Curriculum Vitae.
Name: J. Grant Gebbie Nationality: British
Date of birth: 15th July 1962 Age: 46
Place of birth: Irvine, Ayrshire Marital status: Married
Home address: “Glenburn,” 4 Darvel Road Tel / Fax: 01560 320474/325266
Newmilns, KA16 9BH Mobile: 07930 169640
Email:
Education and Qualifications:
Loudoun Academy: 1975-80
Scottish Highers: German (B), chemistry (B), physics (B),
English (C), mathematics (C)
University of Stirling: 1980 – 82; 83 – 85
Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts ( Hons. ) in German
Subsidiary subject: Chemistry
Minor subjects: Music, Swedish
University of Aberdeen 1986 – 89
Degree awarded: Licentiate of Theology
Long term work experience:
October 1982 – June 1983: English Language Assistant at Amplonius Gymnasium
(grammar school) ( 47443 ) Rheinberg, Germany
January – July 1986: Deaconary Assistant at Neues Leben Zentrum,
( New Life Centre ), ( 57635 ) Wölmersen, Germany
November 1992 – October 1994: Care Assistant at Bellfield Eventide Home
(Church of Scotland), Banchory, Kincardineshire
November 1994 – date: German Specialist - Tutor / Translator / Tour Manager
Agent for translation / interpretation of over 46 world languages.
Business Name: “Ayrshire Language Services.”
I have translated the following categories of text: technical manuals (esp. oil), legal (court work with interpretation), engineering, medical, journalistic articles, theological and military. I have translated many certificates – birth, marriage and educational. I tutor mostly adults either for business or pleasure. Presently I am teaching English annually in Hungary (each time for 10 days) and have done so since 1991. I had a contract with the RAF preparing navigational personnel to teach in Germany. I sometimes do oil-related work in role-playing for training emergency response teams. (See page three for further detail.)
Short term work experience:
Shrink wrapper “Rank Video” London June-August 1980
Factory labourer “Bagel” Mönchengladbach, Germany June-August 1981
Dept. Store Salesman “Easylife Products” London June-August 1982
German Teacher “US Army” Rheinberg, Germany March-May 1983
Hotel Porter Dunblane Hydro, Perthshire June-July 1985
Postman Darvel Post Office, Ayrshire August-Sept. 1986
Hall of residence porter Johnstone Hall, College Bounds, Aberdeen July-August 1987
Campus-Coordinator“Saga Holidays” Folkestone, Kent.June-Sept 88; June 89-May90
Tour Leader “Oak Hall Expeditions” Otford Kent July-Sept. 1991
Other skills and qualifications:
Full driving license ( since 3rd May 1985 ) plus car-owner. I tutor in English abroad in the summer. I have conversational Swedish, Dutch, French, Polish and Hungarian. I am PC literate and have access to the internet.
Interests and activities:
Member of the Church of Scotland ( Presbyterian ) since 11th June 1978.
Stirling University: German Society, Christian Union, fitness room
Aberdeen University: Secretary then President of Anglican Society, member of Gilbert and Sullivan Society and fitness room.
Voluntary work: -Chest Heart and Stroke Association; carer
(Dec.89 – Aug.90; Sept.91-Nov.92)
-Tape Service for the Blind / Blind Club; newspaper reader, visitor (Jan-Apr.90)
-Chaplaincy ward visitor, Crosshouse Hospital
(Dec.91-Nov.92)
-Lieutenant in the Boys’ Brigade (commissioned Jan.94)
Member of Fitness First gym, Kilmarnock (August 07 to date)
Travel:
During my studies and whilst working as a tour-manager, I have travelled in the following countries: Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Israel.
Translation experience.
The following are among my significant translation experiences:
Technical interpretation: I interpreted English to German for eight German participants in the three day offshore survival course organised by Robert Gordon’s University, Aberdeen.
Legal interpretation: Court work, e.g. an unpaid television license case; translation and interpretation for the conviction of 4 Germans involved in a record breaking haul of cannabis; interviews in prison. (Aberdeen Court)
Engineering: drill making machine manual translated from German into English.
(Baker Oil Tools.)
Medical consultations with German patients who could not speak English. Also translation of medical records on the premises
(Aberdeen Royal Infirmary)
Military – teaching Americans German in Germany / teaching an English RAF navigator German with the view to him teaching German navigators.
(US Army, Rheinberg / RAF Lossiemouth)
Theological – interpretation of sermons/talks/prayers into English
Football – translation of film footage of French football team – World Cup 1998 – from French into English and then into German. Transcription and voice over.
(AVC - Aberdeen)
Childrens Bible – translation of an eight volume version of a children’s bible from German into English for a German publisher. Also two books - one on the book of Daniel and the other on the book of Revelation.
(see http://www.saatkorn-verlag.de/index.php?id=39)
Schwenckfeld catechism – team translation of a 16th century catechism from German into English to be accessible to an American church denomination.
(see http://www.centralschwenkfelder.com/whatshappening.htm)
Translation of short theological booklet from German into English. (See http://www.die-mission.de/text/englisch.html and click on English flag.)
My translation skill is always being used whilst guiding tours with German speakers in Scotland or with Scots in German speaking countries.
References available on request.
J. Grant Gebbie B.A. L.Th. 8th October 2008.