Via Giacomo G. Belcredi, 9 00128 Rome Italy

Johnny Morena Via Giacomo G. Belcredi, 9 ● 00128 Rome ● Italy Cell: +39 347 821 3380 e-mail: [email protected]

OBJECTIVE: INTERPRETER / TRANSLATOR – English / German / Italian

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:  Fluent in English, Italian and German; conversational French and Spanish  Interpreting experience and multi-lingual guest assistance at international meetings  Multi-lingual translating experience in different fields  Superior listening capacity and proven ability to convey the essence of the intended messaging in a professional and courteous manner  Sharp insight into the subtleties of German, English and Italian, with extensive background in the related cultures  Highly reliable self-starter; can be counted on to complete assignments without supervision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Interpreter Language Marketplace Mississauga, Canada Worked as a freelance consecutive and simultaneous interpreter since July 2007 for the following events/meetings/conference:

Intertravel Tour Operator Toronto, Canada, Dec 2007  Interpreter from Italian into English and vice versa, workshop Italian tourism held by the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Toronto Mark Anthony Brands Toronto, Canada, Oct 2007  Consecutive interpreter from Italian into English and vice versa during negotiations with Italian wine suppliers IMF (International Metalworkers’ Federation) Meeting Montréal, Canada, Sep 2007  Conference interpreter from English and German into Italian Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Toronto, Canada, Aug 2007  Interpreter from German into English and vice versa at informal meetings held by German managers looking for Canadian business partners

Served as multi-lingual liaison (simultaneous, consecutive, whispered interpretation) among diplomats, ambassadors, delegations, executives, movie stars and VIP guests at the following events:

Sri Lanka President visit to Italy and the Vatican Rome, Italy, 2007 Rome International Film Festival Rome, Italy, 2007 American Express Board of Directors Program Rome, Italy, 2006 IBM Business Leadership Forum Rome, Italy, 2006 Mission Impossible III World Premiere Rome, Italy, 2006 Semester of Italian Presidency of the European Union throughout Italy, 2003 Venice International Film Festival Venice, Italy, 2003 E.F.A. (European Film Awards) for the European Film Academy Rome, Italy, 2002 Johnny Morena Via Giacomo G. Belcredi, 9 ● 00128 Rome ● Italy Cell: +39 347 821 3380 e-mail: [email protected]

Translator IMF (International Metalworkers’ Federation) Geneva, Switzerland, present  Translate documents from German and English into Italian Topics: unionization, steel industry, finance Hansa Language Centre Toronto, Canada, 2007  Proofread language school’s website in Italian and German Clay Tablet Technologies Toronto, present  Translate company’s brochures and marketing overviews from English into German Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Rome, 2003  Translated, edited, and proofread a variety of materials pertaining to organization’s manuals Translated Ltd, Internet-based translation company Rome, Italy 2001- 2007  Developed glossaries and translation memory programs supporting terminology work in English and German

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Free-lance Translator of highly specialized texts, documents and contracts since 1999 Customer Service Representative (English, German), Diners Club International, Citigroup Rome, 2004, 2005 Teacher of English, German and Italian for foreigners, British Institutes (British Centre, Deutsch- Institut, Istituto Dante Alighieri) Rome, 2003-2004 English Instructor, Training Club, private language school Rome, 2004-2006 Technical Customer Support Representative (English, Italian, German), I.T. Telecom Italia Rome, 2001-2002

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Worldwide Short Film Festival, University of Toronto 2007 Luminato Festival of Arts and Creativity 2007

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING  A.L.I. (Académie Linguistique Internationale) Certificate of French, Intermediate level Montréal, 2008  Alitalia Check-in Agent training course, Leonardo da Vinci Airport Rome, 2006  Hansa Language Centre Certificate of English as a second Foreign Language Toronto, 2005

EDUCATION  CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) University of Cambridge, Montréal, Canada 2008  MA with Honours in Modern Foreign Languages with major in English and German University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy 2006  BA in Language Interpretation and Translation, English and German Higher Institute of Translators and Interpreters of Rome, Italy 2000