RÉSUMÉ Lise Balthazar 122 Vauxhall Drive Scarborough (Ontario) M1P 1R3 Phone Number: (416) 750-8961 E-mail address: lbalthazar@sympatico.ca I am a highly motivated experienced translator seeking free-lance work. I am accustomed to working quickly and accurately without supervision, to taking initiative, to organizing and prioritizing my work and to meeting tight deadlines. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION : Associate Translator - Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (A.T.I.O.) COMPUTER SKILLS : -Excellent knowledge of Word. -Experience with Excel, Power Point, Visio and Acrobat Reader. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE -FEBRUARY 1986 TO OCTOBER 2001: Dylex Limited, 150 Ferrand Drive,TORONTO (Ontario). Translation from English to French, revision, proofreading and correction of the following material, for Dylex, Tip Top and Fairweather : * Daily and weekly correspondence, between Head Office and the Quebec stores * Policies and procedures manuals * Marketing material * Newsletters * Websites * Flyers and mailers * Signs for the stores * Content and care labels for clothing * Product information for store employees * Human Resources material (benefits, performance management and appraisal, compensation, recruiting, etc.) * Training manuals (sales, customer service, health and safety, etc.) * Scripts for training and communication videos * Letters to customers -OCTOBER 1985 TO FEBRUARY 1986: Consumers Distributing, 62 Belfield Road, REXDALE (Ontario). Translation from English to French, revision, proofreading and correction of the following material: * Correspondence between Head Office and the Quebec stores * Policies and procedures manuals * Part of the promotional and advertising material Also: ? Translation from French to English of correspondence received from Quebec customers and employees -AUGUST 1985 TO OCTOBER 1985: Esprit Translation Ltd., 387 Bloor Street East, TORONTO (Ontario). Translation from English to French of advertising and marketing material for the Quebec market. -MARCH 1984 TO AUGUST 1985: (SEE FEBRUARY 1986 TO OCTOBER 2001) Dylex Limited, 637 Lakeshore Boulevard West, TORONTO (Ontario). This employer later contacted me, in February of 1986, to present me with an offer, which I accepted. -NOVEMBER 1983: Moved to Toronto. While looking for a translation position, I worked for the placement agency MANPOWER TEMPORARY SERVICES (bilingual positions). -MARCH 1983 TO NOVEMBER 1983: Les Tapis Peeters, GRANBY (Québec). Translation and typing of the company’s policies and procedures. -FEBRUARY 1982 TO MARCH 1983: Free-lance translation. -SEPTEMBER 1981 TO FEBRUARY 1982: Les Produits chimiques Shefford, GRANBY (Québec). Translation and typing of documentation relating to chemical products. -JUNE 1979 TO SEPTEMBER 1981: Mr. Rémy Ricard, translator, WEST BROME (Québec). Translation from English to French of various types of material and documents: legal, insurance, financial, public interest, etc. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (VOLUNTEER WORK) : -Translation for the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA), Montreal List of references attached. Letters of reference available upon request. REFERENCES FOR LISE BALTHAZAR ALEXANDRA CARR, (e-mail: Alexandra.Carr@nrma.com.au), work #: 9292 9362, mobile phone: 0411 014031) ALEX WAS MY SUPERVISOR AT DYLEX UP UNTIL DECEMBER 1999. SHE WAS HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR DYLEX SERVICES. SHE HAS MOVED TO AUSTRALIA AND CAN BE REACHED AT THE E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS INDICATED ABOVE. SHE HAS ALSO GIVEN ME A LETTER OF REFERENCE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. SUSANNE LAPERLE, (613) 598-2535 (e-mail: slaperle@edc-see.ca) SUSANNE BECAME MY SUPERVISOR AT DYLEX WHEN ALEX CARR MOVED AWAY. SHE IS NOW SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, IN OTTAWA. SHE HAS ALSO GIVEN ME A LETTER OF REFERENCE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. JHON VANDERWAL, (416) 422-7520 JHON IS GRAPHICS COORDINATOR FOR FAIRWEATHER. WE WORKED TOGETHER FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS (SIGNING, FLYERS, BALLOTS, MANUALS, ETC.). SUE JEGGINS, (416) 593-4822, EXTENSION 399 SUE WAS THE PERSONNEL MANAGER WHO HIRED ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT TIP TOP TAILORS, IN MARCH OF 1984. SHE NOW WORKS FOR ROY THOMPSON HALL. DEE DE MARIA, (905) 501-2123 DEE BECAME MY SUPERVISOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AT TIP TOP TAILORS, WHEN SUE JEGGINS LEFT. SHE NOW WORKS FOR ORACLE CORPORATION CANADA. KAREN POTTER, (416) 690-9216 KAREN WAS MY CO-WORKER IN THE TRANSLATION DEPARTMENT AT DYLEX FOR MANY YEARS. IN 1998, SHE LEFT THE ORGANIZATION TO GO WORK FOR HER HUSBAND’S COMPANY.