PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name CASTAÑEDA SALAZAR, RAFAEL
Address Avd. Pery Junquera nº21 3ºA, San Fernando, Cádiz, CP11100, Spain.
Telephone (0034) 665 462 185
E-mail [email protected]
Nationality Spanish
Date of birth 15, November, 1981





WORK EXPERIENCE

• Dates (from – to) March- May 2008
• Name and address of employer Media Consulta Malta, Ltd. (http://www.mctranslate.eu/)

• Type of business or sector PR, Marketing and Advertising – Translation and Interpreting Services (Media Consulta Malta).
• Occupation or position held Intern as a translator En-Es.
Main activities and responsibilities Translation and proofreading of EU documents. Subjects include: agricultural texts, press releases, copywriting jobs, etc.


• Dates (from – to) May-July 2007
• Name and address of employer Konecta Field Marketing.
• Type of business or sector Commercial.
• Occupation or position held Commercial in Granada.
Main activities and responsibilities Informing people in the street about the NGO, Plan España, and try to persuade them to become members of the NGO.


• Dates (from – to) November 2006 – March 2007
• Name and address of employer NovaWord Technologies, SL. (http://www.novaword.com/)

• Type of business or sector Translation and Interpreting
• Occupation or position held Intern as a translator En-Es
• Main activities and responsibilities Translation and localization of texts of different fields (medicine, building, instruction manuals, press releases, machinery texs, etc.)






EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Dates (from – to) February – May 2008
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Government in Spain)
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Internship for the European program Leonardo in Malta.
3 weeks of English courses and 11 weeks of Internship.
• Title of qualification awarded Diploma in English language.


• Dates (from – to) September 2005- September 2007.
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Granada.
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Translation, proofreading, editing and use of CAT tools.
• Title of qualification awarded Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting (4-year degree).
Certified Sworn Translator Diploma.


• Dates (from – to) October 2003 – March 2004
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Government in Spain).
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Learning of basic skills in German, mainly related to the tourism field.
• Title of qualification awarded Diploma in German Customer´s assistance.


• Dates (from – to) Sept 2002 – February 2003
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne (England)
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Student of translation, English literature and linguistics.
• Title of qualification awarded Diploma in Modern Languages.


• Dates (from – to) September 1999 – September 2003
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Cadiz.
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered
• Title of qualification awarded
Study of subjects in English studies as linguistics, translation, literature, history, oral skills, etc.

Bachelor of Arts in English Studies (4-year degree).


PERSONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
.

MOTHER TONGUE Spanish

OTHER LANGUAGES

English German French
• Reading skills Excellent Basic Basic
• Writing skills Excellent Basic Basic
• Verbal skills Excellent Basic Basic

SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

Team work spirit.
Good leadership skills.
Flexible and pro-active.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc.
Use of CAT tools: Trados, Wordfast, Multiterm.
Use of Microsoft Office package.
Use of databases and online dictionaries.
13 years in a volleyball team playing the Andalusian league.
Clean car driving license.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
References:

Dra. Carmen Fernández Martín
Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Francesa
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Universidad de Cádiz
Tel: (+34)956015857 (spanish, english)
Fax: 956015501

Suzanne D´Amato
Business Manager
Translations / Interpreting Dept.
Media Consulta Malta Ltd.
Tel: (+356) 21 226 100 (english, italian, maltese).