Claudio Valerio

Experience

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  Esercito Italiano - Italian Army

  Jun 2000 - Jun 2003

  Caporal Maggiore

  Took part in Peace-Keeping Missions in Kosovo (Jun-Oct 2001) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nov 2002- May 2003)

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  Meta Research Srl

  Sept 2004 - Oct 2007

  Freelance Qualitative and Quantitative Researcher and Analyst

  Conducting TDIs, Focus Groups and IDIs with physicians, patients, KOLs and payers. Excellent knowledge of the Italian healthcare system, especially market access, pricing and reimbursement, product positioning. Transcribing of Italian interviews into English. Writing Analysis and reports (i.e. topline, content analysis and full detailed report), Performing presentations of the outcome of the research.

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  Academia Lingüística Internacional

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2007

  English and Spanish Teacher, Freelance Translator and Interpreter

  Teaching English and Spanish to pupils of all ages and levels, Teaching Italian to foreign people through individual and group lessons; cooperating as Freelance Translator and Interpreter in numerous occasions

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  All Global

  Dec 2007 - Apr 2014

  Research Manager

  Liaising with clients and managing their expectations in order to build new and maintaining existing client relationships. Being responsible for a number of key projects and for seeing them through to a successful conclusion while achieving and where opportunity arises exceeding estimated Gross Margin. Achieving the most cost-effective ways (running projects within budget and where possible under budget through negotiation with external contractors) when delivering high-quality service to clients. Ensuring excellent communication with Senior Field Manager, External and Internal Clients and all co- workers; Managing and mentoring staff members (Project Co-ordinators and all freelancers allocated on each project). Overseeing the review and editing of project data. Feeding relevant project data into the company database. Reviewing and authorizing interviewers’ pay claims. Collating, reviewing and ensuring safe delivery of job output to clients. Organizing travel for moderators. Attending weekly team meetings and meetings with potential Clients. Booking translators and coordinate all aspects of translation of materials. Show less

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  Self Employed

  Feb 2012 - now

  • Reading / listening through original material and rewriting it in the target language, ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained;• Using Translation Memory software - such as Wordfast, SDL Trados, Transit NXT etc. - to ensure consistency of translation within documents and aid efficiency;• Using specialist dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology and words used; • Researching medical, legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation;• Consulting with experts in specialist areas;• Proofreading and editing final translated versions;• Providing clients with a grammatically correct, well-expressed final version of the translated text, usually as a word-processed document;• Interpreting at various events in the UK and Italy (i.e. facilitating the communications between Clients from different countries)• Assimilating speakers' words quickly, including jargon and acronyms;• Analysing sentences expressed in one language and explaining them using another language;• Preparing paperwork - considering agendas before meetings, or lectures/speeches when received in advance;• Working to a professional code of ethics covering confidentiality and impartiality. Show less • Teaching Italian, English and Spanish to individuals or groups through in-person or video chatting (i.e. Skype) lessons;• Actively encouraging conversation in the classroom (through techniques such as paired activities, group work, role-play, games, communicative activities); • Assessing the students’ entry level, discussing and negotiating a suitable course and textbooks to adopt; • Providing an excellent learning experience through effective and enjoyable courses conducted in a professional yet personalised environment. • Setting regular homework and providing students with constructive feedback on their work; • Using multimedia tools (i.e. projector, laptop, tablet, TV etc.). Show less

  • Freelance Translator & Conference Interpreter - English / Spanish / Italian

    Sept 2006 - now

  • Freelance Language Teacher (Italian, English and Spanish)

    Feb 2012 - now
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  EF Education First

  May 2014 - Sept 2018

  Tour Director

  • Leading groups of students and their teachers, mainly from U.S.A. and Canada, on Educational Tours in Europe; • Liaising with teachers, students, hotel staff and other suppliers, and EF staff;• Reconfirming all pre-booked tour arrangements, supervising hotel check-in, leading walking tours, offering suggestions for and organising free-time activities, controlling on-tour payments and paperwork, giving interesting and informative coach commentaries, and on-the-spot problem-solving; • ETOA Tour Guide since March 2016. Show less

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  SSML Carlo Bo

  Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

  Lecturer

  Teaching Translation (ES>IT) and Conference Interpreting (ES<>IT)