SPECIALIST IN FRENCH INTO ENGLISH/ITALIAN INTO ENGLISH M.A. TCD B.A. TCD M.A. COVENTRY UNIVERSITY Associate Member Irish Translators and Interpreters Association ITIA FRENCH GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP, SORBONNE PARIS IV I have worked in Business for over 20yrs at Senior Management Level, with international companies in telecoms, recruitment, waste management and media, such as AOL and ADECCO RECRUITMENT,INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, TAXBACK where I held posts as Customer Services and International Client Manager for over 250,000 French customers, as well as responsibilities covering business development in financial services. In addition to tendering for large recruitment projects Compaq and Gateway, I was also involved in the delivery of the recruitment projects on an international level. I am also a qualified HR Professional and have worked as HR Manager in the Telecoms Industry. More recently I have worked as a Manager in the VAT division of a global tax recovery business. I have taught English to senior executives in many organisations, developing bespoke business English courses for this purpose. I hold a MA in French and English from Trinity College (Cambridge) Dublin, and as a Final Year Student won the French Government Scholarship to pursue a PostGraduate D.E.A course in comparative studies at the Sorbonne Paris IV. I also hold a MA in Strategic Human Resource Management from Coventry University. I resided in the Ecole Normale Superieure as Lectrice Libre. I have lived and worked in France and Italy for over 16yrs where I have taught English to senior executives from Companies such as Wella Italia, Ferrobeton, Papest France,SVB Camping through the Chambre de Commerce de la Haute Marne as well as il Centro Culturale Bresciano. Client work : Dow Chemical Corporation (translator panel) TAS Spa, Eiffage Europe, Sonatrach, EDF France, EDF UK,Peugeot/Citroen, Peugeot/Citroen Warranty network, Swisstronics, Iveco, Terna Spa, Kiabi clothing, The Italian Ministry of Culture, Corsican Department of Environment, Ferrobeton Spain, Ferrovial Spain, Wella Italia, SVB Camping, Gardesana Tourismo, Campania Tourismo, Marles Srl, Centro Culturale Bresciano, Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie de la Haute Marne, Radio Maria, Rai uno, Menart France, Japanese International Agency for Cooperation, University of Padua, Elitable, Franco Blumer restoration, Republic of Cameroon, Republic of Benin, UBI Banca, Peppa Pig franchise, Euroform, Tupperware, Channel 4,AES insurances, JICA, Schneider Electric, Pfizer Italy, Minart France. All docs Ltd, City of Marseille, La fee Maraboutee, Confcommercio, and many more. References : Ferrobeton Spain: “Siobhan showed excellent organisational skills and precision in her work, we have no hesitation in recommending her as a technical translator or interpreter.”Fernando Pallares D'O Con, Vice President. JDD Translations:" Serious translator. Fast serious work ". Qualifications : 1977-1982 - M.A ENGLISH, and FRENCH Trinity College Dublin (Cambridge College) 1985 - French Government SCHOLARSHIP DEA SORBONNE PARIS IV. 2000 - Masters in Strategic HRM (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) Coventry University, Warwick Business School 2013 - Dow Chemical Corporation-official panel of translators Translation Projects : Financials Year end Financials Due diligence documents for international energy acquisitions Bank end of year financials Construction Ferrovial Construction LTD/Spain/Construction documents Ferrobeton/Spain; Construction documents/Road works/Highway division Citroen/Peugeot: Tender documents building specifications testing centres Sonatrach: construction of gas pipeline Metallurgy Marles SARL,/France/ Engineering Reports/Metallurgy/Titanium alloys/Surgical Instruments Compliance for metallic coatings on external industrial equipment/EDF Technical Gas/Oil/Technical/Industrial/Engineering Tender contract/Gas Petroleum LPG Tender/Sonatrach Algeria Tender for training/railway industry Testing documentation radioactive instrumentation Nuclear Power Plants H&S annexes Nuclear power waste fuel ponds/waste classification&management Engine test bench/operation manual Tender document Hydropower station/Engineering contract Tender documents/electric grid materials/Italian state entity Government agencies JICA(Japanese International Agency for Cooperation)Development Project Africa Tender submissions/ airport construction Tender submissions/construction evaluations Legal and Taxation Marriage Certificates Personal tax returns Bank Guarantees Disclaimers Decrees Academic references Contracts Patents Tourism & Marketing/Journalism Gardesana Tourism/Italy/Tourism Brochures Campania Tourism/Italy/Brochures Italian Ministry of Culture/Museum catalogues Radio Rai Uno; transcripts Dow Chemicals/press releases Websites/furniture/architecture/art restoration Le Monde articles Golf club websites. Hotel websites TV documentary subtitling Press releases Sociology & Academic Eurotest Editions Academic papers/agriculture Academic references. Papers on ethics Fisheries Department of the Environment Corsica Business Import/Export processes Customs and Excise: KIABI Clothing Manufacturer Insurance claims Exhibition standS Presentations: Pharmaceutical/Medical Labels/scientific presentations/ Pharmaceutical Processes. Orthoses Dictionaries www.wordreference.com Miscellaneous Electrical Installations/Exhibition preparations/International correspondence/ Other Clients: Interpreter, SVB Camping Italy-Business. Part-time freelance translator 1985-2005 Papest, France. Books Translated Italia '90 - "Notti Magiche", Italy Translations : Business/Finance/Insurance Contracts, Reports, Brochures, License Agreements, Heads of Agreement, Accounts, Policies Pharmaceutical/Tech/Engineering manuals, reports, theses, contracts, procedures, tax returns Marketing/Journalism Other-Government/ Political/Telecoms/Art/Literary Areas of Expertise -Energy/Financial/HR/Insurance/Technical/Engineering/Business/Financial/Political/Metallurgical/Surgical Instruments/Marketing/Journalism/Press release Available at short notice and at weekends : Minium fee €50.