Mandy Backer
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Translation Services

> Native Language(s):
German.

> Target Language(s):
German.

> Source Language(s):
English and Spanish.

> Service Type(s):
Translation Services and Proofreading/copywriting.

> Specialization(s):
Advertisement/Marketing, Communications, Education/Training, Internet/Multimedia, and Real Estate.

> Software:
Adobe Acrobat Professional and Microsoft Office .

> Certifications and Professional Affiliations:
Qualified Bürokauffrau (Training in Office Management)

Abitur (equivalent of A-levels)

Vordiplom in Translating and Interpreting at Heidelberg University


> Relevant Translation Experience:
Training and Recruitment Assistant - Verivox GmbH - Heidelberg, Germany (November 2006 to December 2007)

Responsibilities included:
- Interpretation and translation for British Board of Directors
- Organisation and processing of all external job applications
- Training all new employees

Achievements included:
- Reorganisation of recruitment processes to improve quality of
intake and reduction in time from application to engagement.
- Translation of all training manuals from English to German
- Translation of PowerPoint presentations.

Freelance Translator - Nido Relocation GbR - Wolfsburg, Germany
January 2004 to January 2006

Projects undertaken:
- Translation (English-German-English) Property Brochures; Rental
Agreements; Advertising documentation
- Interpreting services for dialogue between the company and
client

Temporary Translator – Maritz Ltd. - England
January 2002 – 4 week contract – Launch new Ford Fiesta in Marbella, Spain

Projects undertaken:
- Translation of English event material into German
- Coordination of all German speaking clients


Office Manager Training Programme - Immorent AG- Gifhorn, Germany. February 1998 to July 2000

Ausbildung - German equivalent of English apprenticeship, leading to a vocational diploma.


> Education:
1991-1995:
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Realschule in Gifhorn

1995-1996:
One-year course at the College of Economics in Gifhorn, Germany

1996-1998:
Secondary school at the Volkshochschule in Wolfsburg, Germany

2001-2003:
Evening college in Braunschweig, Germany – A level equivalent

2003 – completion July 2008
Translation Studies Degree Programme (Diploma) Heidelberg University Specialism – Law and Business.


> Location:
Heidelberg (Germany)

 
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