Rida Kumar
Shillong, India
+91-8974062295
kumar.rida@gmail.com



CAREER OBJECTIVES
Seeking challenging position of a translator and urge for fulfilling the duties responsibly, with utmost sincerity and perfection.



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2010:	French Translator, Panel Translation Training Division, NISCAIR, CSIR
2009- 2010:	English Teaching Assistant, High School Alphonse Daudet, Nîmes, France,
                (French Higher Education System, Montpellier Academy, France)
Since 2007:	Freelance Translator-French to English, Technical and Literary translations



LANGUAGE PAIRS & RATES

Languages        	                    Min. rate per word (negotiable)	       Min. rate per hour (negotiable)
		
French (France) > English (UK / India)	    0.05 USD / 3.00 INR	                       10.80 USD / 600.00 INR
English > French	                    0.07 USD / 4.00 INR	                       13.00 USD / 750.00 INR

Preferred currencies: INR, USD



SERVICES
 
• Translation
• Proof reading
• Research
• Terminology Research
• Transcription
• Voice-over
• Technical writing
 


SPECIALISATIONS

Scientific & Technical (Biochemistry, Chemical Technology and Related Industries, Medical Technology), Literary



PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

Translation
• Ability to understand a text or a dialogue in French, capability of translating the same in English and vice-versa
• Ability to define terms of translation according to context and specific needs of clients of different domains
• Sustenance of a terminology database with real-time augmentation concomitant with new translations 

Language competency
• FRENCH : DALF C2, 75%, Alliance Française de Delhi, New Delhi, November 2010
• ENGLISH : IELTS 8/9, British Council, New Delhi, December 2008
• INDIAN LANGUAGES : Hindi (maternal language; reading, writing, speaking and oral comprehension skills) and Punjabi (speaking and oral comprehension skills)

Computer Programming Skills
• Known Operating Systems: Windows95, Windows98, Windows2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows7
• Known Office Package: Microsoft Office, Mac OS X, Adobe



PAPERS PUBLISHED

1. A.K. Chawla, Rida Kumar, Puneet Jha, “Machine Translation and Communication”, Pre-Proceedings, International Conference on Science Communication for Scientific Temper, CSIR-NISCAIR, Vigyan Prasar & NCSTC, 10th-12th January 2012, p. 202.

2. Rida Kumar, A.K. Chawla, Puneet Jha, “विदेशी भाषाओँ से भारतीय भाषाओँ के अनुवाद के प्रचलित सॉफ्टवेयर (Existing software for translation from Foreign languages to Indian Languages)”, सम्मलेन छवि, वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण तथा चेतना जगाने में संचार की भूमिका पर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मलेन, सीएसआईआर निस्केयर, सीएसआईआर निस्केयर, विज्ञान परिसर, एनसीएसटीसी, एनसीएसएम 29th-30th May 2012, pp. 167-172.



ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2010-2011:	Masters in Contemporary French Literature, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
2009-2010:	Trainee, Translation Training Division, NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi
2007-2009:	Masters in French and Francophone Literature, University of Delhi, New Delhi
2004-2007:	Bachelors (H) Philosophy, University of Delhi, New Delhi