Alexander Williams
Via Martiri della Liberta, 99, Sorisole, Bergamo, 24010, Italia
E-mail: [email protected]
Date of Birth: 28 December 1984
Contact Phone No. Italy 00393451007118
Place of Birth: Sheffield, UK
UK 07532327087
Education & Qualifications
Sept 08 – Sept 09 University of Leeds
M.A. Applied Translation Studies (Merit)
• Tuition in specialised translation including journalistic,
administrative, technical and literary texts.
• Completed modules in Computer Assisted Translation, Screen
Translation and Translation Theory
• Studied Spanish Language
Sept 2004 – June 2008 University of Leeds
B.A. (Hons) English and Italian (2:1)
• Completed English literature modules ranging from medieval
poetry to modern American literature.
• Completed English Language module English in Bilingual Settings.
• Completed modules in Italian literature including the work of
Dante Alighieri, Italo Calvino and Giovanni Guareschi.
Sept 2006 - June 2007 Università degli Studi di Bergamo
• Studied for one academic year in Italy on the Erasmus exchange
program as part of my University of Leeds course
• Completed modules in Italian Language and French Language.
• Completed highest level of Italian language course in final
semester.
Translation Experience
November 2011 – Present – Freelance Translator, Idiomas di Bertoni Antonella &
C. snc www.idiomas.it
Idiomas is a highly professional and multinational translation company. I regularly
take on translation projects, normally working on technical and pharmaceutical texts.
September 2010 – Present – Freelance Translator, TranslationsInLondon, 217
Bromyard House, Bromyard Ave, London www.translationsinlondon.com
I regularly collaborate on translation and proofreading projects with this Londonbased translation agency. Some extremely large projects often require close
collaboration between a team of remote translators.
July 2009 – Present – Freelance Translator for Omnia S.r.l., Via Borfuro 12A,
Bergamo, 24122, Italy www.omniatraduzioni.com
I collaborate regularly with Omnia S.r.l. in the capacity of freelance translator,
translating technical and marketing documents. Recent projects include the translation
of articles for Arbiter magazine.
June 2009 – November 2010 – Freelance Translator for Omnia L.S.P., Via
Mazzini 106B, Sassuolo (MO), Italy www.omnia-group.it
I regularly collaborated with this translation company and worked exclusively on
projects in the automotive field. The agency’s main Ita-Eng client is The Fiat Group
(Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Iveco and Maserati) who frequently sent technical documents,
repair manuals, safety communications, marketing brochures and software manuals
for our team to translate.
June 2008 – Present – Freelance Translator for companies in the Bergamo area
In addition to working with translation agencies, over the past 3 years I have provided
freelance translation services to the following local businesses: AEC S.r.l (Bergamo),
BonsaHi S.r.l. (Milan), My One Hotel S.p.a. (Milan), SGA Corporate Packaging and
Design (Bergamo), Professional by Fama (Bergamo).
Non-Translation Work Experience
October 2009- Present – English Language Teacher, Accademia delle belle arti di
Bergamo
I teach English six hours per week at the fine art academy in Bergamo. I am the only
language teacher at the academy, responsible for the linguistic development and
subsequent assessment of each student that passes through the school.
June - September 2008 – Encanto Comunicazione d’Impresa, Via Mauro Macchi
42, Milan, Italy
My role at Encanto was to summarise reviews of Blackberry smartphones in the
Italian press into the English language. The reviews arrived early morning and the
summarised versions were to be sent to RIM’s London offices by midday. Other
duties included the translation and re-writing of presentations, contracts and legal
documents.
Language Skills
Native Language – English (UK)
Other Languages Spoken – Near native Italian (working language for translation),
can converse in French, basic knowledge of Spanish.
Referees
1) Dr Claire Honess, Department of Italian, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
[email protected]
2) Dott.sa Antonella Bertoni, at Idiomas di Bertoni Antonella & C. snc, Via Fossa 3,
Bagnacavallo, Ravenna, 48012 [email protected]
3) Dott.sa Valentina Vignolo, Project Manager, Translations In London, 217
Bromyard House, Bromyard Avenue, London W37BN
[email protected]