Customer Service High School

Korn lia (Nellie) ROBERTSON

freelance translator, writer

mother tongue: Hungarian E-mail: **********@*****.***

fluent in: English, Japanese

translation services:

English to Hungarian Japanese to Hungarian

Hungarian to English Japanese to English

writing services:

In Hungarian and English. 100% original, well-researched work, in the required

style. Always high-quality content.

My language related work experience includes the translation of technology related texts,

websites and in-house interpretation at various manufacturing companies. I take on

ghostwriting, eBook writing and article writing assignments as time allows. For the past 10

years, I have also been working in the travel and tourism industry (outdoor recreation,

marketing, customer service).

I look forward to working with those who expect precise and quality work.

TRANSLATION/LANGUAGE RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2011 Oct present freelance translator, writer

Canton, MO

2008 May 2011 Oct freelance translator, writer, seasonal YMCA staff

Holly, MI

2007 Sept 2008 May freelance translator, writer, substitute teacher

Eagle Bay, NY

2007 Feb-May Japanese-Hungarian interpreter for BridgeStone Hungary

Tokyo, Japan interpreting/translating Production Management Training

2006-2007 Japanese-Hungarian interpreter for Suzuki Hungary Inc.

Esztergom, Hungary interpreting/translating for the Engineering Office

1997-2006 private teacher, freelance translator

in Hungary: Japanese, English language lessons, elementary school tutoring

in Japan: working at language schools, teaching English to kids and adults

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LANGUAGE SKILLS

English-Hungarian, Hungarian-English Translator Certificate

2006 (ELTE FTT, Interpreter & Translator Training Centre, Budapest, Hungary)

English: advanced level of the National Language Proficiency Exam, 1998

TOEFL (2005) 300/300

GRE (2005) verbal 570/800, quantitative 790/800, analytical writing 5.0/6.0

Japanese: International Language Proficiency Exam, level 1 (advanced level), 2003

German: intermediate level of the National Language Proficiency Exam, 1998

Latin: intermediate level of the National Language Proficiency Exam, 1995

Other languages learned: French, Spanish, Thai, American Sign Language

EDUCATION

2006 MA in Japanese Studies ELTE BTK, Budapest, Hungary

specializing in linguistics

2006 MA in Psychology ELTE PPK, Budapest, Hungary

Programs completed: School Psychology

Cognitive and Experimental Psychology

2003-2004 scholarship student at Niigata University

Niigata, Japan taking psychology classes, teaching English

2001-2002 scholarship student at the Osaka University of Foreign Studies

Osaka, Japan taking Japanese language lessons, teaching English

Primary & Secondary education:

1992-1998 high school: Teleki Blanka Gimnazium, Szekesfehervar

Hungary Language Art class of 1998

1996-1997 Snider High School

Fort Wayne, IN foreign exchange student

1986-1992 elementary school: Szekesfehervar

Hungary

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COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows, Microsoft Office European Computer Driving Licence, 2000

Horizon Catalogizing System, Adobe, OmegaT, Wordfast

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

2011 YMCA Special Facilities Lifeguard, Lifeguard Instructor

Oscoda, MI, USA YMCA swim instructor

2010 summer YMCA Special Facilities Lifeguard, Lifeguard Instructor

Holly, MI, USA Photography and Electronic Media Director

2009 summer Assistant Summer Camp Director, lifeguard, activity specialist

Holly, MI, USA supervising all summer camp program staff

2008 summer lifeguard, activity specialist

Holly, MI, USA responsible for maintaining communication between facility

management and guests, supervising seasonal staff

2004-2005 library assistant at the Oriental Studies Department of ELTE

Budapest, Hungary assist teachers and students in their research

2000-2007 summers wrangler, camp counselor at YMCA Camp Gorham (first 2 years)

Eagle Bay, NY, USA equestrian director for 6 years

responsible for running the horseback riding program

(care of 18 horses, 100 riders/week)

PERSONAL INTERESTS

languages: translation, foreign language teaching, multicultural education

work psychology: human relations in multinational companies, cultural differences between

employers and employees

horseback riding: western riding, show jumping

photography

CHARACTER

I like to work independently, helping others from the background. The opportunity to gain new

skills, new knowledge daily, the chance to be practical and creative in my job is important to me .

I truly enjoy the linguistic, social and cultural challenges of my jobs and my life living away from

my native country.

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