Personal information

Date and Place of Birth – 13/09/1969 Istanbul TURKEY

Gender – Female

Marital Status – Separated

Translation and other work experience–translate/proofread/edit and miscellaneous

1989 Statoil Stavanger, Norway

AIESEC International Student Exchange Trainee

•  Budgeting Department budget program development

Data entry.

1991-1992 Zurich Insurance Company of Canada London, Ont, CA

AIESEC International Student Exchange Trainee

•  Data Entry

Human Resources department – miscellaneous duties

1992 – 1994 Argon International Consultancy Ltd Ankara, Turkey

Full time translator - editor - proof-reader

•  World bank funded Turkish & German Ministry of Education & Labour projects - Translation / Consecutive interpretation / Translation control / proofreading / Formatting / Quality control

Computer duties, typing, MS office, Lotus, Adobe programs, for editing, preparing presentations, formatting, table-graphics creation

1994 Argon International Consultancy Ltd Germany, USA

Study Tour Translator - Interpreter

•  Translated reports, communication, documents, manuals, books, contracts, meeting notes, minutes and interviews for CORD (Center for Occupational Research and Development) of USA, German Department of Labour, Turkish Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Education during 2 separate study tours to Germany and USA. – WORLD BANK/IMF/ Turkish Government

•  Also worked as consecutive interpreter for the meetings and interviews conducted during the study tours for 2 groups of 20 educators from Turkey.

Computer duties, typing, MS office, Lotus, Adobe programs, for editing, preparing presentations, formatting, table-graphics creation

1994–1996 Erenoglu Ltd Ankara, Turkey

Full time translator - editor - proof-reader

•  Translated all kinds of government reports, regulations, technical manuals, education reports, IMF reports, contracts, employment, education priojects

•  Proofread and edited translated work of other translators.

1998–2005 Miscellaneous Translation Companies (Turkey) AU

Freelance translator (English <>Turkish) part time work on project basis

•  Translated government reports, bids, regulations, correspondence, and contracts.

•  Translated miscellaneous documents in education, training, labour, employment, business, finance, and communications.

•  Translated private and public sector contracts, agreements, correspondence

2001-2002 Allingus (Tur) AU

Freelance translator (English <>Turkish) part time work online

•  Translate, proofread and coordinated translation of First Responder –Hazmat handbook into Turkish.

•  Translation of miscellaneous documents, contracts and reports (public and private sector)

2002–2005 Aysberk Translation/Localization (HQ in Turkey) AU

Freelance translator (English <>Turkish) part time work on project basis

•  Translated government reports, bids, regulations, correspondence, and contracts.

•  Translated manuals, handbooks, documents, reports, draft law, regulations in the fields of education, vocational education and training (EU projects such as Leonardo da Vinci), employment, business, finance.

•  Translated a variety of Microsoft documents, sections of Web pages.

•  Translated a variety of IMF and EU documents on various topics.

2004-2005 Euturk.org AU

Translator (English <>Turkish)

•  Translation of articles, press, news, editorial and other website material of www.euturk.org – European Union News.

2005-2006 Blog Translation (Private initiative) AU

Translator (Turkish > English)

•  Translation of web journal of Ali Meric, travelling across Africa.

•  Web address www.turafrika.com

Education

2003 - 2006 Mac quarie University Sydney, Australia

•  European Languages – Russian Language and Literature, German Language, Spanish

2003 TAFE Sydney, Australia

•  Russian Language – Certificate I

1987–1994 Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey

•  Faculty of Business & Administration – Department of economics

(due to full time work and moving to Australia left uni in the last year)

1981–1987 TED Ankara College Ankara, Turkey

•  High School diploma (classes taught in English all through)