Europass Curriculum Vitae

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Europass

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

First name(s) / Surname(s)

Pilar Oliva Pastor

Address Corredera Baja de San Pablo 22, 28004 Madrid (Spain)

Telephone(s) 915218568 Mobile 676092925

Fax(es)

E-mail(s) [email protected] Nationality Spanish

Date of birth 07 May 1970 Gender

Brief Description

Female

I am a Spanish native and have more than 18 years of experience in the translation and localisation fields. At the present moment, I work as a freelancer in Madrid.

Regarding my professional background, I have in-depth knowledge of all steps involved in the translation, localisation and project management process. I have worked as translator/localiser/PM for companies such as: Rank Xerox (UK), Lionbridge (United States), Dragon Systems, Wildfire

Communications, Bowne Global Solutions (Madrid), ForeignExchange, Star Linguistic Services, among others.

I have an extensive knowledge of most help systems, software, hardware and documentation related to the IT area, as well as the advertising and marketing world in the field of both translation and localisation. The quality of the work I carry out is ensured by the process of thorough edition and proofreading, the latter based on international guidelines, on specific style guides provided by the clients and on carefully prepared glossaries specifically related to the product being localised. I am also aware of the importance of maintaining formatting and coding, and other issues imposed by engineering-related limitations. I have extensively tested help systems, focusing on consistency, cleaning indexes, checking links, being always detail oriented, and concentrating on finding typos and errors in written and online documentation.

Desired employment /

Occupational field

Translator/Reviewer/Localizer

Work experience

Dates 10 January 1994 - 30 December 1995

Occupation or position held Spanish Localization Specialist at Rank Xerox Technical Centre, Welwyn Garden City, UK Main activities and responsibilities Spanish Localization Specialist at Rank Xerox Technical Centre, Welwyn Garden City, UK

Name and address of employer Rank Xerox Technical Centre

Welwyn Garden City (United Kingdom)

Type of business or sector Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods - and services - producing activities of households for own use

Occupation or position held Senior Spanish Localization Specialist at International Communications (Lionbridge Technologies), USA

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USA

Name and address of employer International Communications Framingham (USA)

Occupation or position held Senior Spanish Localization Specialist and Language Team Manager at Norintal S.L., Málaga, Spain Main activities and responsibilities Senior Spanish Localization Specialist and Language Team Manager at Norintal S.L., Málaga, Spain

Name and address of employer Norintal S.L. Málaga (Spain)

Occupation or position held International L10N Specialist at Bowne Global Solutions, Madrid Main activities and responsibilities International L10N Specialist at Bowne Global Solutions, Madrid

Name and address of employer Bowne Global Solutions Madrid (Spain)

Dates 10 January 2005 - 30 December 2006 Occupation or position held PM: Foreign Exchange Translations Main activities and responsibilities PM: Foreign Exchange Translations

Name and address of employer Foreign Exchange Translations Madrid (Spain)

Dates 10 January 2006 → Occupation or position held Technical freelance translator

Main activities and responsibilities Technical freelance translator, localizer, editor, proofreader, transcriber and interpreter (interpreting over the telephone and simultenous interpreting).

Name and address of employer Pilar Oliva Pastor

Corredera Baja de San Pablo 22, 5B, 28004 Madrid (Spain)

Education and training

Dates 01 October 1989 - 01 July 1993

Title of qualification awarded MBA in Translation and Interpreting Studies, Universidad de Granada, Spain Principal subjects / occupational skills

covered MBA in Translation and Interpreting Studies, Universidad de Granada, Spain Name and type of organisation

providing education and training Universidad de Granada (University)Granada (Spain) Level in national or international

classification MBA in Translation and Interpreting Studies Dates 01 October 1991 - 01 July 1992

Title of qualification awarded Erasmus Scholarship (School of Languages and European Studies, University of Wolverhampton, UK) Principal subjects / occupational skills

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Name and type of organisation

providing education and training University of Wolverhampton (University)Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) Level in national or international

classification

School of Languages and European Studies

Title of qualification awarded Erasmus Scholarship (Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Austria) Principal subjects / occupational skills

covered

Erasmus Scholarship (Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Austria) Name and type of organisation

providing education and training Karl-Franzens-Universität (University)Graz (Austria) Level in national or international

classification

School of Languages and European Studies

Title of qualification awarded C.A.P. Certificate on Teaching Skills at Secondary Schools Principal subjects / occupational skills

covered

C.A.P. Certificate on Teaching Skills at Secondary Schools Name and type of organisation

providing education and training C.A.P. (Certificate on Teaching Skills at Secondary Schools)Madrid (Spain) Level in national or international

classification

University of Granada

Dates 01/10/1994 - 01/07/1995

Title of qualification awarded Post-Graduate Translation Course on cinematographic translation, dubbing, voice-over and subtitles (University of Granada, Spain)

Principal subjects / occupational skills

covered Post-Graduate Translation Course on cinematographic translation, dubbing, voice-over and subtitles (University of Granada, Spain) Name and type of organisation

providing education and training Post-Graduate Translation Course (University of Granada)Granada (Spain) Level in national or international

classification Translation Course on cinematographic translation, dubbing, voice-over and subtitles

Personal skills and

competences

Mother tongue(s) Spanish / Castilian Other language(s)

Language combination for translation and interpretation services: English and Spanish. I also speak German and French but I do not currently work with them.

Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g

European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user

French B2 Independent user B2 Independent user A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User

German B2 Independent user B2 Independent user A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User

Italian B2 Independent user B2 Independent user A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User

(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level

Social skills and competences Responsible for the translation of documents, help systems, software and web pages related to my areas of specialization. Extensive knowledge of the advertising and marketing world in the field of both translation and localization. The quality of the translations is ensured by the process of thorough edition and proofreading of own work, the latter based on international guidelines, on specific style

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guides provided by the clients and on carefully prepared glossaries specifically related to the product being localized. Special attention is devoted to the cultural diversities among countries (particularly those existing between Latin America and Spain). Deep knowledge of all steps involved in the localization process of a product, awareness of the importance of maintaining formatting and coding, and of other issues imposed by engineering-related limitation. Commonly works with files in various formats for help systems, documentation, UI and web pages. Wide testing experience: has extensively tested help systems, focusing on consistency, cleaning indexes, checking links, being always detail oriented, and concentrating on finding typos and errors in written and online documentation. Responsible for the training of other team members. Experience in voice-overs.

Organisational skills and competences Responsible for the translation of documents, help systems, software and web pages related to my areas of specialization. Extensive knowledge of the advertising and marketing world in the field of both translation and localization. The quality of the translations is ensured by the process of thorough edition and proofreading of own work, the latter based on international guidelines, on specific style guides provided by the clients and on carefully prepared glossaries specifically related to the product being localized. Special attention is devoted to the cultural diversities among countries (particularly those existing between Latin America and Spain). Deep knowledge of all steps involved in the localization process of a product, awareness of the importance of maintaining formatting and coding, and of other issues imposed by engineering-related limitation. Commonly works with files in various formats for help systems, documentation, UI and web pages. Wide testing experience: has extensively tested help systems, focusing on consistency, cleaning indexes, checking links, being always detail oriented, and concentrating on finding typos and errors in written and online documentation. Responsible for the training of other team members. Experience in voice-overs.

Technical skills and competences Responsible for the translation of documents, help systems, software and web pages related to my areas of specialization. Extensive knowledge of the advertising and marketing world in the field of both translation and localization. The quality of the translations is ensured by the process of thorough edition and proofreading of own work, the latter based on international guidelines, on specific style guides provided by the clients and on carefully prepared glossaries specifically related to the product being localized. Special attention is devoted to the cultural diversities among countries (particularly those existing between Latin America and Spain). Deep knowledge of all steps involved in the localization process of a product, awareness of the importance of maintaining formatting and coding, and of other issues imposed by engineering-related limitation. Commonly works with files in various formats for help systems, documentation, UI and web pages. Wide testing experience: has extensively tested help systems, focusing on consistency, cleaning indexes, checking links, being always detail oriented, and concentrating on finding typos and errors in written and online documentation. Responsible for the training of other team members. Experience in voice-overs.

Computer skills and competences Responsible for the translation of documents, help systems, software and web pages related to my areas of specialization. Extensive knowledge of the advertising and marketing world in the field of both translation and localization. The quality of the translations is ensured by the process of thorough edition and proofreading of own work, the latter based on international guidelines, on specific style guides provided by the clients and on carefully prepared glossaries specifically related to the product being localized. Special attention is devoted to the cultural diversities among countries (particularly those existing between Latin America and Spain). Deep knowledge of all steps involved in the localization process of a product, awareness of the importance of maintaining formatting and coding, and of other issues imposed by engineering-related limitation. Commonly works with files in various formats for help systems, documentation, UI and web pages. Wide testing experience: has extensively tested help systems, focusing on consistency, cleaning indexes, checking links, being always detail oriented, and concentrating on finding typos and errors in written and online documentation. Responsible for the training of other team members. Experience in voice-overs.

Driving licence(s) B

Additional information

Specializing in

Information technology (software, hardware, online help, documentation), mobile telephony, ERP platforms, marketing, brochures and catalogues, multimedia, games, branding, packaging, advertisement, E-learning, finance, corporate business, tourism, medicine, pharmacy, research, cinema and tv, subtitling, voice overs, transcription, interpreting, as well as many other global market sectors.

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To translate over 1,000,000 words annually covering as many fields of translation as possible and using state-of-the art translation techniques, tools and software, including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, graphic design, and terminology management and translation memory technologies. On a personal level, to keep on studying and working in search for knowledge, service opportunities and creation in language-related activities.