Maja Spasic

 MAJA SPASIC TRANSLATOR PERSONAL SUMMARY A multi-skilled, reliable & talented translator with a proven ability to translate written documents from a source language to a target language. A quick learner who can absorb new ideas & can communicate clearly & effectively with people from all social & professional backgrounds. Well mannered, articulate & fully aware of diversity & multicultural issues. Flexible in the ability to adapt to challenges when they arise & at the same time remaining aware of professional roles & boundaries. WORK EXPERIENCE TRANSLATORJune 1994 - Present Working freelance for translation agencies providing a translation and interpretation service to clients where needed. Involved converting documents and articles from one language into another and ensuring that the finished converted articles relay the intended message as clearly as possible. Duties: •Researching legal & technical phraseology to ensure the correct translation is used. •Translation of documentletters from a foreign language to English & vice versa. •Reviewing and proofreading mother-tongue text. •Revising more junior translators' translations. •Conducting face-to-face interpreting. •Telephone interpreting. •Working as a translator for Law firms, charities and local councils. •Supporting the translation team with other projects when necessary. •Excellent English speaking and writing skills. •Retrieving articles from newspapers, magazines & the internet & translating them into English. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES •Able to fluently speak Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian,English and some Russian. •Excellent communication and social skills. •Able to work to tight deadlines. •Highly skilled in Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Faculty of Philology, University of Nis -) A list of my regular clients is as follows: - BMW, Serbia, DELTA AUTOMOTO - HONDA, Serbia, DELTA AUTOMOTO - Advisor Chemicals, Belgrade - Greiner Packaging Ltd. Odžaci - Institute for Public Policy, Podgorica - Stilo Mont, Vrsac - INFOPROJEKT, Valjevo - Lazacom, Belgrade - Eurosfera, Belgrade - Itlab, Belgrade - Invekta, Belgrade - Prof. Drazen Cerovic, Faculty of Law, Podgorica - Prof. Mihajlo Rabrenović, Megatrend, Belgrade - Prof. Svetlana Perovic, Faculty of Architecture, Podgorica - Prof. Bojana Maksic, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, Pristina - ABC, translation agency, Belgrade -and many, many others PERSONAL DETAILS Maja Spasic Kostic Address: Cara Lazara 242 Krusevac, Serbia Phone No - Email:-Rates from 6 cents (0.06Euro)/word I was born in Yugoslavia and Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian are my native languages