Dear potential client,

My growth as a translator is intertwined with my discovery and understanding of the mentality and way of life of the countries where I've so far had the pleasure of residing, or simply I was lucky enough to visit. Instead of a conventional c.v. I decided to post highlights of my life to let you have a more accurate snapshot of what makes me declare that I specialize in business general and medical general translation, and lets you also see why I chose specific areas of work and of interest. I view translation as a lifelong passion. Each new translation poses a set of challenges, no matter how many glossaries I store in my laptop. I consider being a curious, lifelong learner, and a voracious reader my most precious assets, which help me in many ways broaden my horizons and offer a substantial basis to understand the source texts I feel I can translate with quality results.

I am an Italian native speaker, born in Udine, where I acquired since childhood Friulian as my second language as well, and which has created a linguistic substratum that has stayed with me even after I left Italy, almost 15 years ago, giving me the first understanding of what being bilingual means, and the challenges that fluctuation in language competence in bilinguals pose.

I hold a Diploma di Perito Aziendale e Corrispondente in Lingue Estere (English and German); plus a B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures from Universita' degli Studi di Udine (English and German). My curriculum is varied, and all the experiences and places I visited helped shaping my language knowledges, which I apply to all my translation projects. For more information or questions please contact me: monirosso@yahoo.com.

1993: London sojourn and research for Dissertation on Elizabethan/Jacobean theatre.

1990-1993: part-time library assistant, city council secretary, hostess at trade shows such as Friuli DOC.

1995: Au pair in Kahl Am Mein, Germany.

1995-1996: Export secretary for German-speaking countries at PSM s.r.l. chair and table manufacturer in Premariacco (UD). Customer care in German language: solicitation, handling of orders, phone and in person contact with customers, advertising, debt collection, brochures. Attendance as exhibitor at Salone Internazionale della Sedia - Udine - industry specific international trade show. Use of Incoterms 2000 in international business transactions.

1996-2000: Resident in Germany (Koeln). Working as Export Manager for Nadia GmbH u. Co. KG (Italian deli and wines importer, distributor and retailer). I developed and nurtured business contacts with customers from all over the world. Help in organizing attendance at food trade shows, attendance of ANUGA (Koeln) , SIAL (Paris), ProWein, Fancy Food Shows In New York, Chicago and San Francisco, as exhibitor. Incoterms 2000 use in import/export transactions. Understanding and use of L/C and D/A, D/P and other payment terms typically used in international for payments.

2001 - present: Administrative manager for Pica Trade Co. Inc. (import/export and direct chain stores sale of food products. Company located in Palo Alto, California) and California Gourmet Inc. (start up company for raisin production California Certified Organic Farmers certified grower and handler, in Madera, California). Duties include as needed: classic financial administration of accounts, debt collection, invoicing, etc. bookkeeping, production of advertising copy for consumer goods packaging, hire and supervision of graphic designers for retail consumer packaging design - complainace with USDA and CCOF labeling requirements. Translation from and/or composition of copy in English of food and nutrition-related text for advertsing and informational purposes.

1996 - present: part-time freelance translations in business and medical general field. Website content translation in Italian language.

2003-present: creative writing courses in short story and articles both for children's and adult's audiences. Courses in psychology, CPR, first aid, Kindermusik.

Since 2003: associate member of ATA for English>Italian and Italian literary division.

Further languages known: Farsi (conversational, b/c intermarried), French & Spanish (basic)

More information and/or samples of previous translation projects available upon request.

Best regards,

Monica Rosso