Profile:

Experienced and versatile translator and interpreter, voice artist with background from television and radio production. At ease working in Czech, Slovak and Russian.

Key career developments:

2008 Blokmedia Ltd. Director, involved in expanding its translation business and taking part in various language translation and voice-overing projects for European Commission, business clients, e.g. Canon Plc, and educational projects for Honeywell Plc. and Hewlett Packard Plc.

2007 • translations of Czech World War II archive documents and biographies as part of the in-depth research for BBC History program WW II: Behind Closed Doors

2006 • translation and interpreting from English to Russian and Russian to English on assignments with Fox Studios Ltd. London and Zig Zag TV Ltd., London while filming on locations in Ukraine and Russia

1999 • 2008 BBC World Service and BBC News producer and broadcast journalist, broadcasting live on various BBC Radio outlets both in Czech and in English translating scripts and reports from English to Czech and interpreting for Czech government officials in London.

1995 • 1999 London Correspondent for Czech Television.

1991 • 1905 London Correspondent for Czechoslovak News Agency

Areas covered: United Kingdom