Freelance Editor Corporate Trainer

Nivedita SENGUPTA (Nivs)

Address ***** ******* **, ******-** 78717

Telephone 512-***-****

E-mail adshm0@r.postjobfree.com

Social Status Nationality U.S. citizen

Date of Birth 11.16.1981

Objective: Business Communication and Education

I am a Language Geek and a Freelancer. Seeking opportunities in the fields of Intercultural Communication, Editing, Training (Accent, Languages) and Public Relations.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION : M.S. (Environmental Sciences) TEFL Certification

EXPERIENCE

2021- : ESL program co-ordinator for non-profit organisation (GII, SSSof Austin) for refugees in the U.S. ( Afghanistan, Ukraine). Training volunteers, evaluation of students, teacher alocation etc.

2017-2022:

1.Corporate Language Trainer at Berlitz.

( French, English, Bengali, Hindi) : Business Languages, Real life Simulations, Accent Training, Translation, Course content development. (Use of software like Adobe Connect, NewRow, Webex)

Corporate Language Tester ( Bengali, Hindi) – Berlitz Languages LLC- Main clients- NYPD, Houston PD etc

2. Hindi/ Bengali Professional Language Tester at Berlitz, Houston TX

3. Freelance Translator/Editor/Content developer: Mango Languages (Michigan based online language company)

K-12 school education content development and editing

2. Freelance Trainer at Inlingua, Austin TX

March-May 2016: Trainer (Biology and English) : Sylvan Learning K-12

April 2014-2016: Freelance Editor/Content developer (ESL-English as a Second Language) for Mango Languages, a language learning website based in Michigan.

April 2012-March 2013: Freelance Editor (Scientific Editing) at Encorrection. Patents, Scientific articles, patents for international publications and theses in South Korea. Voluntary ESL teacher.

January 2011-March 2012: Trainer and Editor, Business Communication in English at Goforlanguages, a Spanish company specializing in corporate communication training via Web conferences and telephone calls, using software tools like WEBEX and VYEW. Worked with corporate clients from Cisco, Fortis etc. Edited abstracts, technical papers (engineering), speeches, and presentation materials.

April 2008-April 2011:

1. Corporate Trainer, Business Communication in English and Editor at the Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Grenoble, France. Worked with numerous reputed IT companies (viz. Capgemini, HP, Autodesk, Teamlog) on diverse topics, e.g: Corporate Meetings, Seminars, Power Point Presentations, Negotiation techniques, Teleconferencing, Web-conferencing as well as public speaking, accent training and developing inter-cultural communication skills. Edited technical and academic publications, abstracts, presentation materials, speeches for seminars and conferences. Trained all levels of organizational hierarchies, different departments e.g. Managerial, HR, Technical/Engineering, R&D, Accounts etc., and with different levels of English proficiency.

2. August 2009-Feb 2012- Part time Faculty, Scientific Editor, Medical English trainer at CHU-IFCS (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Institut de Formation des Cadres Santé- Government Medical College). Classes on Medical English and public health with Master level students who were health care professionals. Peer reviewing, Editing of Scientific journals, papers, abstracts. Responsible for conceptualizing and setting up the entire program.

3. Jan 2010-Jan 2011: Part time faculty at IEP, Grenoble. Editor of French-English translations of academic publications, magazines, journals, newsletters and pamphlets Have done tutorials with graduate students at IEP (Institut d'Études Politiques/Science Po) Grenoble on Governmental/Environmental Science

May2007-May 2008:

1. Publicity Officer-OPEN HOUSE, an English NGO, Grenoble, France. Editor of Weekly Open House Newsletter.

2. Business English Audio books recording at CNED, Grenoble

July 2005- Dec 2006:

1. Science teacher at Ryan International School, New Delhi

2.Oxford University Press -Freelance author/editor

EDUCATION

M.S.: Environmental Science - University of Calcutta, India

B.S.: Biology- University of Calcutta, India

TEFL Diploma (Teaching English in Foreign Language) from Bridge Linguatec (accredited by ACCET)

LANGUAGES/Skills

English-like mother tongue, French-read-write-speak, Hindi-fluent, Bengali-mother tongue, Korean- Basic

Business Communication, Language training (Corporate), Accent Training, Public Speaking, Editing, Translation.

SOFTWARE

WEBEX, ADOBE CONNECT, Microsoft Office, Internet research, Webex.

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