Professional experience

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2018-present
Translator of French, English and Italian into Dutch

 

2015-2017

Translator of French, English and Italian into Dutch

Dutch-speaking guide for the Musée Portuaire de Dunkerque, LAAC Dunkerque and the Dunkirk Tourist Office

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2008-2013

Associate director of BOP onderzoek en communicatie, a communications agency focusing on schools, Groningen - Netherlands

 

2007-2008

Communications advisor at BOP onderzoek en communicatie, Groningen - Netherlands

 

2006-2007

Communications advisor at INITIO DBK, advertising agency, Groningen - Netherlands

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2004-2006

Public relations and communications manager at NND Galili Dance, professional modern dance company, Groningen - Netherlands

 

Jan - June 2004

Coordination and organisation of the Annual Poetry Festival, Stichting Doe Maar Dicht Maar, poetry foundation for children and teenagers, Groningen - Netherlands

 

2002-2004

Public relations and communications manager for Stichting Poetry International, International Poetry Foundation, Rotterdam - Netherlands
 

Freelance activities

 

2009-2013

Writer for Pulse Primaire, professional journal for primary education, Netherlands

 

2009
Author of the book Standaardboekje onderwijspositionering en -communicatie, on communication strategy in schools, Netherlands

 

2008-2013
Communications lecturer in residence. Course subjects: "Vision and positioning in schools", University College of Social Pedagogical Sciences[ac1] [ED2] , Groningen - Netherlands

2003-2007
Writer for Wolters-Noordhoff, educational publisher, Groningen - Netherlands

2002-2003
Dutch teacher at the Madre Lingua language school, Amsterdam - Netherlands

 

Education

 

1998-2002
Master in Communication and Information Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

1994-1998

Master in English and Italian Translation, University College of Translators and Interpreters, Antwerp - Belgium

1993

Baccalaureate in literature and languages

 

Training

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2006

Account management, NCOI, Utrecht - Netherlands

 

August 2000

Italian course (experienced), Università degli studi, Lecce - Italy

 

July 1996

Italian course (advanced), Comitato Linguistico A.I.C.S, Perugia - Italy

 

1993-1994

French course (advanced), University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, Pau – France

 

Languages

 

Dutch mother tongue

Fluent in French (read, written, spoken)

Fluent in English (read, written, spoken)

Fluent in Italian (read, written, spoken)

Intermediate German (read)

Intermediate Russian (read)

 

Miscellaneous

 

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Mac and PC)

Good knowledge of SDL Trados 

Good knowledge of CMS (providing online content)

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