English language professional. General, Business and Finance English.

Monika Maćkowiak-Elliott, BA(Hons) Business Studies, Member of Association of Accounting Technicians (MAAT)

English/Polish Translator and Interpreter – legal, business, finance, accounting, marketing and general English

Contact details:

Al Shaali Tower,

Ajman,

UAE

Mob:+971-*********

Email: ********@************.***

Website: www.egosumtravel.com

Personal details:

Date of birth: 5th July 1976

Nationality: Polish

Marital status: married with two children

Personal attributes:

I am a self-motivated and highly ambitious person, continually striving to update and improve my knowledge and skills. I am not afraid of new challenges and I am very keen to explore new territories. I possess a strong sense of commitment, which allows me to begin a course of action and work through until its completion. I am a good organiser and coordinator which I had a chance to prove working as a project manager during an extensive renovation and a new build of family homes.

Education:

2013-2014 – certificate of completing a course in legal translation issued by a lawyer and a sworn translator of English, Polish and German Ms Renata Świgońska

2012 – Diploma In Translation accredited and issued by the Institute of Linguists in the UK

2010-2011 City University of London – preparation course for the Diploma in Translation exam

2007 – Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

2003-2006 BA (Hons) Business Studies, University of Sunderland, UK

1998-2000 National Vocational Qualification Level 2, 3 & 4 in finance and accounting; Member of Association of Accounting Technicians (MAAT), UK

1995-1997 High School of Management and Banking, Poznań, Poland

1990-1995 Secondary School of Economics, Czarnków, Poland

Work experience

2011 - present – Polish/English freelance translator

2003-2011 – raising family and running a few family projects

2000 – 2003 – self-employed - organising trips for cosmetic surgery in Poland for UK patients:

obusiness set-up

oadvertising and marketing

oliaison between clients and surgeons (translation and interpreting)

opreparing accounts and tax calculations

1998 – 2000 – short-term assignment work in finance departments at various companies via temping agencies, UK

1995 – 1997 – Assistant to the Production Manager, SAPA Sp. z o.o., Trzcianka in Poland (Swedish company) – aluminium profile extrusion company

opreparing production reports, minutes and memos

otranslation and interpreting in production, marketing, finance and distribution departments

July 1995-Dec 1995 – secretary, Dora Metal Sp. z o.o., Czarnków, Poland – manufacture of stainless steel kitchen furniture

Languages:

Polish – native tongue

English – fluent written and spoken

Russian/ French/ Italian – working knowledge and improving

Other competence and knowledge:

Computer literate (MS Office)

Driving licence type B – Poland/UK/UAE

Hobbies and interests:

traveling, photography, foreign languages and reading

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