Resume Enda Pendred
Bachelor of Commerce (University College, Dublin, Ireland).
Translator (German->English) at SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany (12 years).
Many years experience in controlling, accounting and budgeting in England, USA and
Germany.
Near native command of German
Member of BD (German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators)
Excellent knowledge of Spanish, French and Italian.
Personal Details
Name: Enda Pendred
Date of Birth: August 30, 1962 / Dublin, Ireland
Nationality: Irish
Address: Franz-Kruckenberg-Stra e 7
69126 Heidelberg
Germany
Telephone: 0049 622*-******
E-Mail: ****@*******-***********.***
W ebsite: www.pendred-translation.com
Work Experience
10/2009 To date Freelance Translator, Heidelberg, Germany
Translation of IT, finance, sport and general texts.
01/1998 09/2009 SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany
Technical Translator
Translation of documentation, interface texts, training materials,
marketing texts and presentations in various product areas
within SAP.
Translation experience in following areas: Enterprise
Controlling, Strategic Enterprise Management, Treasury,
Corporate Finance Management, Supplier Relationship
Management, and Retail.
Research and definition of terminology for these areas.
SAP-certified copy editor and translation editor.
01/1997 12/1997 Institute for Applied Logistics (IAL), Cologne, Germany
Training Course: Logistics for Business Graduates .
02/1996 12/1996 Canon USA, Inc., New York, USA
Budget & Administration Specialist
Calculation of commissions for internal sales personnel and
representative companies; calculation of advertising, volume incentive
and other allowances to the major accounts; assisting Budget Control
Manager with compilation of budgets and monitoring of expenses.
06/1995 01/1996 Accountants on Call, New York, USA
Temporary accounting work
05/1994 04/1995 Tew Engineering Ltd., Nottingham, England
Financial / Business Analyst
Assisted the Managing Director during takeover of a German
company. Involved in all business areas including translation of the
German accounts into English; trade union negotiations and
wage/salary analysis; translation of commercial, technical and legal
documents.
09/1992 12/1993 DTK Computer GmbH, D sseldorf, Germany
Finance & Accounts Assistant Manager, Europe
Consolidation and analysis of monthly accounts from the European
subsidiaries; monitoring of the financial situation; two-month stay in
French subsidiary near Paris while restructuring and optimizing
processes in the accounting department.
06/1992 08/1992 Temporary accounting work in Cologne, Germany
09/1991 05/1992 Co-Operative Wholesale Society, London, England
Assistant Management Accountant
Preparation of the monthly/annual accounts for the Southern England
region; work on annual budget; modification of the IT systems to fit the
accounting system.
09/1989 06/1991 BBA Group PLC, Leverkusen, Germany
Business Analyst
Consolidation and analysis of monthly/annual accounts, budgets and
business plans; optimization of reporting.
11/1988 08/1989 Analysis Corporation PLC, London, England
Financial Sub-Editor
Compilation of business data concerning publicly traded companies.
Education
1982 - 1986 University College Dublin, Ireland
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce
Other Skills
Languages
English - Native language
German - Fluent
French - Excellent
Spanish - Excellent
Italian - Excellent
IT Skills
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Computer-Assisted-Translation Tool: SDL Trados Studio 2009 Freelance
SAP Translation landscape: SE63, SAPTerm, SLWA, Knowledge W arehouse
Member of the Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BD ) in Germany