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Douglas Mesnier

2912 Lafayette Ave, Apt 105 St. Louis, Mo 63104 (314) 724 7896

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Summary:

Experienced freelance translator with over 12 years translation experience.

Specializing in the Scandinavian Languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish)

In addition to Dutch and German as well as the Romance languages (French, Portuguese and Spanish), delivers on-time, accurate jobs in crystal clear US and UK English. Strong experience in legal and financial, business and contract, real estate as well as medical/pharmaceutical translations.

End clients include Adecco Norway KPMG – Norway, Normanns Kunstforlag, Norsk Telekom, Norge Post (Norwegian Postal Service), Norwegian Ministry of Children and Equality, the Mannheimer Swartling Law Firm, the Swedish Property Federation, Merck Pharmaceuticals, the National Health Service, the South African Ministry of Science and Technology, and Translators without Borders.

Work History

Freelance Translator with an international client base. July 2011 to present

Baird’s Communication Management Consultants. Oct. 2004 to Present

Translator and Foreign Language Researcher

• Translate range of documents from various languages into English. Fields of topic include marketing, public relations, public health, science, government reporting and general business correspondence. Carried out month-long foreign language internet research project, monitoring foreign language publications concerning reactions to the Square Kilometre Array. Currently assisting in the EDCTP project for poverty-related diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Maritz Inc – St. Louis, Mo. Apr. 1998- Oct. 2004

Network Operation Center Analyst Oct. 2003- Oct. 2004

• Monitored company’s network infrastructure, intra- and internet, offsite connections, and servers

• Ensured that nationwide intra-company network connections were operated at capacity and worked quickly with network providers to resolve operational issues and outages

• Monitored company’s server farm, responding to various warning levels, replacing failing components and communicating all progress to server owners

• Resolved incoming problem tickets from internal network users and external clients

On-site Network Administrator Feb. 2002- Oct. 2003

• Provided on-site network setup and administration for medium sized networks throughout the country

• Prepared for all relevant aspects of program through project management meetings, verified equipment configuration and user training

• Shipped all related equipment to on-site location

• Travelled to on-site locations to install and configure routers, switches and bridges as well as conference badge printers

• Coordinated with local providers for installation of end-user PC’s and network connections

• Tested and provided analysis of network viability

• Provided administrative and trouble-shooting support throughout program

• Analyzed post-program data to identify issues and how best to resolve them

Email Administrator Mar. 2001 to Feb. 2002

• Supported Exchange e-mail system for over 3,000 users

• Performed all aspects of email administration, account creation, migration, and trouble-shooting

• Monitored email flow between all company offices and hosted clients.

• Was key player in stemming and resolving email virus outbreaks.

• Installed and monitored spam scanning servers

• Configured and supported company’s blackberry devices

• Monitored all company email servers and resolved hardware issues

• Travelled to all North American branch offices to upgrade on-site email servers.

PC Support Analyst Apr. 1998 to Mar. 2001

• Provided onsite PC support for local Maritz users

• Took care of all software/hardware installations, trouble-shooting, upgrades and home dialup connections for 300 plus users.

• Insured compliance with Y2K requirements.

Ajilon Consulting – St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 1997 to Mar. 1998

Helpdesk Technician

• Provided PC technical support for Southwestern Bell’s 5 state region

• Provided all manner of troubleshooting, software installation and user support remotely.

• Worked toward Microsoft Certified System Engineer certification along with a team of highly-motivated professional coworkers.

Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher – Washington, DC Jan. 1992 to Apr. 1996

Computer Support Specialist Nov. 1992 to Apr. 1996

• Provided local network administration and PC support for 200+ user law firm.

• Responsible for all aspects of local network issues, legal document filing system

• PC software and hardware issue resolution

• Maintained inventory of all computer equipment

• Monitored daily server backups

• Resolved server hardware issues

• Acted as information resource for helpdesk

Hardware Support Specialist – New York City, NY. Jan. – Nov. 1992

• Provided hardware support for 200+ user law firm

• Performed conversion to LAN PC network from existing WANG network.

Wang Word Processing Specialist – New York City, NY. Sept 87 – Dec. 91

• Entered and proofread legal documents using the Wang mainframe word processing system.

• Performed nightly system backups.

Air Canada US Sales and Reservations Office – New York City, NY. March 85 – May 87

Reservation/Sales Agent

• Provided bilingual (English and French) customer sales/support.

• Handled group sales for travel agencies/cruise ship companies

Capitol International Airways – New York City, NY March 81 – Oct. 84

Flight Attendant

• Performed inflight customer and safety services domestically and internationally quite often using range of foreign languages.

Passenger Service Agent

• Handled all facets of customer service for the airline at JFK International airport including providing foreign language assistance for passengers and US Customs and Immigrations.

National Car Rental – New York City, NY Oct. 79 – March 81

Rental Agent

• Handled check-out/check-in process for international clientele, near constant use of knowledge of foreign languages.

Education

Bachelor of Arts – (German and French) University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Additional Certifications

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Software Development - Columbia University, NYC, NY

Other Skills

Fluent in Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish

Communicates in Hebrew and Russian

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