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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 09/2001	Interpreter and Translator based in Oxford, England
12/1998 - 08/2001	Freelance Interpreter and Translator in Mannheim, Germany Areas of expertise: Finance, Economics, Contracts, Market Research, Pharmaceuticals, to a lesser extent Astronomy, IT and Measuring Probes Areas of interest: Viniculture, Argentinean Tango, Modern Jive, classical music, choral works Cultural background: Latin America, especially Chile, Great Britain and Germany
Project overview:
Translation: Certified translations of official documents Reference book "Theory and Problems of Statistics" by Murray R. Spiegel Reference book "Handbook of Investment Management", Times Editorial Reference book "Venture Capital", Times Editorial Politics (voting information European Parliament, cohesion report European Commission) Medical (Medical studies, medical market research) Technical (storage of hazardous substances, moisture probes, dosing systems) Web content (homepages for hotel providers, language provider and internet shops) Financial (press releases for stock markets, investment advice, auditing material, etc.) Legal (Contracts, shareholder agreements, company statutes, etc.) Market Research Music (workshops and events)
Interpreting: Public Service Interpreting in Germany between 1999 and 2001 in hospitals, notaries, registrar offices, criminal investigation, immigration department, courts Public Service Interpreting for County Council Oxfordshire (2002-2009) Simultaneous interpreting at conferences, concentrating on EWCs, Medicine and Law Consecutive interpreting of software courses and company trainings Simultaneous interpreting of medical market research interviews Ad hoc interpreting at fairs and for company meetings
Other: Multilingual visitor guide through the printing sections for the regional newspaper Mannheimer Morgen, German, English, Spanish 1999-2001 Homework tuition for pupils cursing elementary and secondary school with learning difficulties in German and English Producing the Final Governing Standards on Drinking Water for the US Army in Germany
AFFILIATIONS
Professional Associations
2009	Full Member of the Bundesverband für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer (BDÜ)
2004	Full Member of Proz.com
Certifications
1999-2001	Sworn Interpreter and Translator for Spanish, registered with District Court Mannheim
Since 2001	Certification of Translations in England
2010	Accreditation “Certified Pro”, Proz.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1999	Seminar at the University of Heidelberg for intercultural competence
2000	Workshop at BASF AG: „PR for managing crisis situations“
2005	Workshop Trados 6.5 for advances users, ITI, 2 days
2006	Intensive course, University of Granada, Spanish culture and language for quasi bilingual students, 2 weeks
2007	Preparatory Course and Awarded Superior Certificate in Commercial Spanish, Spanish Chamber of Commerce (40 hours)
2009	CPD Course Contract Translation, City University London (30 h)
2011	CPD Seminar in Enology and the terminology of wine (6 h)
INTERNSHIP
1998	Internship in simultaneous interpreting at the United Nations in Vienna on the occasion of the annual assembly of the Conventional Treaty Ban Organisation
EDUCATION
University
1992 - 1998	Institute for Translation and Interpretation, University of the Saarland, Saarbrucken, Germany Institute for Translation and Interpretation, University of Heidelberg, Germany Department of Modern Languages, University of Salford MA in Interpreting, Spanish and English Advanced Certificate in English as a Foreign Language
School
1980 - 1991	School education obtaining University Entrance Diploma in Germany and Chile
LANGUAGES
Mother tongue:	German
Near native:	Spanish and English

Kristina Wolf