Joanne O Donnell MA

CURRICULUM VITAE Joanne O’Donnell MA

Personal details Nationality: British E-mail address: [email protected] Date of birth: 21 December 1976 Contact telephone: 0486 95 86 47 Marital status: married

Education 2003 – 2004 Institut Libre Marie-Haps, Brussels Conference interpreting classes in French and German

2000 – 2004 Institut Libre Marie-Haps, Brussels Dutch evening classes levels A to D End-of-year exams all passed with in excess of 74%

1999 Milton Keynes Community Education Spanish A-level (A)

1994 – 1998 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh 1st class MA Languages, Interpreting and Translating (French and German)

Translation, summary and abstract writing of various text types into as well as out of the foreign language. Training in consecutive, simultaneous and liaison interpreting.

Subsidiary subjects: Phonetics, translation studies, text analysis and production, society and institutions in contemporary Europe, international organisations/economy, literature and history. Spanish elective levels I and II passed with very high grades.

Prizes: Watt medal for best year performance in fourth year, second-year prize for all-round excellence, first- and second-year prizes awarded by the German consulate for excellence in German.

Dissertations: The Situation of Youth Training Schemes in Leipzig (German) The 1993 Reforms to the Belgian Senate and their Success in Introducing Federalist Structures to Parliament (French)

From October 1996 to June 1997 I studied Interpreting and Translating as part of the ERASMUS exchange programme at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and the Institut Libre Marie-Haps in Brussels, Belgium.

1988 – 1994 Braidhurst High School, Motherwell Sixth-year studies: French (A), German (A) SCE Highers: French (A), German (A), English (A), Maths (A), History (A), Music (A)

Professional Experience December 2002 to present Freelance conference interpreter for French and German April to September 2002 and April to June 2003 Staff translator for Spanish, French and German with the European Committee of the Regions and European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels

October 2001 to present Freelance translator and proofreader for French, German, Spanish and Dutch (UK limited company set up for linguistic services)

December 2000 to October 2001 In-house translator and proofreader for French, German, Spanish and some Dutch with Dekryptos, Brussels

January 2000 to November 2000 In-house translator and proofreader for French, German and Spanish with Eurologos Brussels

July 1998 to October 1999 In-house translator for French and German with K International Translation and Multilingual Services, Milton Keynes

Summer 1997 Trainee in-house translator for French and German with Eurologos Brussels Trainee technical translator German into English with Ms Barbara Gempf, freelance translator

Summer 1996 Work as above with Ms Barbara Gempf Research work carried out in Hanover, Germany, as part of a Carnegie Scholarship award Project title: “The Kindergarten System in Lower Saxony”

Summer 1995 Au pair with a French family in Amiens, France Language editing and database work for Lexus Ltd, a language dictionary specialist.

Skills I am proficient in general PC software with particular knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite. I also have considerable experience using translation memory software, including Trados and Déjà Vu. My communication skills are excellent. I touch-type.

Interests I play the ‘cello, piano, clarinet and guitar and have passed several music exams in these instruments. For some years now, I have been a member of an Irish dance troupe in Brussels. I am a very keen reader and travel is another of my greatest hobbies.

Referees Ms Ursula Böser Ms Aurore Füzfa Lecturer Translation Manager Heriot-Watt University Nieuwelaan 130 Riccarton Campus 1785 Edinburgh Merchtem EH14 4AS