Georgina izzard personal details

Loughton,

Essex,

IG10 4BN
Telephone nos.: +44 (0)7789 264 110

University of Westminster

2001. 
      MA Modern European Languages and Cultures (French literature and Translation)
      

2000. 
      2:1 BA (Hons) Modern Languages (French, Spanish ab initio) with 1^st in translation
      

Langley Park Girls School, Beckenham, Kent

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  Maple Academy’s Professional Proofreading and Editing home-study course (leading to Diploma in Professional Proofreading and Editing Skills with Distinction in both parts)
  
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  Grades 1 and 2 Italian achieved at Westminster University
  
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  City & Guilds’ Diploma in Computing (MS Office – Advanced)
  

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  Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists
  

Excel (2007)

October 2005 – present (full-time since September 2006):

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  Adhesion Groupe
  
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  Air France
  
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  Alcan
  
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  Alcatel-Lucent
  
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  Alstom
  
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  Andrino
  
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  Antalis International
  
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  Arc International (incl. 15,000-word Cristal d’Arques Paris website)
  
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  Arcelor
  
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  Areva
  
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  Ascott
  
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  Asfondes
  
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  Beauté Prestige International (Jean Paul Gaultier, Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez, incl. 11,000+ word web copy assignment)
  
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  BIPE
  
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  BNP Paribas
  
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  Carré Basset Associés
  
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  Les Colporteurs circus
  
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  Communauté de communes de la région de Suippes
  
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  Dassault Systèmes
  
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  Diagmeter
  
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  Dior
  
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  eBay
  
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  Equal
  
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  Euromed
  
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  European Works Council
  
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  Exel Industries
  
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  Fédération Française du Biment
  
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  Les Films du Marché
  
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  Fondation pour l’Enfance
  
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  Fondation IPSEN
  
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  Fondation Norauto
  
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  Fortis
  
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  France Télécom
  
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  Franchiseo
  
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  Garnier
  
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  Gaz de France–Suez
  
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  Groupama
  
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  Hémisphère
  
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  Jeff de Bruges
  
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  Johnson Controls
  
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  Kassius
  
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  Keysearch recruitment
  
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  LOXAM
  
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  Marionnaud
  
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  Mairie de Bordeaux
  
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  Mairie de Marseille
  
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  Michelin
  
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  Microsoft
  
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  Ministère de l'Ecologie
  
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  Ministère de l’Equipement
  
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  Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
  
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  Muse en scène
  
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  NRJ Group
  
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  Oracle
  
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  Paris Wine Museum
  
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  Partouche
  
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  Peugeot- Citroën
  
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  Player Production
  
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  Pfizer
  
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  Prime Minister’s office
  
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  Le Public Système
  
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  PWC
  
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  Renault
  
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  Sagarmatha
  
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  Sanofi Aventis
  
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  Sept Lieux
  
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  Setval
  
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  SNCF
  
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  Suez Energies Services
  
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  Symposium International Santé Mer
  
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  Tangenciels
  
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  TBWA Corporate
  
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  Toursky theatre
  
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  Total
  
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  Université Paris 6
  
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  Vallourec
  
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  Venise Evènements
  
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  Veolia Eau
  
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  ZenithOptimedia
  

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  Proofreading and editing of French-English translations;
  
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  Proofreading and linguistic assessment of English source texts prior to delivery to translators;
  
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  Editor of the quarterly internal newsletter with sole responsibility for overseeing all production stages through to publication on the intranet and distribution company-wide;
  
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  Revision of multi-language translations on a word-by-word basis using glossaries, translation memories and reference material where appropriate to ensure correct and consistent use of client-approved terminology;
  
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  Checking layout of post-DTP PDF files;
  
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  Frequent liaison with translators/editors to clarify any linguistic issues arising as a result of the quality control process;
  
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  Marking up of amendments on the hard copy using standard proofing symbols and keying-in on-screen.