Curriculum vitae
Personal Information
Name: Sergio Alvares
Date/Place of birth: 15.06.1979, Belo Horizonte(Brazil)
Nationality: Brazilian
Education
1999 – 2004: Basel (Switzerland) University - Department of Philosophy and History; BA in Linguistics.
1997 – 1999: State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Sao Paulo, Brasil; major in Physics and Astronomy.
1994 – 1997: Pitagoras High School, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; HS Diploma
Languages
Brazilian Portuguese: native language
English: excellent writing, reading and conversational skills
Spanish: excellent reading and conversational skills, good writing skills
German: excellent reading and conversational skills, good writing skills
Italian: excellent reading and conversational skills, basic writing skills
French: excellent reading and conversational skills, basic writing skills
Computer Skills
Practical experience with all MS Office programs, Acrobat, Photoshop, Macromedia software.
Work Experience
2003 - 2007: freelance translator (German-Brazilian Portuguese/English-Br. Portuguese/Spanish-Br. Portuguese/); business, marketing, websites, games, IT, arts, technical, general science.
2002 - 2004: interpreter/translation for the Brazilian/Portuguese Cultural Center in Basel (Switzerland)
1999 - 2005: interpreter at the Baselworld, ArtBasel and Swiss Tech exhibitions, Switzerland (German, French, English, Br. Portuguese) |