<p> Ms. Vera TASLOVA, M.Phil.</p><p>Curriculum Vitae</p><p>Date of birth: 17th June 1954</p><p>Nationality: Irish (born in Czechoslovakia, living in Ireland since 1987)</p><p>Mother tongue: Czech</p><p>Address: Clearview, Lough Isle, Kilcommon, Thurles, Co. Tipperary</p><p>Telephone & fax: +353 (0)62 789 56 Mobile: +353 (0)86 0 561 561</p><p>Emails: [email protected] / [email protected] </p><p>Member of the Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association.</p><p>EDUCATION</p><p>1974 – 1979 History and Theory of Music and Theatre, Faculty of Arts, University of J. E. Purkyně, Brno, Czechoslovakia</p><p>1973 – 1974 Language school, Brno, Czechoslovakia (English & Russian)</p><p>1969 – 1973 Secondary school, Brno, Czechoslovakia (Russian, German & English were part of the curriculum)</p><p>1960 – 1969 Primary school, Brno, Czechoslovakia</p><p>WORK HISTORY</p><p>From January 2008 Set up own business, “Translation World” agency. Capable of providing translations to and from all world languages in the agency capacity, using a vast net of contacts. Also working as a free-lance Czech, Slovak and Icelandic translator and interpreter. May 2004 – December 2007 Moved back to Ireland, working as a free-lance translator and interpreter (Czech, Slovak & Icelandic), mostly for Global Translations Ltd. in Dublin; duties also included administrative work</p><p>2000 – May 2004 Moved to Iceland, worked as a translator for Global Translations Ltd. in Dublin (Czech, Slovak & Icelandic)</p><p>1987 – 2000 After arrival to Ireland: set up EEC Translation Agency (later re-named Global Translations Ltd.) in Dublin, translator for same (Czech & Slovak)</p><p>1984 – 1987 The Czechoslovak Radio Prague, translator from English & German</p><p>1979 – 1984 Theatre critic for the State Theatre in Brno, Czechoslovakia</p><p>LANGUAGE COMBINATIONS</p><p>Czech – English English – Czech Slovak – English Icelandic – English Icelandic - Czech</p><p>EXPERIENCE</p><p>Over 20 years translating all kinds of documents: medical, technical, legal etc. Specialization: medical documents, all documentation concerning applicants for asylum & refugee status.</p><p>HOBBIES AND INTERESTS</p><p>Music & theatre, travel, animals, walking & gardening.</p><p>REFERENCES</p><p>Available on request.</p>