Lise Lotte Leavitt

Danish Translator – Lise Lotte Leavitt

Danish mother tongue.

Objective As I have moved to the United States in February 2008, I am currently pursuing the goal of becoming a well-established Freelance translator.

I was born in Denmark. I have lived and worked in Rome, Italy for 20 years, before arriving in The United States.

Languages * Danish-English / English-Danish

* Italian-Danish

* Italian-English

Rates for all language combinations are available on request

Education • 1971 – 1981  Primary and lower secondary school

(Languages studied  Danish, English, German, French)

• 1981 – 1984  Linguistic high school

(Languages studied  Danish, English, German, French)

• 1986 – 1987   Copenhagen Business College  (Attended on course basis)

(Diploma in Commerce – Sales Assistant)

Work experience • 1985 – 1987   Georg Hansen Shipping Company, Copenhagen, Denmark

(Certificate of Apprenticeship for a Shipping Assistant)

• 1990 – 1993   Calamo Pronto Moda, Rome, Italy

Sales assistant in women retail

• 1993 – 1994    Private English Teacher for primary and secondary students

• 1999 – 2007      Ristorante Sabatini in Trastevere, Rome, Italy

Cashier, Accountant, Reception. Responsible for Translations of

Customer requests and matters regarding customers.

•  2007 – Present  Freelance translator

Some of my various projects include:

Various Online Surveys (Eng-Dan)

Book about Formula 1 (Eng-Dan)

Automotive documents/ongoing project (Ital-Dan)

Contracts and HR for DK Metro system (Dan-Eng)

Audit report for fishing vessel (Dan-Eng)

Performance standards HR (Eng-Dan)

Code of Ethics Nasdaq (Eng-Dan)

Hotel web pages around Italy (Ital-Dan)

Privacy Policy for online gaming (Eng-Dan)

Reporting site guidance (Eng-Dan)

University Certificate (Ital-Dan)

Cushioning device (Eng-Dan)

Automotive documents (Italian-Danish)

(Repair Manuals, Service news, Recalls)

Ongoing project – 2011

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