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Melania Duma

Melania Duma

CELTA-Qualified English Teacher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Technical Writer at RWS Group

  • Education

    • Tekom

      2018 - 2019
      Tekom Expert Certificate Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing

    • Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

      2014 - 2017
      Applied IT and Programming Information Technology

      Course-related projects:1. C++ - Barcode tool2. Java (using BlueJ) - Drawing graphic images3. Java (using NetBeans) - Personal Agenda (desktop application with XML storage)4. Websites (HTML, PHP, MySQL) - Game Store (website with GUI integrated user and product management)5. C# - Fitness Club (desktop application with SQL db)6. Databases - Agenda for HR departments (SQL, Oracle)

    • Babes Bolyai University

      2008 - 2012
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Linguistics

    • Babes-Bolyai University

      2002 - 2008
      BA; MA; MA English and Romanian Linguistics

    • University of Geneva

      2009 - 2010
      Certificate Linguistics

    • University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

      2010 - 2011
      MA Linguistics and Language Acquisition

      Activities and Societies: The 6th International Post-Graduate Conference The 7th International Post-Graduate Conference

  • Experience

    • Liceul Tehnologic Nr.1

      Jan 2006 - Jul 2013
      CELTA-Qualified English Teacher

    • IQuest Technologies, Cluj-Napoca

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
      Associate Linguist

    • Babes-Bolyai University

      Mar 2008 - Sept 2009

      • Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax Tutor

        Sept 2008 - Sept 2009

      • Secretary & Documentarist

        Mar 2008 - Dec 2008

    • NERS - The North-East Refugee Service

      Mar 2011 - Sept 2011
      Translator and Interpreter

    • Babes-Bolyai University

      Oct 2011 - Jan 2012

      POSDRU 6/1.5/S/4 - Studii doctorale, factor major de dezvoltare al cercetarilor socio-economice si umaniste

      • Ph.D Student&Researcher

        Oct 2008 - Jan 2012

      • Syntax Tutor

        Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

    • Swiss Solutions

      Mar 2012 - May 2015

      English-Romanian; Romanian-EnglishFields: medical, technical, legal

      • Translator

        Apr 2013 - May 2015

      • Interpreter

        Mar 2012 - May 2015

    • British Council

      Apr 2012 - now
      British Council Examiner & Invigilator

    • Babes-Bolyai University

      May 2012 - Aug 2012
      Romanian as a Foreign Language Trainer

      POSDRU/87/1.3/S/63909 - Perfectionarea cadrelor didactice din invatamantul preuniversitar care predau limba romana minoritatilor nationale

    • SDL plc

      Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

      Quality CheckQuality Check CertificationRatingSemantic Annotation Monolingual AnnotationSyntactic Annotation annotation

      • QC and Annotator

        Feb 2013 - Jul 2014

      • Intern

        Jan 2013 - Feb 2013

    • Business Logic Systems Ltd

      Aug 2013 - Jan 2017
      Technical Writer

      Projects:1. Campaign Management & Loyalty Suite end-user deliverables (2013-2017)2. Loyalty Suite sheets: product sheets, functional specifications, white papers (2013-2017)Skills & tools:1. General writing: Office suite2. CMS: Doc2Help & SourceSafe3. LocalizationDeliverables:1. PDF2. WebHelp3. CHM

    • Babes-Bolyai University

      May 2014 - Jul 2014
      Romanian as a Foreign Language Trainer

      POSDRU/87/1.3/S/63909 - Perfectionarea cadrelor didactice din invatamantul preuniversitar care predau limba romana minoritatilor nationale

    • Babes-Bolyai University

      Dec 2014 - Mar 2016

      "Tehnologie avansata de recunoastere a vorbirii in limba romana pentru imbunatatirea serviciilor publice" - PN-II-PCCA-2013-4-1644 „Perfecționarea cadrelor didactice care predau limba română în învățământul preuniversitar în evaluarea competențelor de comunicare ale elevilor”, contract POSDRU/157/1.3/S/133900

      • Research Assistant

        Nov 2014 - Mar 2016

      • Romanian Language Teacher Trainer

        Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

    • Today Software Magazine

      Mar 2016 - now
      Technical Translator

      1. Translate from English to Romanian.2. Translate from Romanian to English.

    • Verilect

      Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
      Linguist

      Assess whether a person comes from a geographical region based on their dialect

    • SDL (part of RWS Group)

      Feb 2017 - Mar 2021
      Technical Writer

      Projects:1. SDL Trados Studio end-user deliverables (2017-2018)2. SDL MultiTerm end-user deliverables (2017-2018)3. SDL Trados GroupShare end-user deliverables (2017-2018)4. SDL Language Cloud help (2019 - 2021)5. SDL Trados Live Team help (2020 - 2021)6. SDL Trados Live Essential help (2020 - 2021)7. SDL Managed Translation help (2019 - 2021)8. SDL Machine Translation Edge help & SDL Machine Translation Cloud help (2018 - 2020)9. SDL Translation Connectivity help (2020)Skills & tools:1. XML writing: XMetaL2. General writing: Office suite, Markdown3. API writing: Stoplight4. Video editing: Camtasia5. CMS: SDL Tridion Docs6. LocalizationDeliverables:1. PDF2. WebHelp3. Online Help Show less

    • RWS Group

      Apr 2021 - now
      Senior Technical Writer

      Projects:1. RWS Language Cloud help (2019 - present)2. Trados Live Team help (2020 - present)3. Trados Live Essential help (2020 - present)4. Trados Live Terminology help (2021 - present)5. Managed Translation help (2019 - present)6. Translation Connectivity help (2020 - present)Skills & tools:1. XML writing: XMetaL2. General writing: Office suite, Markdown3. API writing: Stoplight4. Video editing: Camtasia5. CMS: Tridion Docs6. LocalizationDeliverables:1. PDF2. WebHelp3. Online Help Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • British Council Examiner

      British Council

    • 1st Degree - Reiki Usui Shiki Ryoho practitioner

      Reiki Usui Association (Brasov, Romania)
      Jul 2021

    • Trainer Certificate

      EDUEXPERT National Training Centre (Romania)
      Apr 2012

    • CELTA Teaching Certificate

      Cambridge University & International House NCL
      Feb 2011

    • Designing Learning Experiences for the Metaverse

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Tekom Expert

      Tekom Deutschland
      Feb 2019

    • Telling Stories with Data

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Fundamentals of API Documentation

      Tech Writer's Tribe LLP
      Oct 2022

    • Telling Stories with Data

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Learning Data Science: Ask Great Questions

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Melania Duma
      Comenius Grant - Europass Mobility Certificate (60 credits) European Union Apr 2013 Cork, Ireland, Cork English World - "Staging English Language Learning" (March-April 2013)This teacher-training course focused on the way in which SELL can be applied in class. The course was interactive, rich in learning materials and extremely pleasant. The SELL method was taught through practical activities which were centered around themes such as: poetry, drama, folklore, language surgery, using ICT in class, developing materials using ICT, Irish culture, vocabulary and grammar… Show more Cork, Ireland, Cork English World - "Staging English Language Learning" (March-April 2013)This teacher-training course focused on the way in which SELL can be applied in class. The course was interactive, rich in learning materials and extremely pleasant. The SELL method was taught through practical activities which were centered around themes such as: poetry, drama, folklore, language surgery, using ICT in class, developing materials using ICT, Irish culture, vocabulary and grammar, games, the challenges of the educational system and (last but not least) the SELL method at work. All course participants learnt by doing in an intercultural environment. Show less
    • Awarded to Melania Duma
      PhD Summa cum Laude Babes-Bolyai University Feb 2011
    • Awarded to Melania Duma
      MA - Distinction Newcastle University Oct 2010
    • Awarded to Melania Duma
      European Social Fund PhD Scholarship The European Union Sep 2008 The scholarship covered three full time years, 2008-2011, and financed the thesis, several national and international conferences, and two research mobility internships (Switzerland and UK).

  • Volunteer Experience

    • volunteer - EFL Teacher

      Issued by Romania ProCulture on Oct 2018
      Romania ProCultureAssociated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - Interpreter and Translator

      Issued by AILG (ANIALMG) on Oct 2016
      AILG (ANIALMG)Associated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - EFL teacher

      Issued by Romania ProCulture on Oct 2016
      Romania ProCultureAssociated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - Subtitling Department

      Issued by TIFF (Transylvania International Film Festival) - 2014 on Jun 2014
      TIFF (Transylvania International Film Festival) - 2014Associated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - Help Cook

      Issued by Colours of Cluj on Aug 2013
      Colours of ClujAssociated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - Logistics

      Issued by Patricia Kass Concert - Cluj 2013 on Jun 2013
      Patricia Kass Concert - Cluj 2013Associated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - Subtitling Department

      Issued by TIFF (Transylvania Film Festival) - 2013 on Jun 2013
      TIFF (Transylvania Film Festival) - 2013Associated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer/competitor

      Issued by Walking Month on Sept 2016
      Walking MonthAssociated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - EFL Teacher

      Issued by Romania ProCulture on Mar 2016
      Romania ProCultureAssociated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - EFL Teacher

      Issued by Fundatia Romania ProCulture on Oct 2015
      Fundatia Romania ProCultureAssociated with Melania Duma

    • volunteer - EFL Mediator

      Issued by Centrul de Voluntariat, Cluj-Napoca on Oct 2011
      Centrul de Voluntariat, Cluj-NapocaAssociated with Melania Duma