Resume: Jessica Haugsjaa: French=>English Translator

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JESSICA HAUGSJAA

60 Schoolhouse Rd
Amherst, MA 01002
USA
phone: +1 (413) 253-8847
fax: +1 (309) 273-9189
jhaugsjaa@weblogz.org

VALUE OFFERED   Two years professional experience at an international organization, translating under the tutelage of experienced revisers.

EDUCATION   Kent State University. M.A. French Translation, 2000.
Concentrations: general, technical, medical, scientific translation and terminology management.
Université de Genève. Switzerland, 1999-2000.
Fellowship at l'Ecole de Traduction et d'Interprétation,
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. B.A. French, 1997.
Université de Rouen. France, 1995-6.
Diplôme Supérieur d'Etudes Françaises: Troisième Degré, 1996.

HONORS   Phi Beta Kappa, 1997.
Phi Beta Delta - International Scholars Honor Society, 1999.

EXPERIENCE   UEFA: Union of European Football Associations. Nyon, Switzerland. 10/2001 - present
Freelance French => English translator: Translated internal documents and articles published in "UEFAdirect", UEFA's official monthly magazine.
World Intellectual Property Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. 7/2000 - 7/2002
French => English translator: Translated highly technical, patent-related documents covering a range of scientific/technical domains, including medical/pharmaceutical. Demonstrated ability to translate 2000 words/day.
Berlitz Language Institute. Akron, OH. 6/1999 - 8/1999
Teacher of French to adults, using the Berlitz direct method.
Kent State University. Kent, OH. 1/1999 - 5/1999
Teaching Assistant for Department of Modern and Classical Languages: Teacher of introductory French. Created and implemented daily lesson plans and weekly quizzes.
LECTA, Ltd: Let's Do English Institute. Santiago, Chile. 10/1997 - 1/1998
Teacher of English to Spanish speaking professionals, using an interactive, communicative approach.
Institut Rey. Rouen, France. 10/1995 - 5/1996
Teacher of English discussion classes to French high school students. Designed and implemented relevant coursework.

SKILLS   Fluent in English and French
Proficient in Spanish: UNESCO Language Proficiency Certificate, 2002
MS Office, Wordperfect, Trados Multiterm, HTML, MacOS, Windows

References available upon request.

VALUE OFFERED	Two years professional experience at an international organization, translating under the tutelage of experienced revisers.
EDUCATION	Kent State University. M.A. French Translation, 2000. Concentrations: general, technical, medical, scientific translation and terminology management. Université de Genève. Switzerland, 1999-2000. Fellowship at l'Ecole de Traduction et d'Interprétation, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. B.A. French, 1997. Université de Rouen. France, 1995-6. Diplôme Supérieur d'Etudes Françaises: Troisième Degré, 1996.
HONORS	Phi Beta Kappa, 1997. Phi Beta Delta - International Scholars Honor Society, 1999.
EXPERIENCE	UEFA: Union of European Football Associations. Nyon, Switzerland. 10/2001 - present Freelance French => English translator: Translated internal documents and articles published in "UEFAdirect", UEFA's official monthly magazine. World Intellectual Property Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. 7/2000 - 7/2002 French => English translator: Translated highly technical, patent-related documents covering a range of scientific/technical domains, including medical/pharmaceutical. Demonstrated ability to translate 2000 words/day. Berlitz Language Institute. Akron, OH. 6/1999 - 8/1999 Teacher of French to adults, using the Berlitz direct method. Kent State University. Kent, OH. 1/1999 - 5/1999 Teaching Assistant for Department of Modern and Classical Languages: Teacher of introductory French. Created and implemented daily lesson plans and weekly quizzes. LECTA, Ltd: Let's Do English Institute. Santiago, Chile. 10/1997 - 1/1998 Teacher of English to Spanish speaking professionals, using an interactive, communicative approach. Institut Rey. Rouen, France. 10/1995 - 5/1996 Teacher of English discussion classes to French high school students. Designed and implemented relevant coursework.
SKILLS	Fluent in English and French Proficient in Spanish: UNESCO Language Proficiency Certificate, 2002 MS Office, Wordperfect, Trados Multiterm, HTML, MacOS, Windows References available upon request.