Iwona Translation

MA in Bilingual Translation, Diploma in Translation (IOL), PgCert in Conference interpreting, DPSI in law, Met Test, Certified Metropolitan Police Interpreter (CAD-listed), BA in English. (Mother tongue-Polish)

translator/interpreter at Freelance (2005 – Present)

For: Met Police, Courts, Transworld, Language Reach, Global Lingo, Central Translation, Alphabet Translation, Wordbank, Atlas Translations Ltd, Lingo24, Temple Translation, Lexicon Linguists

• Medical translations: clinical trials, patient leaflets, summary of products characteristics and package leaflets
• Transcription projects: Polish and English
• Technical: automotive, agriculture, machinery
• Institutional translations: code of conduct
• Educational courses

Transcriber and analyzer for police/legal/pharmaceutical medical industry at Various private clients (2005 – Present)

• Analyzing interviews with doctors regarding clinical trials
• Various private clients

Guest tutor/speaker at Westminster University in London; Goldsmith University in London examiner/examine setter at IoL (2010 – 2015)

Simultaneous interpreter (placement) at European Union institutions

• Simultaneous interpreting during meetings of the Commission Agriculture and Rural Development

Simultaneous interpreter (placement) at COPA-COGECA

• Simultaneous interpreting during a meeting of agricultural nature with the participation of the Commissioner for Agriculture

In-house translator and proofreader at Tesco – F&F (2014 – 2015)

• Translating fashion related materials
• Proofreading
• Website quality checker

In-house translator at Lebara (2017 – 2018)

• Translating
• Proofreading
• Website quality checker

Project Manager at Atlas Translations (2006 – 2007)

• In-house translation
• Proofreading
• Administration: signing off invoices, creating invoices, dealing with payments and banking, doing follow-ups
• Marketing: various marketing projects
• Shadowing other staff
• PA to Senior Project Managers: assisting with large projects
• Preparing quotes, dealing with payments
• Dealing with Private Individuals' translations
• Contacting translators, interpreters and preparing Purchase Orders
• Training and monitoring new staff

DPSI training video participant at IOL (2008-11 – 2008-11)

• I was selected and took part in DPSI training video produced for and by IOL

DPSI examiner (2010 – Present)

Conference interpreter at Transnational dissemination conference to promote the outcomes of the equal retain partnership (2007-09 – 2007-09)

Conference interpreter at Railway Industry Association Conference (2009-03 – 2009-03)

Conference interpreter at INTERIORS UK (2013-01 – 2013-01)

Conference interpreter at Refresher Investigator Meeting, Study in Psoriasis (2013-12 – 2013-12)

Conference interpreter at Tesco, F and F (2014-04 – 2014-04)

Fashion show; meeting to show new season lines and congratulate staff on the success so far of F and F clothing

Conference interpreter at GlaxoSmithKline (2015-09 – 2015-09)

antibiotics conference

Conference interpreter at IHRSA European Congress (2015-10 – 2015-10)

conference on fitness

Conference interpreter at European Works Council (2016-02 – 2016-02)

Conference interpreter at Google (2016-08 – 2016-09)

Google Top Contributors Meet-Up

Conference interpreter at IHRSA European Congress (2016-10 – 2016-10)

conference on fitness

Conference interpreter at European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) (2016-11 – 2016-11)

Gender Pay Gap - EU project

Conference interpreter at BMW (2017-01 – 2017-01)

BMW G30 Event

Conference interpreter at Nestlé (2017-01 – 2017-02)

Training of CVP Head and Neck cancer

Conference interpreter at PGD (2017-11 – 2017-11)

Conference on new paints

Conference interpreter (2018-06 – 2018-06)

Training consultant’s course

Conference interpreter at IBM (2019 – 2019)

IBM works coincil

Conference interpreter at Actors’ Union (2022 – 2022)

BA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language – Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland (2006 – 2006)

MA in Bilingual Translation – University of Westminster in London (2008 – 2008)

PgCert in Conference interpreting – London Metropolitan University (2014 – 2014)

Postgraduate Diploma in Polish language for Translators – University in Warsaw (2015 – 2015)

4 months course in Conference interpreting – Westminster University (2009 – 2009)