Alberto Fernández Suárez

 PERSONAL DATA

   	Date of birth 		10 August 1956
   	Place of birth		Málaga (Spain)
	Nationality		French
	Address		Menisberg 102- 1654 Huizingen (Beersel).
	Phone/Fax		02- 3602150
	Mobile		04- 79946893
	E-mail		boqueron@skynet.be
	Marital status		Married – 2 children
	
EDUCATION		   		
		
1975-1979		Universities of Perpignan and Montpellier. Diplomas : “Licence” and “Maîtrise” in Spanish Literature and Civilizations. Specialized in English Language and Literature, Portuguese and Sociology.
1982-1983		University of Amsterdam (NL).  Doctorate. Spanish and	Latin-American Literature and Civilizations.  Specialized in English Literature, Portuguese, Catalan language and Didactics.	
1983		Internship for Didactics of the Spanish language for foreigners, Faculty of Arts in University of Amsterdam. Taught first year students. Didactics teacher: Mrs. Dra. L. Coenen.	
	 1988		V.W.O. 3 Dutch – Secondary level Dutch course, “Joke Smit”, Amsterdam.

SKILLS
	
1992		Sworn Spanish Translator, by the District Court Law of Amsterdam.
    2000		Course of Networking Novell 
    2001-2004	  	Course of RoboHelp Office- Winhelp and “HTML-based”.
	 2001-2004		Courses of Trados 3, 5 and 6.
	 2002-2004		Courses of  Frame Maker 5, 6 and 7.
	 Computing skills		Well versed in: Windows, Office, IE, Messenger, Media Player, FrontPage, Adobe Reader, Frame Maker, Photoshop. Trados, Catalyst. Network Novell, McAfee’s, Symantec’s, Karspersky’s and Panda Software’s Anti-Virus and Firewalls.	
LANGUAGES
	
      Fluent in 		Spanish, French, English and Dutch.		
      Conversational level in		Portuguese, Italian, Catalan and German.								

WORK EXPERIENCE
	
Since January  2006	Teaching Spanish  and French at the CVO “G.L.T.T.”(Social Promotion Spanish and French classes) at  Rhode-Saint-Genèse (Belgium) while continuing my free-lance translation and interpretation assignments. 
	
 Since January 2005	Freelance Spanish and French translator. Frequent (sworn) translation and interpretation assignments as different as financial, business related, social, civil servant projects, environmental issues, European documents, emigration documents, sports, cultural events, HR instructions, Safety instructions, Literature, Proofreading of official documents, Student’s thesis and translations assignments too.	
2000-2005	Head of the Spanish Department at Network Associates International, EMEA, (Amsterdam). Responsible for the terminology consistency, updating terminology databases, coordinating all new translation projects within the Spanish Department in closer cooperation with the software developers.	
1999-2000	In-house Spanish Translator for the American company Network Associates International (Anti-virus software localization: McAfee, Dr. Solomon´s, etc…)  	
1997-1998	Subtitling editor for the Dutch Production Company N.O.B (Production company of  Dutch Television). Frequently, translation and interpretation assignments.	
1997-1999	Freelance Trade Agent, for the company Tatoma S.L.	
1996-1997	Export Manager for Northern Europe, at service of the Spanish company Tatoma S.L, of Monzón (Huesca-Spain). Frequently, translation and interpretation assignments too (mostly in the Agricultural field).	
1994-1996	Spanish and French teacher at the language institute Babel, Utrecht (NL). 	 Sporadic Translation assignments too.	
1993-1994	Co-organizer and Spanish teacher at Engels & Partners to the staff and employees    of the NISSAN EUROPE company, Amsterdam.	
1992-1996	Co-owner of the company «Rivera & Fernández International». Representing,       promoting and negotiating Spanish products.  Also frequent translation and interpretation assignments.
 Spanish and French teacher at Interlingua Taalsupport institute, Bilthoven and Utrecht (NL).  Translation assignments too. 	
1992-1993	Freelance Copy editor for Excerpta Medica, ELSEVIER, for medical documents	
1991-1992	Spanish teacher in European Studies, University of Amsterdam.	
1990-1995	Mediator in the Foreign Department of the Emergency Helpdesk “S.O.S.  International”,  Amsterdam (The Netherlands). 	
1990-1995	Spanish teacher for translators/interpreters, at A.S.R Studiecentrum, Amsterdam.	
 1990	Spanish teacher for translators/interpreters at the N.I.O.W institute, The Hague, and R.H.O.T.V (National School for Translators and Interpreters), Maastricht (The Netherlands).	
			
	1988-1990	Spanish teacher and coordinator for Spanish Courses for Foreigners, “Centro de Estudios Pirineo Aragonés” (CEPA), Amsterdam.  I organized Spanish Intensive Courses and cultural trips to Spain.	
1984-1990	Juror of the National Committee of the Dutch Association “Nederlandse Associatie voor Praktijkexamens”.	
1986-1988	Freelance teacher, Spanish Cultural Center “Molinos de Viento”, Amsterdam.	
1986	Juror for the National Spanish Exams “L.O”, The Netherlands.	
1984-1985	Organizer of «In Company Training» Spanish and French intensive courses, for directors and managers of Dutch major companies. Sporadic Translations assignments.	
1983-1993	Freelance teacher and translator-interpreter for Interlingua Talenpraktikum at Leiden(NL), Cargill Europe, Amstelveens Vertaal Buro, Heineken N.V and Holvan International in Amsterdam.	
1984-1985	Head of the Spanish Department at I.T.A language institute.	
1981-1982	I.T.A language institute, Amsterdam. (Spanish Teacher)

	
INTERESTS	
•	International relations, Politics and Psychology,
•	Literature, Sports, and New Technologies.