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George Young

Highly qualified French and Italian into English translator with strong experience of manufacturing & electricity industries

Specialising in:

Contracts, Manufacturing, Energy & Renewables, Logistics & Supply Chain,

Shipping, Advertising and Sport

E-mail:

Home: 01724 712745

Mobile: 07715 602182

16 Cross Street, Crowle, North Lincolnshire, DN17 4LJ

Date of Birth: 15 September 1980

Languages

French – postgraduate level and 9 months’ residence in France.

Italian – postgraduate level and 3 months’ residence in Italy.

Education and Qualifications

2003-2004 MA Applied Translation Studies, University of Leeds

Specialising in translation of French and Italian to English

1999-2003 Upper 2nd BA (Hons) Modern European Languages, University of Durham

Major subjects: French and Italian languages.

Minor subject: Russian language.

1992-1999 Queen Elizabeth’s High School, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

A-levels (1999) Geography (A), French (A),

A/S-levels (1999) Statistics (B), Mathematics (C)

1997 GCSEs: 11, including French (A*), German (A), Mathematics (A), English (A)

Current Occupation

Freelance Translator (October 2012 to present)

-  Capacity of 10,000-12,000 words/week

-  Regular clients include major manufacturing companies, legal practices, multinational accountancy firms and advertisers.

-  Translator for FIFA World Cup media services

-  Copywriting for audio guide scripts.

-  Also offering proofreading and post-editing services.

Employment History

Oct 2004 to In-house Translator, thebigword, Leeds

Aug 2007 Regular work included contracts, legal documents and advertising material with some technical texts. My output averaged around 13,000 words per week, over nearly three years of employment.

Aug 2007 to Supply Chain Scheduler, Tata Steel Europe, Scunthorpe

Jan 2009 Responsible for scheduling production and onward distribution of steel for a specialised rolling mill.

Jan 2009 to Raw Materials Demand Planner, Tata Steel Europe, Scunthorpe

Jun 2011 Planning and arrivals of vessels carrying iron ore and coal at the company’s wharf, optimising stock levels. Scheduling road and rail transport of raw materials to the Scunthorpe site.

Jun 2011 to International Logistics Officer, Drax Power Limited, Drax

Sep 2012 Contract manager for supply for biomass fuels to the power station.

Scheduling arrivals of vessels into the various ports used by the company, requiring detailed analysis of the supply chain and a thorough knowledge of the contracts.

IT Skills

Extensive use of MS Word and MS Excel with knowledge of advanced formulae and functions, working knowledge of VBA and creation of macros. For three years, I worked with the Trados suite, including Tag Editor. I now work with Trados Studio 2011.

Training History

·  Steel-making technical course: Week-long intensive study of all aspects of iron and steel production.

·  Personal skills for graduates: Week-long residential training course covering managerial and business skills.

Personal interests

I am passionate about languages and have sought to expand my linguistic ability by studying several in my spare time, such as Japanese, German and Swedish.

I am an ardent hill walker, both at home and abroad, and a big fan of cricket and football. For five seasons, I was a regular contributor to the Scunthorpe United matchday programme, during which time the programme was twice voted the best in the division. My writing has also been published in the national When Saturday Comes magazine.