Personal details and
experience:

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Born in Derby,
England. Educated and brought up in England. Twenty years spent living in
Germany, eight years in France, six years in the Netherlands/Belgium, five
years in Spain/Argentina/Chile

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Twenty-five years’
full-time experience as a freelance translator: German>English,
French>English, Dutch>English, Spanish>English

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Ten years’ experience
in sales, marketing and finance with German, British and American industrial
companies (E.ON AG, MY Holdings PLC,
International Business Products Inc.) including two years as credit analyst and
five years as export sales manager

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Airborne infantry
soldier for six years (1984-1990) in the British Army Reserve (10^th
Battalion of the Parachute Regiment)

Education:

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MBA (Master of
Business Administration) - Cass Business School (London) 1987-89

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BA (Hons) French,
German and Economics - Loughborough University (GB) 1978-81

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Graduate Diploma of
the Chartered Institute of Marketing (GB) 1988

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Graduate Diploma of
the Institute of Export (GB) 1986

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A-levels -
Mathematics, French, German, and General Studies at Derby School, Derby,
England 1978

Specialist areas:

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Banking and
stockbroking, economics, finance, commercial law, management, marketing (e.g.
equity and bond analysis, annual reports, commercial contracts, company websites,
advertising, new issue prospectuses, reports on interest rate products and
derivatives, technical analysis)

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Technology, science, environment,
biodiversity, IT, journalism, social sciences, travel, tourism, leisure, sport,
music, history, cinema, drama

Interests:

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Music: former member
of the Derby Youth Orchestra and Loughborough University Campus Orchestra
(French horn); I have been performing in bars as a guitarist/singer for the
past twenty years

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Mountaineering/hill
walking: I am a qualified Mountain Leader (certified by the British
Mountaineering Council to lead groups in mountainous terrain)

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Triathlon: hundreds of
triathlons, cycling races and open water swimming races completed

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Diving: PADI open
water diving certificate

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Sailing: laser dinghy
sailing certificate

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Kayaking: whitewater
kayaking certificate

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Reading: mainly
history, biographies, science, current affairs

CAT tools:

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SDL Trados Freelance
2019

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