GLYN HAGGETT
21 Hendrix Drive, Crownhill, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK8 0DX
Telephone/fax: (01908) 261440
Mobile telephone: (07804) 362363 e-mail: glhaggett@aol.com
British. Single. Date of birth: 27 June 1964.
PERSONAL PROFILE
Qualified translator with several years’ experience of in-house translation from
German into English in commercial and technical environments.
Familiar with a number of popular computer software packages, including Word,
Excel and Powerpoint.
Freelance translator since 1998.
CAREER PROFILE
September 2009 – Part-Time
September 2011 Administrative Officer Jobcentreplus
Administrative duties in a Jobcentre
Contact in writing, by telephone and face-to-face with customers requiring
assistance with travel expenses for interviews
June 1998 - Present Freelance Translator
Translator providing German into English translation services for direct clients
and agencies, concentrating on legal, financial and general commercial
translation
Temporary work also undertaken when translation workload has fallen,
including time at Bucks County Council (1999 – 2000)
June 1997 - June 1998 Personal Investment Authority Financial
Assessment
Officer
Assistance with the pensions misselling review
Telephone contact with investors and pension product providers
Loss calculations carried out using custom-designed RECAL software
March 1996 - June 1997 Ministry of Defence Linguist Officer
Translation of a range of technical and commercial documentation from
German into English
Scanning of German press for defence-related articles
1994 - 1996 Unemployed/freelance
Extensive jobsearch activities, including attendance at JobClub and at a course
for those intending to set up a business
Freelance translation (commercial and technical) for agencies
Freelance abstracting of foreign language articles for a publishing company
1992 - 1994 Gleiss und Partner, Stuttgart Translator
Translation of legal documentation and publications
Also responsible for training and induction of new recruit and for reviewing
translations
1987 - 1992 Klockner-Moeller (UK) Ltd. Translator
Translation of technical and commercial literature
Preparation of items for publication, including proof-reading
Checking of colleagues' translations
DTP layout, using PageMaker 4
1986 - 1987 University of Essex Library Assistant
Basic office duties, including filing and typing, and working on central issue
desk
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
1982 - 1986 University of London
B.A. Hons. (Upper Second Class) German. Subsidiary subject: English.
1992 Aylesbury College
GCSE O-level in Accounts (Grade B).
1992 Institute of Linguists
Diploma in Translation from German into English.
Paper 1, Non-specialised translation, and Paper 2, Business, passed with merit.
1996 City University
International Law I, Systems and Organisations.
1998 City University
International Law II, The Individual and the State.
1998 Chartered Insurance Institute
Financial Planning Certificate, Paper 1, Financial Services and their Regulation.
1999 Society of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders
Introduction to Proofreading.
2000 Open University
DD 100, An Introduction to the Social Sciences.
2001 City University
Legal terminology for translators, the law of contract.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interests include literature, walking, archaeology, politics, history, spectator sport and
the Arts.
References available upon request.