Antonello Zecca
Personal Data
First Name:
Antonello
Family Name:
Zecca
Date and Place of Birth:
Napoli, 15 luglio 1977
Place of Residence:
Via G. Falcone, 91 - 80016 – Marano di Napoli (Napoli)
Domicile:
Civil Status:
Bachelor
Citizenship:
Italian
Military Position:
Served – Civil Service
e-mail:
*********.*****@*****.***
Phone & Mobile:
081.742.85.69 – (Cell.) 348.03.98.176
Education
Graduated:
Far Eastern Languages and Civilization
Graduation date:
May, 5, 2004
At:
Istituto Universitario L’Orientale – Napoli – Italy
Grading:
110/110 (centodieci/centodieci) with honors
Thesis:
Japanese Language and Literature
Title:
Notes on Japanese Lexicography and Lexicology
Main Languages Studied:
Japanese, English, French, Chinese
Qualification:
High School Leaving Qualification
Date:
July 1996
At:
Liceo Scientifico Francesco Sbordone - Napoli
Known Languages
English:
Spoken [Excellent] – Written [Excellent]
French:
Spoken [Excellent] – Written [Excellent]
Japanese:
Spoken [Excellent] – Written [Excellent]
Spanish:
Spoken [Good] – Written [Excellent]
Portuguese:
Spoken [Low] - Written [Good]
Chinese:
Spoken [Low] – Written [Good]
Informatics Knowledge
Operative Systems:
Microsoft Windows 9x, Me, XP, 2000
Applications Office:
MS Works - MS Word - MS Excel - MS Power Point
Applicativi:
Utilities:
Adobe Acrobat Reader - WinZip - WinRar - Norton Utilities - Norton Anti-Virus – Nero Burning – Adaptec Create CD – Wordfast - TRADOS
Internet:
Netscape – Mozilla – Explorer – Outlook Express – Opera – Firefox.
Formation
Dicembre 2002
Certificate First Level (Max Level) of Nihongo Noryoku Shiken,, japanese language proficiency test issued by Japan Foundation in association with the Association of International Education – Japan
July 2003
Scholarship for Summer Studies at the University of Foreign Languages - Kyoto (Dai Rokkai Nihongo Seinen Shuchu Kenshu), sponsorized by Istitute Japanese-German Centre - Berlin (Berurin Nichi-Doku sentaa). Final Certificate of Advanced Knowledge of the Japanese Language.
October 2004 – Novermber 2005
Follow PhD courses in Linguistics at the University Roma3 - Rome
Profession
Freelance Translator: JPN>IT; EN>IT; FR>IT; ES>IT;
Field: literary; economics/commercial/marketing; journalism/politics; screen translation/subtitling; social sciences
Freelance Interpreter:
JPN>IT;EN>IT (consecutive)
Freelance Journalist
December 2005 Certificate of Advanced English, issued by the British Council.
June 2006 Certificate of knowledge of French –B2 Level - issued by the Institut Fran ais de Naples in
association with the Institut Fran ais de Paris
Work
GESCO di Napoli
From July, 2003
to July, 2004
Person in charge: back-office of M.I.L.A. project
Ristorante Da Vinci (Tokyo)
From September, 2002
to November, 2002
Person in charge: hall and customer service.
Edizioni Alegre
Translation of the booklet Viva la Comune, issued with Liberazione newspaper from 22 october 2005 – presently training as an apprentice with the same publisher – Translations; Proofreading; Editing
Proofreading of the book: Clash of Barbarism – Terrorisms and the New World Disorder
Le Monde diplomatique/Il manifesto
Regular Translator
Coverall Broker - Milan
Translation of web pages from Japanese – insurance sector
Literary Agency Verso - Rome
Regular consultant - literary translation
Agenzia di traduzione Idiomas
Translation of a Chemical Patent – source language Japanese
Spike BDS English School
Presently working as teacher of English language – on-line tutor, telephone conversation and English classes
Other Experiences and News
Translator/Contributor of the national review Guerra e Pace (English and French)
Editing Board Member/Translator/Contributor of national review ERRE (English, French, Spanish)
TranslatorContributor review/web-site REDS (English and French)
Translator/Contributor of national newspaper Liberazione (English and French)
Group leader: cutural exchange program between sister city – Naples and Kagoshima under the auspices of the consulate of Japan in Naples
Short Personal Notes
Serious and reliable person, good-hearted, communicative and curious, interested in journeys, reading, music, informatics, Videogames and Japanese, Chinese, Palestinian, Jewish, and Israeli cultures. Studying music theory and playing bass guitar for 15 years.
According to 675/96 bill (Italian Republic) personal data information handling is authorized
Roma, May,23, 2005
Up to date March, 31, 2005
Antonello Zecca