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    Pinelopi Ntokmetzioglou

    Pinelopi Ntokmetzioglou

    Translator Greek-English

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    I am a qualified and experienced English<>Greek translator and proof reader, and Greek language tutor, member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and approved by the...Read moreI am a qualified and experienced English<>Greek translator and proof reader, and Greek language tutor, member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and approved by the Greek Embassy in London.

    I have been a translator in various fields (medical, law, public service, government documents, certificates, HMRC, DVLA and Home Office documents, police records, news/politics, EU, surveys, questionnaires, advertisements/transcreation, navy, subtitling films and documentaries) since 1997. I have been teaching Greek to adults since 2000.

    I have excellent command of oral and written Greek (mother tongue) and English. I have developed excellent time management and organisational skills and thus I am reliable with regard to working effectively and accurately under pressure and keeping deadlines while delivering high-quality work. I have perfect attention to detail and I am hard working, dedicated and responsible.

    I have excellent interpersonal, presentation and written communication skills with the ability to communicate successfully a range of linguistic, language- and culture-specific information to people of various age groups, educational, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

    Area Covered: Hampshire, South, London, Southampton, Winchester, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Romsey
    Work Experience Summary: September �09 � Present
    Freelance Translator/Copywriter/Proof reader: Native Creative, London
    Trans-creating and proof reading commercial/advertising material for various brands & products.

    July 2009 � Present
    Freelance Translator/Proof reader: Blue Lines Translations, Belgium
    Translating and proofreading EU documents and video scripts.

    June 2009 � Present
    Greek Language Teacher � Bi-Lingua, Chandlers Ford
    Offering one-to-one Greek language tuition to adult who wishes to move to and work in Greece.

    January 2009 - Present
    Freelance Translator/Proof reader: Synovate Healthcare
    Translating and proofreading questionnaires and survey responses as well as survey-related documents, predominantly in the medical and pharmaceutical sector.

    2007 � Present
    Freelance Translator/Proof reader:
    i) K-International, London
    ii) The Big Word
    Translating and proofreading Home Office, HM Revenue & Customs, EU, financial documents (Greek-English).

    2006 � Present
    Freelance Translator/Proof reader: Choice Language Services, Hertfordshire
    Translating, proofreading and testing on-line questionnaires and survey responses as well as survey-related documents, predominantly in the medical and pharmaceutical sector.

    2001 � Present
    Freelance Translator/Proof reader:
    i) Digititles srl, Italy
    ii)Thompson/Techinocolor Creative Services, UK
    iii) European Captioning Institute (ECI), UK
    iv) Glocal Media, London
    v) Mostra Communications, Brussels
    Translating & proofreading Greek subtitles of English-language films, DVD features, TV series, documentaries, EU and political programmes.

    2001 � Present
    Freelance Translator/Proof reader: Hampshire Constabulary, Hampshire
    Translating police and government material including criminal records, laws and interviews; conducting legal research.

    2004 � 2005
    Greek Language Teacher � Plato Academy, Southampton
    Greek language lessons for general conversation on a one-to-one basis.

    2000 � 2004
    Part-time Lecturer of Translation & Subtitling (MA level), University of Portsmouth
    -Teaching theory of translation, conducting translation seminars, assessing MA Translation students.
    -Creation and development of a new and unique unit, �Subtitling: Theory and Practice�, including the preparation of all unit material and student assessment.
    -MA Dissertation supervision and marking.
    -Student tutorial support.

    2002 � 2003
    Part-time Lecturer of Subtitling (MA level) � University of Westminster
    -Preparation and teaching of the theoretical aspects of subtitling to MA Bilingual Translation students.
    -Preparation of all relevant material and conduct of subtitling workshops & tutorials to the Greek students of the MA in Bilingual Translation.
    -Assessment of Greek students� subtitling assignments.

    2002
    Greek Language Teacher � Language Specialists International, Portsmouth
    Intensive Greek lessons to the newly appointed British Defence Attache in Athens.

    2001 � 2002
    Greek Language Teacher � Polyglot Solutions, Portsmouth
    Greek grammar & conversation classes on one-to-one basis.

    July 1999
    Medical translator � Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Translated English medical articles into Greek for the University�s School of Medicine. The translations were used as teaching material for final year students.

    1997 � 1998
    News Translator � Macedonian Press Agency (MPA), Greece
    -Downloading, evaluating and translating news (English into Greek and vice versa) from foreign press associations (ITAR-TASS, AFP, Reuters) for the Agency�s Website (www.mpa.gr).
    -Working as a member of a fast-moving and highly co-ordinated team, under pressure and tight deadlines due to the nature of current affairs.
    Education Summary: Nov 2009
    Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists

    Dec 2008
    ECDL (European Computing Driving Licence)

    1998 � 2001
    MA Translation Studies (Distinction)
    University of Portsmouth

    1998 � 2000
    MA Media Studies (Distinction)
    Southampton Institute

    1993 � 1998
    Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication (Grade: 8.45/10)
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    June 1991
    Certificate of Proficiency in English
    University of Cambridge

    June 1991
    Certificat de Langue FranÃ’§aise
    Institut FranÃ’§ais de ThÃ’©ssalonique

    Feb 1991
    Certificate of Proficiency in English
    University of Michigan

    June 1989
    First Certificate in English
    University of Cambridge

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