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Curriculum Vitae

Name: Herman Kappen Place and date of birth: Sappemeer, the Netherlands, 20 December 1964 Address: Calle Jesús, 25 29200 Antequera (SPAIN) Phone: +34 654 429 914 Website: www.taal.info

PROFILE

Experienced English-to-Dutch and Dutch-to-English translator, specialised in translating and proofreading texts within the fields of business, marketing, medical science, technical texts (instructions, manuals) and software (see below).

More than 19 years of translation and editing experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

1990 – present Freelance translator and proofreader Working for my own customers as well as for various translation agencies, including: De Redaktie (books on travel and interior design), L&L, Taalcentrum-VU, UvA Vertalers, Overtaal (TransPerfect), DBF Communicatie, Business Interpreters, McFelder.com, Fasttranslator.com, V5 Vertalerscombinatie, Tek Translation International, Thebigword, V5 Vertalers, Boffin China and Global Textware Languages: English to Dutch (mainly) & Dutch to English Specialisations: advertising, business / commercial, ICT, marketing, medical science, consumer electronics, user manuals, terms and conditions, press statements, art & design, electricity, scientific engineering, medical

2001 – 2006 The Language Academy, Amsterdam Company Director

CV Herman Kappen, page 1 of 2 The Language Academy (currently: UvA Talen), the University of Amsterdam’s commercial language school, offers language services to companies and individual students in the Netherlands. 1991 – 2000 Freelance English teacher Working for various commercial language schools Specialisations: presentation skills and writing skills for commercial and scientific target groups (incl. medical); business English; pronunciation skills 1998 – 2000 MCL Cursussen, Quality Manager (part-time) Tasks: final responsibility over 30 freelance teachers, product development Additional task: developing an MS Access- based course and student registration program 1993 – 1994 IBM Nederland In-house translator Software localization 1992 – 1996 Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, University Teacher (part-time) Courses taught: Composition I & II, Translation skills Additional task: developing a computer-aided learning program to improve students’ writing skills: CoEdit 1991 University of Amsterdam, English Dept., University Teacher (part-time) Courses taught: Essay I, Written English Communication, Comprehension, Business English

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