Translator
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Information
Name
Leila Neves
Address
Glenvista, Johannesburg
Telephone
Cell
***********@*****.***
Nationality
South African
Identity nº
Marital Status
Married (1 dependant)
Driver’s licence & own transport
Yes
Professional Experience
Date
January 2011 to present date
I have been working full time as a translator since 2011, translating documentation from English to Portuguese and Portuguese to English.
Have translated documents for high profile South African, Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan and Portuguese companies in the following fields:
Legal
Technical
Financial
Medical
Time Code (subtitles)
Official documents
Labelling
Marketing / Advertising
Publishing
I am a registered translator with the Consulates/Embassies of Angola, Brazil, Portugal and Mozambique.
Date
July 1994 to December 2010
Name and address of employer
Embassy of Portugal – Economic Department
Sandton
Position held
Trade Officer / Office Support
Main functions and responsibilities
Responsible for all trade and investment enquiries; designing and maintaining information databases in MS Access; preparation of Trade Missions and respective logistics; collection of trade statistical data and preparation of reports using MS Access and MS Excel; Power Point presentations, Excel spreadsheets, market investigation for the introduction of new products; preparation and participation in trade shows, general admin and office support duties; keeping monthly accounting journals; translation of documentation
References
Mr. Jorge Moreira, Commercial Attaché – 083-***-****
Date
May 1992 – June 1994
Name and address of employer
Levy & Smith / Starpak
Jeppestown
Position held
Personal Assistant to Managing Director
(Sales Department)
Main functions and responsibilities
Typing, dictaphone, minutes of meetings, staff annual/sick leave, budget reports, Union/Company negotiation reports, correspondence, diary, quotations, travel bookings, filing, creditors
References
Mr. Ray Shaftoe, MD – 082-***-****
Educational Qualifications
Last school attended
The Hill High School
Qualification attained
Matriculation
Year
1988
Institution
Technikon Witwatersrand (University of Johannesburg)
Qualification attained
National Diploma in Personnel Management
Main subjects/competencies covered
Business Economics, Personnel Management, Training Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Law, Communication in English, Statistical Methods and Financial Calculations, Principles of Computer Data Processing
Duration
1989 – 1991 (3 years)
Institution
UNISA
Qualification attained
Certificate Course in Practical Bookkeeping
Main subjects/competencies covered
Full bookkeeping function
Journals, ledgers, inventory, bank reconciliation, trial balance, final accounts, internal control, budgets, income tax, PAYE, VAT, compensation fund, UIF, payroll accounting
Duration
12 months (2007)
Institution
Pastel Accounting
Qualification attained
Pastel Payroll
Main subjects/competencies covered
Payroll Administration
Basic Product Training (Level 1 and 2)
Tax – The Basics
Problem Solving Workshop
Duration
5 days (2011)
Additional Training/Qualifications
Qualifications
Sworn Translator
Portuguese to English and English to Portuguese
Supreme Court of South Africa
(Witwatersrand Local Division)
Admitted in August 1997
Training
MS Office Suite - Advanced Level
Experience
Approximately 20 years’ experience in office support/administration
More than 20 years’ experience in translation
Basic bookkeeping experience
Interests/Hobbies
Reading
Outdoors
Needlework
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