CURRICULUM VITAE

Surname:	Nagy
Christian names:	Leontine Priscilla Beatrix
Address:	Walenburgerplein 6
City:	3039 AM Rotterdam 
Country:	The Netherlands
Phone number (home):	+31 (0)10 466 8620
Fax number:	+31 (0)10 466 8620
Phone number (mob.):	+31 (0)6  54288788
E-mail:	lnagy@chello.nl
Date of birth:	9 May 1970
Place of birth:	Purmerend (The Netherlands)
Marital Status:	Married

EDUCATION

1991 – 1995	Faculty of Translation and Interpreting,  Maastricht, Netherlands.
Languages: Spanish, English, Dutch – Translation from and into these three languages
Fields of specialization: Engineering,economics, biology and law
(January 1994 – May 1994)	Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
Subjects: American Language and Culture, American Public Policy, Grammars of English
Work experience: Spanish tutor at the Foreign Languages Department
(June 1994 – August 1994)	Mark Koehorst Translation Services, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, UK.
	Work experience: Dutch technical translator and administrative assistant

1989 – 1991	University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
	Spanish Language and Literature. I followed 2 years course

1984 – 1989	I.N.B. Historiador Chabás, Denia, Spain
	(Higher General Secondary Education)

WORK EXPERIENCE

2001 -	Full-time freelance translator. Subject fields: mainly software, hardware, printers, copiers, faxes (sw, help, documentation)
	I work on-site as a freelance project manager/localization coordinator occassionaly.  Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch

1991 - 2001	Part-time freelance translator. All types of texts and projects. Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch

2000 - 2001	Tam Tam Communicatie via Internet bv, Delft, Netherlands. 
	Project Manager: project manager of small to medium size website development projects. The range of clients I worked for varied from governmental institutions and non-profit organisations to small business.

1997 - 2000	WordHouse localisation bv, Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Project Manager: project manager of medium size to large localization projects, mainly from English into Dutch, such as MS Windows 2000 Help files, MS IIS 4.0, MS Windows 98 Second Edition software, help and documentation, Corel PrintHouse Magic software, help and documentation, Corel Gallery 1.000.000 software, help and documentation. I was also involved with the preparation of  the localisation of the AltaVista site into several Eastern European languages. 
	Duties involved: Tracking, maintaining and disseminating translation projects schedules. Tracking the financial information throughout the duration of the project, coordinating project bids, evaluating and making recommendation on the project bids, preparing work statements, and tracking vendor schedules. Participating in the selection of translation vendors and coordinating vendor support and training. Performing internal Quality Assurance in accordance with the internal workflow and initiating process improvements. 

1996 – 1997	Xerox, the Document Company, Welwyn Garden City, UK
Dutch translator: translation of Xerox software and documentation. I was also involved in the process of generating a consistent Dutch terminology database and initiated the creation of the Xerox Dutch language style guide. After an initial period of translating only I moved into production management, that consisted in managing small to medium size multilingual projects for internal clients.

1995 – 1996	Medtronic bv, Kerkrade, Netherlands
Assistant Localization Coordinator: coordination and proofreading of Medtronic translation and localization projects, mainly medical software and documentation. 

LANGUAGES

•	Dutch: native speaker 
•	Spanish: native speaker 
•	English: fluent

COURSES

•	Photoshop 5.5 (Beginners level), Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam, Netherlands, April 2001 – June 2001
•	HTML (Beginners level), Grafisch Lyceum Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 1999 – January 2000
•	ITP Project Management Course, Dublin, June 1998, focussed on multilingual localization projects

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

•	Advanced user knowledge of several localization tools, such as Trados, Catalyst, Star Transit
•	In possession of Trados 5.0.1
•	Advanced user knowledge of MS Office software
•	Basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, Photoshop
•	Familiarity with translation/localization vendor industry, production methods, vendor capabilities, productivity tools, project management software
•	Excellent oral and written communication skills, great attention to detail, knowledge of language related concepts and terminology research
•	Proficiency in multitasking with the ability to work well under pressure and in tight deadlines environments
•	Ability to organize, implement and follow up on tasks with minimal supervision and participate as a strong team player.