Languages have always been my passion. When I was a child I spoke the first words in english with my father. Now, after a BA and a MA in English and French and a long journey in New York, London, and Nice, they are an important part of my life, a work and pleasure.
Literature, poetry, education are my favourite field but I have experience in technical translations too.
The greatest ambition for a translator is an afterlife for his own works.... so contact me!

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

NAME: ZELIA GUZZO
ADRESS: VIA ANSALDO ANDREA 15, 93012 GELA (CL)
NATIONALITY:ITALIAN
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +39 3294903418
DATE OF BIRTH: 21st of July 1983
EMAIL: [email protected]

WORK EXPERIENCES:

2010
Translator en>it, fr>it, es>it
Projects: Operator Training on Total Productive Mantainance, Hotel descriptions for Travco, English Tour Operator (www.travco.co.uk), Editing of IDC online workbook CRM (www.sapsmeworkbook.com), translation of certificates of birth, marriage and death, educational articles.

2009
Translator en>it, fr>it, es>it
Projects: Instruction manual (toy for children), Articles on fashion, Web site localization on Global Security, Editing of IDC online workbook CRM (www.sapsmeworkbook.com), web site on poker game (Texas Hold’em), printer and inks descriptions (ONE SOLUTION Vega), hotel descriptions for Travco, English Tour Operator (www.travco.co.uk).

2008
Translator en>it, fr>it, es>it
Projects: website localization (Pheroline), film title and subtitles, touristic brochure on The Riviera Maya, Mexico, localization of the Riviera Maya official tourism website (www.rivieramaya.com) , marketing product instruction manual, e-learning localization web site.

2007
Translator en>it, fr>it , es>it :
Projects : testaments, ancient letters, tourism brochure, legal documents, Zurich insurance agreements, birth, death and marriage certificates, patents, medical tests.

October 2005-October 2006
University of Catania (Italy)
Tutor for disabled students

December 2003
Catania (Italy)
World Military Games 2003
Translator and interpreter

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2008
University of Catania – Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Laurea Specialistica (MA) in European Languages and Cultures (English – French)
Grade: 110/110 with distinction

2007
Académie de Nice, Lycée Pierre et Marie Curie, Menton (France)
Assistant of Italian Language

December 2006
University of Venice - Ca’ Foscari
Cedils – Certificate of Teaching of Italian as a Foreign Language

March 2006
University of Catania – Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Laurea di Primo Livello (BA) in European Languages and Cultures (English – French) with honors.


PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

MOTHER TONGUE: Italian
ENGLISH
• Reading skills Excellent
• Writing skills Excellent
• Verbal skills Excellent

FRENCH
• Reading skills Excellent
• Writing skills Excellent
• Verbal skills Excellent

SPANISH
• Reading skills Excellent
• Writing skills Excellent
• Verbal skills Good