Experience
January **** until now - International Committee of the Red Cross (Buenos
Aires)
. Translation from English and Spanish into Portuguese
(www.icrc.org/por) - website, institutional material, leaflets etc.
. Proofreading (Portuguese)
. Terminology database - development and management
July 2007 until December 2008 - H. Stern Joyeros (Buenos Aires)
. Public Relations - Customer assistance and reception, PR staff
management, transportation for customers, events
March 2007 to August 2009 - Casa do Brasil Escola de L nguas (Buenos Aires)
. Teacher of Portuguese and coordinator (intermediate level)
October 2001 until January 2007 - H.Stern Ind stria e Com rcio S.A. (Rio de
Janeiro)
. Translation of technical texts, newspapers and magazine particles,
advertising, etc., including a project for the Training Department,
consisting of the translation of the training material into English
and Spanish.
. Revision of texts in Portuguese and English.
October 1997 - October 2001 - H.Stern Ind stria e Com rcio S.A. (Rio de
Janeiro)
. Welcoming foreign passengers to H. Stern stores at the International
Airport of Rio de Janeiro.
Julio 2000: Freelance translator (H. Stern, ICRC, World Bank, Fundaci n
Claritas, ICRC etc.)
. Translation of technical texts, newspaper and magazine articles,
children literature and fiction, manuals, etc. Transcription of CDs
and cassettes.
Education
. M.A. in Spanish and English Translation
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (currently
taking)
. Post-graduation Lato Sensu in Portuguese and English Translation
Pontif cia Universidade Cat lica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de
Janeiro (2003)
. B.A. and Language and Literature (Portuguese and English)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (1996-1999)
Languages
. Portuguese: Native speaker
. English: Fluent
. Spanish: Fluent
. French: Basic (currently taking)
. Spanish as a Second Language (2006)
International Bureau of Languages (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
. Irish culture and literature (2000)
Dublin City University Language Services (Dublin, Ireland)
Courses and Workshops
. Website translation and editing (2010)
Colegio de Traductores de la Cuidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
. Project management - introductory (2010)
Colegio de Traductores de la Cuidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
. International Criminal Law - for translators (2009)
Colegio de Traductores de la Cuidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
. Oil and gas - for translators (2008)
Colegio de Traductores de la Cuidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
. British slang (2008)
Instituto Cambridge (Buenos Aires)
. Environment - for translators (2008)
Colegio de Traductores de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
. Spanish Grammar (2008)
Fundaci n Litterae (Buenos Aires)
. Literary Translation English-Spanish (2007)
Universidad de Belgrano (Buenos Aires)
. Spanish writing (2007)
Fundaci n Litterae (Buenos Aires)
. Comparative analysis of Spanish and Portuguese (2007)
Casa do Brasil (Buenos Aires)
. Literature Masterpieces: Shakespeare, Cervantes, Alighieri and
Montaigne (2006)
Escola de Magistratura do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)
. Quality in translation (2003)
Centro de Estudos de Tradu o (Rio de Janeiro)
. English Writing (2003)
Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de L nguas / PUC-Rio (Rio de Janeiro)
. English for the oil and gas industry (2002)
The British Council Management Centre (Rio de Janeiro)
. Portuguese Translation (2000)
The British Council Management Centre (Rio de Janeiro)
. Introduction to comparative history of English and German languages
(2000)
Faculdade de Letras / UFRJ (Rio de Janeiro)
. Looking into the language of imaginative texts (1998)
Faculdade de Letras / UFRJ (Rio de Janeiro)
Maria Cristina Barbosa
Bulnes 64
Ramos Mej a - Buenos Aires - Argentina
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