Curriculum Vitæ

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Name: Javier Herrera
Contact no.: 0778973639
Nationality: Spanish
Address: 159 Campbell Road London E3 4DP
e-mail address: javier@herrera.fslife.co.uk
Sex: male
Age: 24

EDUCATION:

DPSI (Diploma in Public Service Interpreting) Health option
College of North West London
Qualification expected in July

BA in Translation and Interpretation
Universidad de Granada Spain.
October ‘97-June’01
Languages: Mother tongue: Spanish
Working foreign language: English
Working foreign language: French
Portuguese, intermediate level
Dutch, intermediate level

Conference Interpreting
Last year of studies
Hispanic Studies
Year abroad as a Socrates student
University of Glasgow
October ‘98-June’99

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Spanish Tutor
One-to-one tuition in London
Since April 2003

Public Service Interpreter
Public Service Interpreting and Translation assignments for IRMO (Indo-American Migrant and Refugee Organization) including consecutive and simmultaneous interpreting.
Since December 2003

AREAS OF SPECIALITY:
Medicine, Mathematics, Physics, Draughtsmanship

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
literature, swimming, chess
in-depth knowledge of vocabulary in these fields.

OTHER SKILLS:
Computer-literate
Flawless English pronunciation
High average translation speed

ADHERENCE TO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
ITI: Associate member since 26/03/04
IoL:Associate member since 08/03/04