Name : TESTA Rossana

Address: Via Latina, 26 - 10097 Collegno (To) - Italy

Ph./Fax n.: +39-11-784437

e-mail: rostest@tin.it

A.A. 1991-92

University Degree in Foreign Languages (English, German, French) - University of Turin - Final Degree 103/110.

Thesis: Germanic Philology - "Le Visur nella Viga Glums Saga" (Visur in Viga Glums Saga) - Translation from Icelandic into Italian and comment of the poetical verses contained into the Icelandic Family Saga of Viga Glumr.

1984

High School Diploma as Perito Aziendale e Corrispondente in Lingue Estere (Business and Foreign languages- English, German, French) - ITC - Oscar Romero di Rivoli (TO) - Italy - Final Degree 54/60.

1985

2 months EEC course at Loughborough Technical College (Great Britain);

1988

1 month English Course at Loughborough Technical College (Great Britain) - Course focused on technical and commercial English;

1990

Individual English course (technical and commercial terminology) at LLC (Language Learning Centre) in Reading (Great Britain);

1990

"Zertificat Deutsch als Fremdsprache" - Goethe Institut - Turin;

1991

"Zentrale Mittelstufe Prüfung" - Goethe Institut - Turin;

1992

Course on written, spoken and commercial German language at Horizonte Institute in Regensburg (Germany).

1993-1996

Various courses on translation from German and conversation - Goethe Institut - Turin (Italy)

From 1985 to 1997

Various stays in Great Britain, USA, Germany, Austria and France cultural purposes with excellent opportunities of improving my personal knowledge of these countries and of the spoken languages.

English: Excellent (written and spoken)

German: Very Good (written and spoken)

French: Very Good (written and spoken)

1 month training at Fisons Pharmaceuticals Sales Department in Loughborough (England);

From April 1986 to July 2000 I have been working part-time as secretary translator for the Italian agency of some American, Japanese and German companies (electronics and mechanics);

Translation from German and French into Italian of Table Games Instructions for a Company in Turin (Italy);

Translation from French into Italian of User Manuals (Software);

Translation of User Manuals for an American Company (tooling machines);

Translation of User Manuals for a German Company (process monitoring);

Translations from German, English and French into Italian for Translation Offices and Companies in Turin (Italy) on various subjects.

Interpreter at Toy Exhibition in Nuernberg (Germany), EMO (Milan - Italy) and for various Companies in Turin (Italy) to support technicians coming from USA and Germany;

Software : WindowsME (Word 97, Pagemaker 6.5, TWB-Trados, StarOffice 5.2)

e-mail: rostest@tin.it

Rossana Testa