John Walsh Piazza Santa Maria in Via Lata 10/4 16128 – , +39 010 593 201 +39 333 887 7699 [email protected] VAT no. 01458390992 c.f. WLSJNT68L14Z404R

Curriculum Vitae

Personal

Date of birth July 14, 1968

Nationality American (E.U. resident)

Place of residence Genoa, Italy

Professional

June 04 - present Language consultant Activities include supervising/carrying out general consulting, translations, teaching/training and interpreting services. Specialization: legal, accounting, financial, business, TLC, IT. Working knowledge: energy, marketing, tourism, shipping, transport. Specific job descriptions available on request.

Dec. 00 – June 04 IFM Infomaster, Genoa (www.ifminfomaster.com) – Business Development Main duties: key account manager, partner relations coordinator for international markets, executive communications facilitator, assessing customer/prospect needs and drafting relative proposals. Responsible for submitting bids for European tenders. Responsible for organizing and supervising IFM stands at trade fairs/conferences. Extensive travelling throughout Europe required. Supported executive management in the opening of offices in Madrid and Vienna. Secondary duties: responsible for assessing company language training needs and supervising language training programs. Duties also included supervising translation work and personally carrying out sensitive translations.

July 92 – Dec. 00 World English S.r.l., Genoa – General Manager, Founding Partner Founded and managed, with 3 partners, school of English and Italian-English translation provider with a teaching staff of 10-15 teachers (variable) and several external translators. Main duties: business development, marketing, teacher/trainer, translations, interpreting and general operations management.

Sept. 90 – July 92 British S.r.l., Genoa – Teacher of EFL Teacher of English as a foreign language to students of all ages and levels.

March 89 – Sept. 90 First Los Angeles , Los Angeles – Customer Relations Answered directly to branch manager to carry out duties specific to customer relations. Main duties: handling complaints, problem solving, correspondence, image correction. Operational duties: wire transfers, general ledger control, scheduling, 1st level vault control.

Sept. 86 – Feb. 89 Round Table Restaurants, San Diego – Operations Manager Purchasing, interviewing and hiring, terminations, scheduling, handling employee and customer grievances, daily cash accounting, monitoring of inventory, general on-site operations control.

Academic

San Diego State History (major) University English Literature (minor)

Castle Park High Diploma School Recipient of several music awards

Skills

Language skills English (native) Italian (fluent) Spanish (intermediate)

Personal Computer Proficient user of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. CAT tool: Trados 2009 Proficient user of the Internet for research and communications. Working knowledge of digital video editing/authoring applications.

Interests

Music, Reading, History, AD&D gaming, Photography, digital video editing/authoring Volunteer work: translations/proofreading for La Leche League and Translators4kids, teacher of English at Università Ferilli (university for senior citizens), provider of English related services for the Genoa fire department headquarters

Personal/Professional References

Emilio Barlocco President and CEO of IFM Infomaster

Piero Lazzeri CEO of Gimax Shipping

Maria Fabianelli General Director of ARE (Agenzia Regionale per l’Energia)

Further Professional References

Below is a list of companies I have worked with for translation/training projects I supervised and/or carried out personally. Details for each project are available on request.

Books Dentistry/Medical: The Architecture of Energy, published by 24 Ore Cultura Mectron, Piezosurgery, 3M, Istituto Tumori, Amuchina, written by: Prof. Enrico Frigerio San Martino Hospital, Villa Scassi Hospital

Essentials in Piezosurgery, published by Quintessenza Law (general) written by: Prof. Tomaso Vercellotti Hapag Lloyd, Metzler, Arioto, Agenzia Regionale per l’Energia, The courts of Genoa, , , Corporate Law, published by Giuffre and , City of Genoa, Volare Airlines, Fantuzzi, written by: Niccolò Abriani - Università di Firenze, Lucia Cogeban, Finmeccanica Group Services, AXA Real Estate Calvosa - Università di Pisa, Giuseppe Ferri jr - Università di Investment, Finest Roma “Tor Vergata”, Gianvito Giannelli - Università di Bari, Fabrizio Guerrera - Università di Messina, Giuseppe Guizzi - Accounting (financial statements) Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Cinzia Motti -Università di Foggia, Mario Notari - Università di , Andrea Paciello - Ernst & Young , 3M, Ducati, Technogym, SIRTA, ERG Seconda Università di Napoli, Duccio Regoli - Università Petroli, Sector, ISAB Energy, Borsodchem Italia, AXA Cattolica di Milano, Giuseppe A. Rescio - Università Cattolica Real Estate Investment, Banca Intesa, Carige, BPS, di Milano, Roberto Rosapepe - Università di Salerno, Mario BPAA, BPSM, AXA, Snam, Barclays, ECS, ECB Stella Richter jr - Università di Macerata, Alberto Toffoletto - Università di Castellanza

Law (contracts/articles of association/bylaws) Business/Commerce Ernst & Young , 3M, Company of Arts, Compuware, Motorola, Sviluppo Italia, United Registrar of Systems, Pininfarina, Zucchetti, Kone, MCS, Unicredito Italiano, IFM Infomaster, Amuchina, Banca Intesa, Safwood, Sampdoria, Deriplast, Etimos, IFM Infomaster, Ditital Magics, Costa Cruise, Amuchina, IHIMER, Istituto Luce, Sector, Control Techniques, Caspian Holdings, ISPRI, Elsag

Information Technology Management Seat; Zucchetti, Pixys, Kone, IFM Infomaster, Totem, Elsag, TBridge, AXA Real Estate Investment, United Registrar NoemaLife of Systems, Poste Italiane, Banca Intesa, Sector, Banca Caboto

Technical (general) Telecommunications R.I.N.A., Siemens, Avid, Agenzia Regionale per l’Energia, IFM Infomaster, Totem, Elsag, Webgate Sirio Fiera di Genova Marketing Energy Invicta, Slam, Vortice, Technogym, Zucchetti, Disney, Agenzia GRTN, ENEL, Abruzzo Energia, Agenzia Regionale per Regionale per l’Energia, City of Brescia, IFM Infomaster, l’Energia, ISAB Energy, Frigerio Design Group InLiguria, Lega Italiana contro il fumo, Gimax, Alitalia, TESI Automazione Shipping R.I.N.A., Italian Navy, Gimax

English Language Training Other The Bank of Italy, R.I.N.A., American Bureau of Shipping, WINX cartoons National Forwarding Agents Association, Coe & Clerici, SAIMA Avandero, TBridge, Liceo Champagnat, Istituto Interpreting Tumori, United Registrar of Systems, Liceo Grazia Deledda, Liceo Andrea D’Oria, University of Genoa, IFM Infomaster, Agenzia Regionale per l’Energia, United States Consulate, Italian Navy, Costa Cruise, Genoa Police Department, IFM Infomaster, TBridge Amuchina, Banca di Roma, ERG Petroli, Liceo Meucci, San Martino Hospital, Villa Scassi Hospital, Lega Italiana contro il fumo, Gimax

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