Dagmar Ford

Experience

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  Freelance Translator

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Freelance Translator (English-Spanish-German)

  Provide translation services of a variety of texts and topics to customers located in Venezuela and abroad

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  Escuela Nacional de Administración y Hacienda Pública (ENAHP)

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

  Part-time Visiting Lecturer (Teacher of English for Specific Purposes)

  ENAHP (Venezuelan School of Business Administration and Public Finance) - Deliver lectures on mainly technical/ financial economic texts in English (terminology related to business administration, foreign trade, customs, economics, finance and marketing) to a large group of undergraduate students.- Carry out course design and lecture/seminar planning.- Provide one to one advice on particular pieces of work.- Mark assessed work and keep student records of achievement- Attend planning meetings to ensure cross departmental parity. Show less

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  SGS

  Jul 2003 - Sept 2005

  In-House Translator

  -Translate a wide variety of texts (promotional material, product specifications, professional/ corporate communications, presentations, training materials, data sheets, etc.) pertaining to the following categories: foreign trade, imports, exports, customs, goods verification and customs valuation, INCOTERMS, Harmonized System Codes, quality assurance & Control (Six Sigma, ISO Standards), oil & gas, science & technology, medicine and pharmacology.- Assume responsibility for proofreading and approving English/Spanish/German material for printing and publishing.- Support internal customers by providing expert advice, and serve as go-to person for all questions related to translation projects (administrative and linguistic).- Contribute to creating and enriching an in-house terminology database.- Supervise a newly formed Communications & Document Distribution Team. Show less

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  Deloitte

  Dec 2006 - Jul 2007

  Senior Consultant (In-house Translator)

  - Perform translation and proofreading of a number of texts regarding accounting and finance.- Work in conjunction with the Department’s Team to meet performance goals.- Follow various translation-quality standards to ensure legal and ethical obligations to the GAAP and the Firm’s policies.

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  A.C. CONALTI

  Jan 2007 - Feb 2013

  Member of the Board of Directors (volunteering position)
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  Freelance/Contract

  Jan 2007 - now

  Scientific and Technical Translator | Sworn Translator (English<>Spanish/ German>Spanish)

  I am a language service provider with a solid background in the translation industry.My experience also includes teaching, project management, and multilingual executive assistance.

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  CTPartners S.A.

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2011

  Bilingual Executive Assistant (English <> Spanish)

  -Provide a wide range of complex executive level support and administrative duties involving frequent exercise of independent judgment, initiative, and diplomacy in support of the Managing Directors.-Provide excellent organizational and time management skills; must adhere to and meet all deadlines.-Respond independently to a broad range of inquiries.- Keep Managers’ calendar up-to-date.- Make necessary arrangements to ensure details for meetings are completed.-Prepare recurring and special reports and presentations by gathering data, interpreting data and assembling reports using PowerPoint, Excel, etc. for executive’s review and distribution.- Translate, proofread and edit a variety of texts and materials.- Provide confidential administrative and clerical support to executive.- Receive, open, sort, read and prioritize executive’s mail.- Schedule appointments, meetings, conferences, luncheons, hotel reservations and travel plans.- Serve as a receptionist for executive, receiving and screening visitors and telephone calls.-Perform administrative duties such as ordering office supplies. Show less

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  International Federation of Translators (FIT-IFT)

  Apr 2012 - Sept 2018

  As a Board Member, help ensure compliance with FIT Latin America's mission by "fostering ongoing training and education; creating new professional associations and encouraging them to join FIT; promoting sound intellectual property policies and professional standards; developing institutional relationships between associations and educational institutions; and raising awareness about the importance of the profession, among others."

  • FIT LATAM Secretary (ad honorem position)

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2018

  • FIT LATAM Vice-President (ad honorem position)

    Apr 2012 - Oct 2015
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  A.C. Colegio Nacional de Licenciados en Traducción e Interpretación (CONALTI)

  Feb 2013 - Feb 2015

  President (ad honorem position)

  Contribute, as a Board Member, to fulfil the Association's mission and vision by "upholding and supporting the professional practice of translation and interpretation and the proper use of language; contributing to the professional development of members and fostering the advancement of translation and interpretation as professional activities; building awareness among individuals of the importance of the work done by these professionals and their role in society."

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  Regional Centre Latin America of the International Federation of Translators

  Sept 2018 - May 2022

  Vice President (ad honorem position)

  As a Board Member, help ensure compliance with FIT Latin America's mission by "fostering ongoing training and education; creating new professional associations and encouraging them to join FIT; promoting sound intellectual property policies and professional standards; developing institutional relationships between associations and educational institutions; and raising awareness about the importance of the profession, among others."