Lara Barnett / 2

Personal Details
/ Location: / London NW3, UK
Website: /
Telephone / Email: / 07930-300554 /
Native Language: / English
Nationality: / British
D.O.B: / 28/08/1967
Specialist Knowledge
& Life Experience: / EU Reports; Legal Contracts; AcademicCertificates; Bureaucratic Docs; Business;Employment;Media; Medical; Theatre & Literature; Fashion & Cosmetics; Film/TV; Art & Music; Systems & Software; Furniture & Domestic Appliances; Religion Culture; Real Estate; UK public services.

Education / Qualifications

2007 – 2009UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, London, UKMerit

Post Graduate Diploma in Technical and Specialised Translation

French and Italian into English with Subsidiary Romanian into English

1993 – 1997UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, Lancashire, UK2:2 Class

BA(HONS) French & Italian with Literary & Cultural Studies

6 months stage: GEC Alsthom, Belfort, France

6 months:Scuola Sup.di Lingue Mod.Forlì, Italy

1991 – 1992UNIVERSITY OF THE SORBONNE, FranceNiveausupérieur
Certificat de langue et civilisation françaises

1983 – 1993PARLIAMENT HILL SCHOOL & VARIOUS COLLEGES, LondonUK:

A Levels:French, Dance, Theatre Studies

O Levels:English Language;English Literature; Mathematics;Biology; German; History; Modern Communications.

IT and Voice Over Services

Computer / Personal RecordingStudio
Microsoft Word 4 Windows
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Bighand Digital Audio
SDLX / - SE Electronics X1 Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Mic
- MXL PF-003 Metal Screen pop Filter
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB 2.0 Audio Interface24Bit/96 kHz
- SE Electronics Reflexion Filter X
- t.bone HD 990D stereo closed back dynamic headphone
- Audacity 2.0.2 Cross-platform Sound Editor

Translation Experience

Sep 2010 – PresentFreelance Translator/ Voice Over Artist

Self-employed: Lingocaft.co.uk (Full-time since 2013)

Providing translations of bureaucratic & civil documents; business correspondence & company registration forms; legal contracts; court documents; academic certificates; EU reports;service & product based websites; art-based articles;film, radio video scripts; medical & social care reports;and a variety of topical, lifestyle and cultural articlesall under my own company, Lingocraft, (

Voiceover services(

Other Professional Experience

May 2011 – July 2013Float Senior Personal Assistant (SC cleared)

Bank of England / PRA

Working in departments such as PRA Policy Division; Markets & Foreign Exchange; Monetary & Financial Statistics; Special IT Projects;and IT Infrastructure & Inf. Systems, I assisted teams & individuals with such duties as diary management; collating meeting papers & itineraries; maintaining relationships with clients & internal staff; submitting expense claims; organizing travel arrangements co-coordinating daily meetings; booking catering, rooms & visitor passes; submitting expenses and overseeing correspondence.

Oct 2009 – Sep 2010Personal Assistant/Translator to in-house Lawyer

Longulf Trading (UK) Ltd:

I provided a P.A. service to the Legal Advisor of London based Middle Eastern trading company. Much correspondence with French speaking companies and I was required to assist with translating and aid with telephone communication.

June 1997 – Sep 2009Bilingual Secretary (French/Italian)

Various Banking and legal establishments:

Firms included: A N M Rothschild; A T Kearneys; Simmons & Simmons; Greenhill & Co Int. LLP; Punter Southall; Merrill Lynch IBK; SunGard; Lovells; Citigroup; Brewin Dolphin Securities; Eden Group; White & Case LLP; Hogan & Hartson LLP; Freshfields; Sumitomo Bank; Merrill Lynch Investment Bank.

Feb. 1995 – Sept. 1995Secrétaire bilingue en France(Stage universitaire)

GEC Alsthom, Belfort, FrancePersonal Assistant/Translator(Stage)

6-month Stage, reporting to Director of International Maintenance Export in the Energy industry, using my language skills to assist him organize external affairs and communicatewith International clients through spoken and written correspondence.

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