Linda De Luca

LINDA DE LUCA Freelance translator

Nationality: Italian Date of birth: 16/09/1984 Place of birth: Milano Marital status: single Address: Via Acquadro, 20 21020 Bodio Lomnago – VA (Italy) Telephone: +39 0332 947296 Mobile: +39 347 0781599 E-mail: [email protected]

Education:

Feb 2006-current: Master in literal and scientific translation

Nov 2004-Oct 2006: Institute for interpreters and translators (ILSIT- Varese) Bachelor in Linguistic mediation . Title of the thesis: “Uneasy society- a song tour”.

Sep 1999-Jul 2004: Secondary school (scientific study) - Liceo Scientifico G.Ferraris (Varese)

Work experience:

2004-current: Hostess and interpreter at the Milan Fair Ground (MACEF, INTEL, ICI, Visual Communication, etc.) for several agencies and for the Varese Chamber of Commerce

2005-current: Translations from English into Italian and vice versa of interviews to foreign rock bands for the website www.slamrocks.com.

Summer 2005: Employee and technical translator for the company Canepa S.a.S.

Sep 2005: Translations from English into Italian of research material for degree thesis in Dentistry. Topic: oral surgery with special reference to the efficacy of analgesics.

Jan 2006-current: Translation services for the Fermi High School. Topics: sustainable development, with special reference to Agenda 21 and relative implementation process; school projects and exchange programmes.

Jul 2006-current: Transcripts in English and translations from Italian into English of medical interviews. Topic: GI side effects, multiple sclerosis and relative symptoms and treatments. Courses:

2001: English course (grade A) at Bray Language Centre in Presentation College in Bray (Ireland) 2002: Cultural exchange with students from Gent (Belgium). 2002: Preparation course to First Certificate exam at English Language Centre in Varese 2004: NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) workshop held in Varese 2005: Marketing and Intercompany communication course held in Varese 2005: French course (level: advanced) at the school “France Langue” in Nice (France)

Languages:

Italian: mother tongue English: fluent French: good

Computer knowledge: Windows (Professional, XP) Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Excel, Power Point), Adobe Photoshop Internet ASDL

Personal interests: Travelling, reading, music, cinema and modern dance.

References (available on request): Certificates of the mentioned courses and university exams References from past employers Samples of translations made

Personal skills: Reliability, receptiveness, precision and creativity. Good organizational skills and quick learning of new subjects and issues