Curriculum Vitae peter j. Connor
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Curriculum Vitae PETER J. CONNORNationality: British Age: 50
Translation from French and Italian into EnglishContact details95 Crystal Palace Road, London SE22 9EY Tel: +44 (0)20 8299 4699 Translation Experience2002 – 2007 Regular work for translation centre of Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium. Wide variety of topics: information technology, sociology, mycology, scientific archaeology, Jesuit art and meditation, philosophy, literary criticism, marketing and business practice.... Translating and re-writing press releases on French products and services for the UK-based French Technology Press Bureau (late 1980s to early 90s). Translation and adaptation of a variety of illustrated partwork magazines from French and Italian on topics such as Ships and the Sea, The Great Artists, History of the First World War, guide to computer games. Sometimes working into page layout in Quark Xpress.
Information technology, computer games, technology in general, the arts, sport. Translation/adaptation rates Translation: £60 per thousand words Adaptation: £100 per thousand words Minimum charge £60 Other services and skillsPublishing project management – especially multilingual pan-European editions Writing and editing: books, magazines, brochures and reports Computer-related publishing and technical writing Multimedia entertainment and educational software documentation Educational qualifications BA (Hons.) Class II.I, English Literature and Philosophy with French, University of Leeds, 1976 Career details1996-2002 Spirit Publishing Ltd: owner/manager A small company providing editorial and creative services in a number of fields. Major projects include: design, content, management of 8-page brochure – published in 12 languages – for computer company Unisys supply of weekly online newsletter, together with design of associated Web site, for British Telecom’s online games service, Wireplay consultancy and editorial content for Computer Success!, a 100-part weekly guide to using and making the most of a PC IT for Britain – an illustrated brochure, commissioned by the UK government’s Central Office of Information, on how IT is affecting daily life in Britain.
Managing Director, after joining as Managing Editor Contract publishing company producing magazines and other material for clients such as IBM, Tesco supermarkets, Cable and Wireless, HSBC bank. Major projects included managing IBM’s Helpware customer magazine, a 100-page quarterly in 12 language editions. 1988-1992 Brown Packaging, London Managing Editor in a company producing weekly illustrated partworks and illustrated books. Duties included managing projects and staff, as well as hands-on editing and writing. Worked on books/partworks covering a wide range of topics: history, military, children’s science, art and crafts, nature, etc. 1982-1988 VNU Publishing and Future Publishing Staff Writer and then Launch Editor on a number of computer entertainment magazines: Personal Computer Games, Amstrad Action, Advanced Computer Entertainment. Directory: profile resources profile resources -> Personal description profile resources -> C urriculumvita e key statement profile resources -> Mátyás Timkó English/Finnish Hungarian translator/interpreter profile resources -> Karima Kaulbach Fornjotur ladjimi profile resources -> Full Name: Ahmed Mohammed Mohammed Kandil. Date of Birth profile resources -> Education/Training profile resources -> Background Summary profile resources -> Full Name Said Bazry Place/Date of Birth profile resources -> Drottninggatan 35 s-25221 Helsingborg Tel.: 0046-42138901 profile resources -> Translator Resume Basic Information Download 9.84 Kb. Share with your friends:
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