Curriculum Vitae

Anne Zielisch

Tel.: 07968 – 638 765

E-mail: az@azlanguageservice.co.uk

Professional experience

11 2007 permanent employment as senior translator (EN-DE)

www.partygaming.com (www.partypoker.com and related sites

10 - 11 2007 translation of website for charity (EN-DE)

All Languages Translations, London, UK

08 - 10 2007 temporary employment as translator (EN-DE)

www.partygaming.com

07 2007 translation of business letter (EN-DE)

Applied Word International, Paso Robles, USA

05 2007 translation of technical document (product description) (DE-EN)

North Laine Solutions, Brighton, UK

04 and 05 2007 proofreading of technical and marketing translations (EN-DE)

Axis Translations, Reigate, UK

02 2007 translation of birth certificate and certificate of no impediment to marriage (EN-DE)

Berlitz, Brighton, UK

01 and 02 2007 proofreading of technical translations (EN-DE)

Tongues Translation Services, Nijmegen, Netherlands

01 2007 proofreading and editing of study by letter and abstracts (EN)

Immanuel-Krankenhaus, Charité, Berlin, Germany

07 2006 – 08 2006 translation (EN-DE) and proofreading of the following: soft- and hardware manuals, promotional material,

online computer game, video editing and architectural computer programmes

Alpha CRC, Cambridge, UK (www.alphacrc.com)

03 2006 translation, editing and proofreading of film script (EN-DE)

Process Studio Theater (http://www.proz.com/job/99339 ), New York, New York, USA

11 2005 – 06 2006 translation of customer satisfaction surveys (EN-DE)

American Express

11 2005 – 06 2006 proofreading of business correspondence for German customer service department

American Express

Employment History

11 2007 Senior translator

Partygaming, London, UK

12 2006 ongoing German teacher (Business German)

Professional Languages Solutions, London, UK

SGI, London, UK

Talk Languages, Sevenoaks, UK

Language Trainers, Brighton, UK

LSB, London, UK

01 2007 ongoing proofreader

Bilingua, London, UK

07 2006 – 08 2006 Technical translator

Alpha CRC, Cambridge, UK

05 2006 ongoing German teacher (Business and General)

Language Trainers, Brighton, UK

11 2005 – 06 2006 Customer Service Representative

American Express, Brighton, UK

10 2005 – 04 2006 German teacher (General)

Berlitz, Brighton, UK

06 2005 – 08 2005 English teacher (summer school)

EC House of English, Brighton, UK (http://www.ecenglish.com)

07 2004 – 08 2004 English teacher (summer school)

ITS (Universal Language Services), Hastings, UK

02 2003 – 06 2004 English trainer (Technical and Business English)

Let's Talk Business, Berlin, Germany (www.letstalkbusiness.de)

01 2003 – 03 2005 English tutor

Lernwerkstatt Mitte, Berlin, Germany

09 2002 – 11 2002 Estate agent

Dial-A-Flatmate, Camden, London, UK

07 2002 – 08 2002 English teacher (summer school)

College of the Holy Child Jesus, Hastings, UK

10 1998 – 02 2002 Private German tutor

London, UK

08 1998 – 07 2002 Market research interviewer, Research Europe,

Brentford, London, UK

Education

09 2006 – 08 2008 Imperial College, London, UK

MSc in Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation with

Translation Technology (part-time)

01 2007 Institute of Linguists’ Diploma in Translation

(General: Pass, Literature: Pass, Social Science: Merit)

04 2005 – 12 2006 City University and Westminster University, London, UK

Translation English – German (part-time)

preparation for the IoL’s Diploma in Translation exam

12 2002 – 03 2005 Goethe-Institut München (Munich), Germany

correspondence course Teaching German as a Foreign Language

(Deutsch als Fremdsprache)

Final mark: 1.17

09 1998 – 06 2002 University of East London, London

BA Graphic Fine Art

courses followed include: Photography, Computer Aided

Design, Video Editing, Printmaking, Drawing, Film

History, Art and Psychology, Art Therapy, French, Italian

and Spanish

02 – 03 2002 The Windsor Institute of Languages, Barcelona, Spain

Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other

Languages (TESOL), examinations board: Trinity

09 1997 – 07 1998 Camberwell College of Art and Design, London

BTEC Diploma Foundation Art and Design

09 1996 – 07 1997 Lambeth College, Vauxhall, London

Pre-Access Art and Design

Cambridge Proficiency in English

09 1991 – 06 1995 Gymnasium am Goetheplatz, Rostock, Germany

A-levels : English, Russian, History, German Literature,

Mathematics

I also studied but did not take exams in: Latin, Ancient

Greek, Social Studies, Art, PE, Biology, Physics,

Astronomy, Chemistry and Computer Studies

09 1984 – 06 1995 Konservatorium Rostock, Germany (conservatoire)

subjects taken include: Flute, Recorder, Piano, Music

Theory and Art

Interests

music, art, film, literature, dancing, swimming, cycling, capoeira, travel

Skills

– excellent written and spoken English and German

– good communication skills

– knowledge of Trados, Passolo, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Microsoft Office

– clean driving licence

Languages

German – fluent (native speaker)

Spanish – upper intermediate

French – intermediate

Russian – intermediate

Italian – elementary

Personal details

Date of birth: 4th October 1976

Nationality: German

Referees

Isabelle Weiss (Managing Dierctor) Karen Cordle (General Manager)

ALPHA CRC Ltd Let's Talk Business

St Andrew's House Uhlandstr. 129

St Andrew's Road 10717 Berlin

CB4 1DL Germany

Cambridge

United Kingdom

Tel.: +44 1223 431000 Tel/Fax: +49 30 7870 5709

Fax: +44 1223 461274