LINDSAY WATTS B.A. (HONS) FREELANCE
TRANSLATOR
E-MAIL: lindsay.watts@virgilio.it
DATE OF BIRTH:
30.11.67
NATIONALITY: BRITISH
I am a self-employed freelance translator resident in Italy since 1993, married with two bilingual children.
I have seven years' experience, working mainly from Italian to
English, but also from Spanish and German, in the fields of tourism, history,
architecture and gastronomy.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1995 TO DATE:
Self-employed freelance translator
PAST AND
PRESENT CLIENTS INCLUDE:
MOSA,CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MATERA, ITALY,
VIDEOUNO, AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, MATERA, ITALY
TRM, BROADCASTING COMPANY, MATERA, ITALY
ADECOM, MATERA, ITALY
SASSI HOTEL, MATERA, ITALY
MICENEO HOTEL, SCANZANO, ITALY
ANDRISANI BUBBICO, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS,MATERA, ITALY
DR.NICOLA GALANTE, ORTHOPEDIC, MATERA, ITALY
ENTE SCUOLA EDILE DELLA PROVINCIA DI MATERA, MATERA, ITALY
VENEZIA OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION COMPANY,MATERA, ITALY
FERROSUD, MATERA, ITALY
UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA, MATERA, ITALY
Before becoming a freelance
translator, I taught as an English teacher with the
following:
1994
1998: BRITISH INSTITUTES, Via Nicola Sole, Matera,
Italy Teaching individual and group English Language Courses
1993
1994: LORD BYRON LANGUAGE SCHOOL, VIia Sparano 102,
Bari 70121, Italy Teaching individual and
group English Language Courses
1991
1992: BERLITZ LANGUAGE SCHOOL, Largo Argentina, Rome,
Italy Teaching English Language Courses to the Police Force in various cities,
including Reggio Calabria and Bari, Italy
1992 1993: Diploma in bilingual business administration (German and Spanish) Stradbroke
College, Spinkhill Drive, Sheffield ,S13 8FD, U.K., including marketing,
information processing and bilingual office skills such as typing, audio-typing,
note-taking
EDUCATION
1987
1990: UNIVERSITY OF WALES,
CARDIFF, WALES
B.A. JOINT HONS. IN GERMAN AND SPANISH (PORTUGUESE AND CATALAN) GRADE 2:1
A four year language course consisting of interpreting (simultaneous and
consecutive liaison, translating, prιcis writing, Spanish, German, Portuguese
and Catalan history and literature.
SECOND YEAR SPENT ABROAD:
1987 1988: 6 Months at Universitaet Freiburg Im Breisgau Germany
1988: 6 Months at Universidad De Salamanca , Spain, Curso De Lengua Y Cultura
Espanolas
SECONDARY EDUCATION
1979
1986: Ribston High School For Girls, Stroud Road,
Gloucester. U.K.
Russian, Latin, History, Biology, Maths
1986: GCE A Level: French (B), German (B), Latin (B)
PRIZES AWARDED: Senior French Prize, Senior Latin Prize, Senior German Prize and
0 Level Prize
KEY SKILLS: Proficient in the use of MS Word
INTERESTS:
Reading, Cinema, Swimming,
Gardening, Music
REFERENCES
1/ DOTT. FRANCESCO BITETTI 2/ MICHELE BUONO 3/ MARIO DI TROIA
GRUPPO CLAS S.R.L. MILANO VIDEOUNO BRITISH INSTITUTES
VIA LANERA, MATERA MATERA VIA NICOLA SOLE
MATERA
ITALY