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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CERTIFICATES
Secondary School Certificate of Education (Diploma di Maturità Classica) at the Liceo Classico Statale “M. T. Cicerone”, Frascati, Rome, Italy.
Currently a student at the Faculty of Modern Languages at the Università “Tor Vergata” in Rome, Italy.
Attendance of the seminar “Being a publishing translator and translating for publishers” held by dr. Isabella C. Blum in Rome in 2003. (Contents: Module A: cultural/intellectual outline of a translator; relationship between the publisher and the translator; Copyright Laws; translation contracts in publishing; stages in translation: first reading, research and document work, first draft, second reading, reviews, proofreading; a few types of editorial texts: fiction, theatre, non-fiction, popularization, school texts; some translation and/or editorial problems that are “transversal” to the type of text (titles, captions, indexes, bibliographies, quotations, notes, etc.). Module B: translation of various types of texts).
Currently attending the course “Being a copy editor for publishers and literary agencies” held by the Literary agency “Il segnalibro” in Rome. (Contents: an outline of publishing today; best-sellers; would-be writers; literary agencies and issues related to that field; the assessment card; selection of typescripts; proofreading; fourth cover; the card for the promoter; editing, theory and practice; distribution and bookshops; graphic design; Internet and e-books; reference bibliography).
Currently attending an on-line translation course run by prof. Bruno Osimo on behalf of LOGOS translation agency in Modena.
LANGUAGES
Cambridge Preliminary English test, June 1994
Cambridge First Certificate In English, June 1995
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, June 1999
1st Level Certificate in Spanish at the Università Popolare del Tuscolano, May 1998
Photography Certificate issued by the “Graffiti” Standing Photography School (Scuola Permanente di Fotografia) in Rome in December 1998 (attended courses: Basic; Reportage; Dark Room; Portrait).
Certificates of participation in photographic reportages abroad: Jordan (1995), Syria (1996), Tunisia (1997), Israel and Palestine (1998), Egypt (1998), Lebanon (1999), Turkey (2001).
Certificate of attendance of the course of Introduction to the profession of Photojournalist issued by the “Graffiti” Standing Photography School (Scuola Permanente di Fotografia) in Rome in March 2000.
Final Certificate for the Journalism Course issued by the Università Popolare del Tuscolano in May 2000.
Copy Editor, translator and photographer for the publishing of the “Castelli Romani” Tourist Guide by Creative Partners S.r.l. publisher, from June 1998 to November 1998.
Adaptation and translation from Italian to English of the book "Frascati e le Ville Tuscolane" by Prof. Raimondo Del Nero, published by Libreria Cavour Publisher in September 1999.
In the year 2000, translation of material from art books for students of the Accademia di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts) in Rome.
In 2001/2002, translation of material from medicine books for university students.
In 2002 translation of commercial documents on behalf of another translator.
Since 2003, translator for Takeda Italia Farmaceutici S.p.A.
In 2004, collaboration with Tèchne Editore in Milan for the translation of the magazines “Italia È” (Gruppo Colonna Edizioni) and “Grand Tour Cult”.
September 2004: translation of a report for the Pontifical Council for the Interreligious Dialogue
Dicember 2004: translation of a report for the Pontifical Council for the Interreligious Dialogue
Janaury 2005: translation of a short essay for the Centro Igino Giordani
May2005 translation of an article by Marc Ellis for the Italian magazine “Qui – Appunti dal presente”(http://www.quiappuntidalpresente.it/numeroundici.html#ellis)
2005: translation of the book “History of the Prophets” by Maulana Muhammad Ali for the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam, Lahore, U.S.A.
2005: translation of fantasy novels and videogame instructions
2006: translation of the novel "Jimmy Connors saved my life" by Joel Drucker for "EFFEPI Libri" publisher
2006: taking part, as translator, in the publishing project "Fashion", 4 voll. issued with "La Repubblica" newspaper, May-June 2006
From 1998 to 2000, member of the editorial staff of the magazine Monograph.
Teacher of Italian for foreigners on behalf of Langua Tutor