Cover Letter

I am an official court interpreter and a freelance translator with a BA in English and Croatian language. I have over 5 years experience in translation, editing and subtitling. My areas of specialization are automotive industry, mechanics, engineering, architecture, history, linguistics, literature, tourism, business and IT.
Above all, I enjoy working on new and challenging projects.

I work with Trados, SDLX, Wordfast, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Ulead Video Studio, Pagemaker, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress.

Please see my complete profile at http://www.proz.com/profile/579474, where you can see more about the projects I have worked on.

Europass Curriculum Vitae			Marija Kostovic http://madakako.eurocv.eu Translation/Interpreting/Consulting
PERSONAL INFORMATION
First Name, Surname			Marija, Kostovic
Email			marijakostovic@gmail.com
Telephone			+38551255651
Fax			+38551255651
Mobile			+385917354040
Country Code			HR
Place and date of birth			Croatia Koprivnica 25-07-1980
Gender			Female
WORK EXPERIENCE
Date (from - to)			19/03/2008 - to present
Name and address of employer			Optimus Lingua, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of product brochures and presentations for GlaxoSmithKline, Nobel Pharma and Brčko District Government
Date (from - to)			07/03/2008 - 10/06/2008
Name and address of employer			Algoritam, Zagreb, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Publishing
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Book Translation: Michael Scott: "The Alchemyst"
Date (from - to)			06/03/2008 - to present
Name and address of employer			Blonde, Wommelgem, Belgium
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of Bicycle Service Instructions for SHIMANO
Date (from - to)			29/10/2007 - 21/11/2007
Name and address of employer			Baden-Württemberg International, Germany
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of tourism development strategy for the County of Sisak and Moslavina
Date (from - to)			01/09/2007 - 20/12/2007
Name and address of employer			The Lingo Experts, Canada
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of generator instructions for General Electrics; Translation of packaging instructions for TetraPak.
Date (from - to)			31/07/2007 - 20/09/2007
Name and address of employer			Languages Translation Services
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of Healthy Workplace Initiative material for European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Date (from - to)			02/07/2007 - to present
Name and address of employer			SDL International, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Renault Localization Project - Translation of workshop manuals, diagnostics manuals, e-Learning websites and advertisements for Renault; Translation of power tools brochure for SKIL; Translation of plasma TV manuals for Samsung.
Date (from - to)			02/03/2007 - to present
Name and address of employer			Visual Data Media Services, USA
Type of business or sector			Subtitling
Occupation or position held			Subtitle Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of movie subtitles for Sony
Date (from - to)			28/02/2007 - 20/07/2007
Name and address of employer			VBZ, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Book translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of the book "Architecture in the 20th century"
Date (from - to)			06/12/2006 - to present
Name and address of employer			SPES Translation Agency, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of website material for Volvo; Translation of advertisements and guidelines for Valamar Hotels; Translation of culinary recipes for Pfizer; Translation of historical texts for Croatian Tourist Board; Translation of Customer Satisfaction Program material for Western Union.
Date (from - to)			26/10/2006 - to present
Name and address of employer			Wordbank, UK
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of website material for Mazda; Translation of advertisements and staff guidelines for Hilton Hotels; Translation and proofreading of manuals for Hewlett-Packard.
Date (from - to)			06/10/2006 - to present
Name and address of employer			Argos Translations, Poland
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation and review of news and articles for National Instruments; Translation of general business documents for First Data; Translation of product presentations for Neways.
Date (from - to)			21/09/2006 - to present
Name and address of employer			Softitler, USA
Type of business or sector			Subtitling
Occupation or position held			Subtitle Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Subtitle translations of movies and TV series for Disney and Universal
Date (from - to)			03/08/2006 - 09/10/2006
Name and address of employer			ITAMAR, Poland
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of general business documents for Eurelectric; Translation of website material for DaimlerChrysler.
Date (from - to)			01/08/2006 - 01/12/2006
Name and address of employer			Middle School "Srdoči", Croatia
Type of business or sector			Teaching
Occupation or position held			English Teacher
Main activities and responsibilities			Substitute English teacher
Date (from - to)			26/07/2006 - 25/01/2007
Name and address of employer			The Living Word, UK
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of general business documents for HITACHI; Translation of driving standards instructions for Nissan
Date (from - to)			14/07/2006 - to present
Name and address of employer			Multikatedra, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of website material for Croatian Financial Agency; Translation of plants brochure for the National Park Northern Velebit.
Date (from - to)			29/06/2006 - to present
Name and address of employer			SDI Media, UK
Type of business or sector			Subtitling
Occupation or position held			Subtitle Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Subtitle translations of movies and documentaries for Viasat History, Explorer and TV1000 channels
Date (from - to)			01/08/2005 - to present
Name and address of employer			Studio Mirara, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Translation and Web Design
Occupation or position held			Full time translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Website translation and design - translation and design of numerous tourist and commercial websites
Date (from - to)			06/2005 - 09/2005
Name and address of employer			AMIS Telekom, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Content Localization - Translation of telecommunications material.
Date (from - to)			05/2005 - to present
Name and address of employer			Literary Journal "Mogućnosti"
Type of business or sector			Translation
Occupation or position held			Freelance Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Translation of literary essays.
Date (from - to)			08/2004 - 08/2005
Name and address of employer			NIKA School of Foreign Languages, Croatia
Type of business or sector			Teaching and Translation
Occupation or position held			English teacher and Translator
Main activities and responsibilities			Teaching English as a foreign language to young and adult learners; Translation of various education material.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Date (from - to)			01/09/2001 - 11/04/2006
Name and type of organisation providing education or training			University of Rijeka, Croatia
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered			English and Croatian Language and Literature
Title of certification awarded			Bachelor's Degree
Level in national classification (if appropriate)			BA
OTHER LANGUAGES
Native Language			Croatian
Self-assessment			Understanding				Speaking				Writing
European level			Listening		Reading		Spoken interaction		Spoken production
German			B1	Independent user	B1	Independent user	A1	Basic user	A1	Basic user	B1	Independent user
English			C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user
Croatian			C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user
Serbian			C2	Proficient user	C2	Proficient user	C1	Proficient user	C1	Proficient user	B2	Independent user
Bosnian			C1	Proficient user	C1	Proficient user	B2	Independent user	B2	Independent user	B2	Independent user
			Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas.			Website design - I have designed over 20 commercial websites using computing skills gained during schooling; Writing - Some of my poems were published in various journals at home and abroad; Editing - I was the editor-in-chief of the University's student magazine.
SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc			CAT Tools: Trados, SDLX, Wordfast; Software: Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Adobe Reader, Distiller, QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW, various subtitling software
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports), at home, etc			Independent and well-organized in managing translation projects.
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc			CAT Tools: Trados, SDLX, Wordfast; Software: Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Adobe Reader, Distiller, QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW, various subtitling software
DRIVING LICENCE(S) Specify the type of driver's license you possess and list the year it was issued			B category, October 2006