Personal Information | First (Given) Name:
Melissa | Middle Name:
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Rousseau | Date Joined:
10/10/2014 | E-Mail Address:
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2301 Melrose ave. | Gender:
Female | City:
Montreal | State:
Quebec | Country:
Canada | Zip:
h4a2r7 | Profile:
Professional, experienced translator with over 7 years of experience specializing in tourism/travel, the wine industry and technical documents. |
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10/10/2014 | Date Updated:
10/10/2014 | Text:
Melissa Rousseau
2301 Melrose ave
Montreal, Québec H4A2R7
Melly.rousseau@gmail.com
(514) 240-1273
Skill Set
A highly reliable, industrious and determined individual with excellent inter-personal, social, communicative abilities and transferable skills - which have all developed and evolved in challenging work environments. Strives for perfection and thrives in high-pressure environments with the goal of delivering a quality performance and meeting deadlines well within the allotted time.
Solution-orientated and resourceful with the capacity to work independently, as well as the aptitude to welcome and demonstrate a high level of team contribution. Skill set is broad, with a strong appreciation for customer service, creative and design issues, as well as an ability to explain very technical issues without jargon. Has the ability to sit comfortably between technical and creative teams, facilitating their discussions.
Education
Concordia University
Montreal 2008
Bachelor of Arts
Translation Major – Professional Writing Minor
International TESOL Teacher Training
Montreal 2008
Certificate
Teaching English as a Second Language
Language Skills
English
French
Spanish
Professional Experience
2011-Present
Citizen Service Officer
Service Canada
Employment Insurance
Job Description: Serving Canadians by using fact-finding and customer service skills to determine the status of their employment insurance claims and finding the issue that will resolve their claim issues. Various other responsibilities include educating the client on the qualifications, processes and regulations of Employment Insurance, issuing payments to claimants, referring information to the processing centre and clearing claimant reports.
2009-2010
English and French Teacher
Colegio Ingles Hidalgo
Job Description: Teaching English and French at a private high school in Guadalajara, Mexico.
2009
Translator and Editor: Business Liberia Magazine
Baker Pearson Communications (publisher)
Job Description: Translating business articles and reporting to the managing editor and insuring that the quality of the article is no less than perfect. Suggesting revisions such as word changes, sentence and paragraph rearrangement to improve clarity or accuracy. This work was done via email from Mexico.
2008
Translator: English- French
Great West Life Assurance Company
Job Description: Translating technical and legal documents for a new division moving into Quebec from English to French.
2005
Conference officer/Secretariat
United Nations - Kyoto Protocol / Climate Change Conference
Job Description: Reporting meeting statistics, acquiring speeches or rebuttals made by the delegates, making sure the interpreters get copies of the speeches before the speeches are given and responding to any other needs or tasks given during the course of this period.
Freelance Translation/Revision
2014
Translator and Editor: French to English
CED World Centre of Excellence for Destinations
2014
Translator: French to English
Worldsom L’École de Sommelier d’Excellence à Bordeaux
www.world-sommelier.com
2014
Translator: French to English
Nathaliemcreynolds.com
References furnished on demand.
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| Existing Subject Areas | | Other | | Technology |
| Type | Language(s) | | Destination | English | | Source | French |
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