:

- Acadia IQIVIA (medical, mental health) Pimavanserin (EN>PL)

- United Nations conference (PL<>EN)

- European Committee of the Regions x 4 (PL<>EN)

- Expo 2021, Dubai (environmental) (PL<>EN)

- 6 x Conference on the Future of Europe, Strasbourg (an initiative of the European Commission and the European Parliament) (PL<>EN)

SEPTEMBER 2021:

- 6 x Conference on the Future of Europe, Strasbourg (an initiative of the European Commission and the European Parliament) (PL<>EN)

- 4 x Southwark Crown Court, London (whispered simultaneous interpreting), criminal case

- 5 x Reading Crown Court, London (whispered simultaneous interpreting), criminal case

JULY 2021:

- 2 x Electronic Arts (EA), video games, gaming (EN>PL)

- 3 x General Electric (GE), European Works Council (EWC) meeting (EN<>PL)

- 2 x Effem Holdings Limited / Mars, European Works Council (EWC) meeting (EN<>PL)

- 2 x Domo Chemicals, European Works Council (EWC) meeting (EN<>PL)

JUNE 2021:

- 2 x Perrigo (Pharmaceutical Company), Sales Training (EN<>PL)

- 3 x Radisson, European Works Council (EWC) meeting (EN<>PL)

- 2 x World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), The International Testing Agency (ITA) Interview (EN<>PL)

- General Electric (GE), European Works Council (EWC) meeting (EN<>PL)

- Sanofi Genzyme (biotechnology company), medical investigators' meeting (EN<>PL)

- Perrigo (Pharmaceutical Company), Sales Training (EN<>PL)

- 2 x International Paper, European Works Council (EWC) meeting (EN<>PL)

- Merck, Multiple Sclerosis, medical conference (EN<>PL)

Remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI) platforms I use:

- Interprefy Congress Rental Network (CRN) certified (advanced)
- Interactio (advanced, including the new interface)
- Voiceboxer (advanced)
- Zoom interpreting (advanced)
- The Speech (advanced)
- KUDO (advanced)

As a holder of a Bachelor of Science (1st class, Hons) degree in Business from the Royal Holloway University of London, I have a thorough understanding of business, marketing and localisation matters and take pride in delivering high-quality work on time.

A well-organised individual who has interpreted at leading medical, technical, HR, political, business and pharmaceutical conferences, UK courts, tribunals and police stations, among other projects. A near-native English speaker with a solid grounding in both English and Polish grammar.

Chartered Linguist (interpreting and translation), member of Chartered Institute of Linguists; simultaneous (conference) interpreter, holder of Metropolitan Police accreditation (Met Police Test passed with two distinctions in 2009). I have worked in film production as a Linguistic Consultant.

I hold professional indemnity insurance (HISCOX)

www.poplawski.co.uk

Polish simultaneous interpreting

Other simultaneous interpreting assignments (non-exhaustive) 2011-2021:

- BP; technical
- JCB; technical (several conferences)
- MSD Animal Health
- Xerox
- Arriva
- Grifols Diagnostics (technical)
- New Look; fashion (several conferences)
- Ipsen
- ITA (International Testing Agency)
- Cargill (technical)
- Netflix
- Viridor; waste management (several sessions)
- Perrigo (Pharmaceutical)
- European Committee of the Regions (several conferences)

Medical investigators’ meetings:

- Glaxo SmithKline (several conferences)
- Pfizer (several conferences)
- Genpact
- PHRI
- RadPharm
- Cephalon
- ICON (several conferences)
- Gilead (several conferences)
- Campra
- ePharmaSolutions
- Parexel (several conferences)
- Infitnity Pharmaceuticals
- Optinose
- Biogen Idec (several conferences)
- Trinity Partners
- Tempo
- Miller Tanner Associates
- McVeigh Associates
- Merck
- inVentiv Health
- Stiefel (webinar)
- Shionogi
- Axovant
- Stryker prosthetics (several conferences)
- Roche (several conferences)

European Works Council meetings:

- Kraft, Mondelēz (several conferences)
- Alstom; technical, grid, power generations, railway transport (several conferences)
- General Electric GE; technical, incl. GE Aviation, Renewable Power, Grid)
- Kingfisher; DIY retailer (several conferences)
- Domo; chemicals (several conferences)
- International Paper; technical (several conferences)
- Radisson; hospitality
- Cargill and more.
- Salt TV; work as a Linguistic Consultant; TV ad production for Kellogg’s

Simon Poplawski, BSc. (Hons), Chartered Linguist, MCIL, RPSI

English - Polish and Polish - English Conference Interpreter