Laura Christine Mc Culloch
EDUCATION:-
Gryffe High School, Houston, Renfrewshire: August 1993 – August 1997 8 Standard Grades – May 1996
SUBJECT QUALIFICATION GRADE YEAR
English Higher Grade A May 1997
French “ A “
German “ A “
Secretarial Studies “ A “
Mathematics SQA module (Equiv. Higher Pass) “
HIGHER EDUCATION:-
University of Stirling: September 1997 – June 2002*
B.A. Honours in German with French and Education Classification: 1st
Degree encompassed a compulsory gap year, during which I worked as a Language Assistant in Austria (teaching English in three High Schools) as well as five months study (translation studies) at Perpignan University, France.
Degree course also included 8 weeks of teacher training practice in high schools in Stirlingshire, as well as teaching classes (German and French) at Stirling University (although I decided not to progress with teaching as a career, it was valuable experience in developing my interpersonal and organisational skills).
University of Paisley: 6 June 2006 – present
Italian language
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:-
I have been working since August 2002 as an in-house translator & proof-reader (German and French to English) in a translation agency.
Freelance work availability - part-time (evenings and weekends).
10/6/02 – 9/8/02 Manpower c/o Compaq/HP German Customer Service Agent
The above role encompassed: offering IT and technical advice to large-scale organisations (Philips and Siemens), order logging, escalations and general administration. Correspondence was conducted primarily in German. However, when dealing with particular divisions within Philips, French and English was employed.
1/6/01 - 28/5/02 Scottish Amicable (now Prudential) Data Input Operator (plus processing ISAs/UTs, including training)
6/3/00 - 19/1/01 “
9/6/99 - 24/9/99 “
27/9/99 - 1/3/00 Education Board, Vienna English Language Assistant
17/7/98 - 4/9/98 AJR Flooring Co Ltd Sales Facilitator (Customer Servs)
30/5/98 - 15/7/98 Schwarzwald Hotel, Germany Reception, buffet & bar duties
There have been no gaps in my employment since leaving full-time education.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:-
• Can work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent time-keeping and attendance in all previous employment
• Tolerant, flexible and open-minded as a result of time spent abroad
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, patient, meticulous and highly motivated
• Can work under and to strict deadlines
• Excellent linguistic skills (written and spoken) in English (mother tongue), German, French and Italian.
• Very computer literate: Windows: Word/Excel/PPT, Internet/E-mail, SAP, Unibase, Mac
INTERESTS:-
• Travel, foreign languages and European affairs
• Sports, especially badminton and tennis.
• Socialising and dinning with friends, films, cinema and music
German, French and Italian to English:- 0.05-0.065 Euro / 0.035-0.045 GBP per word
Minimum Charge rate - €15.00 / £10.00
Proofreading rate - €20.00/ £15.00 per hour
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