PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

1) Personal information

 
Place and Date of birth                Barcelona, May 15th, 1967

Address                                     Travessera de Gràcia, 332 àtic 2a

                                                 08025 BARCELONA
 
Phone numbers                           34 93 5308677
                                                  34 617351159 (mobile)
 
E-mail address                          xavier.arderiu@menta.net

Web site                                   http://www.arderiu.com


 
2) Qualifications

2.1 University

  • 1986-1990 Degree in Catalan Language Studies (5 years, University of Barcelona)
  • 1992-1993 Masters in Applied Linguistics (2 years, University of Barcelona)
  • 1997 Masters in Human Resources Management (1 year, EAE / University of Barcelona).
    • 2.2 Training in Information Technology
    Between 1986 and 1997, courses in privately run computer training institutions and at the IBM Training Centre in Spain, covering various areas within IT: Operative systems IBM 3270 (VM/MVS), Windows 95/98, Windows 3.11, DOS and AIX; OS/2 2.0 (introduction and implementation); OS/2 Warp (introduction and implementation); Basic concepts of communications; Basic concepts of local area networks; DataBase/2; Query Manager; LAN Server 4.0; Word processing packages (MS Office, WordPerfect, WordStar); BASIC; DBase III.
    2.3 Language Qualifications
  • Level D (highest level) in English and Level C in Arabic from the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de la Generalitat de Catalunya (The Official Language School of the Catalonian Regional Government).
  • Specific text correction and linguistic consultancy courses - Rosa Sensat, Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística (the body which regulates the Catalan language).

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    3) Professional Experience
    1991-1992 - Technical consultant at the Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística, assigned to the offices in the Barcelona districts of Gracia and l’Eixample.
     

    1993 - Work experience correcting texts at Catalunya Ràdio.
     

    1993-1996 - Co-ordinator of localisation projects in the Translation and Publication Department of IBM Spain in Barcelona, with responsibilities including:

  • Management of localisation projects for IBM products (English-Spanish, English-Catalan), both hardware and software.
  • Participation in the technical process of translation, correction and editing of publications and software files.
  • Product Evaluator: evaluation of translations produced and the functionality of the different projects co-ordinated. This work was carried out in IBM’s laboratories in Europe, Japan and the United States.
  • Hardware: IBM Servers 85/85A (Barcelona), IBM Server 95A (Boca Raton, Florida, USA), IBM LAN AutoStreamer Adapter (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA), IBM Dock II (Basingstoke, England), IBM PS/1 (Lexington, Kentucky, USA), IBM Servers 360/720 (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA), IBM Server 300 (Basingstoke, England).
  • Software: IBM ScreenReader (LaHulpe, Belgium), IBM SearchManager for OS/2 & Windows (Stuttgart, Germany), IBM Communications Manager/2 (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA), IBM DataGuide for OS/2, Windows & Lotus Notes (San Jose, California, USA), IBM ServerGuide (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA), IBM CD Showcase (Copenhaguen, Denmark), IBM Netfinity 3.0 for OS/2 & Windows (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA), IBM Personal Communications for OS/2 & Windows (Yamato, Japan), Internet IBM Servers for OS/2 & AIX (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA).
    • 1996 - Project co-ordinator for Management System Solutions (MSS), Barcelona, a company which specialises in localisation of IBM products. Projects carried out:
  • Evaluation of some IBM Internet servers for OS/2 and AIX; this continued on from work started as an IBM technical consultant. This included a two-month stay in Raleigh (North Carolina, USA) to evaluate products.
  • Management of the translation of the OS/2 Warp 4.0 operative system into Catalan, including a one-month stay in Austin (Texas, USA) to evaluate the product.
    • 1997-1999 - Project leader at INK Catalunya, a company which operates in localisation and translation projects. Management of localisation projects for IT products (Ericsson, SuperOffice) and pharmaceutical products (Sanofi, Pharmacia & UpJohn, Gelos, Vita) with TRADOS programs (Translator’s Workbench, Multiterm).
     

    1999-2000 - Project Leader for the localisation department of Crisan, a data-processing company, working mainly in the localisation of IBM products. This work was combined with various collaborative projects with other companies in the localisation sector (INK Sverige, Logoscript, Caleidos).
     

    2000-2001 - Collaboration in quality control projects for Sail-Labs, a company which develops automatic translation software. Creation and implementation of a project to improve the quality of translation(TQE).
     

    2002 - Teacher on the ‘Technical Translation Projects Management’ course for the company SIC. The course runs for 32 hours and is aimed at project leaders and managers in translation and linguistic services companies.
     

    1999- actualitat - Freelance professional working on localisation projects, collaborating with various European companies. Specialisation in training, quality control and testing projects.

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