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Curriculum Vitae

|Name: D. Michiel Smissaert |Address: De Sitterlaan 2, 7904EN, Hoogeveen,|

|DoB: 14 May 1966 |the Netherlands |

|Nationality: Dutch | |

(For payments: I have PayPal and bank accounts in the Netherlands, Germany, and Brazil)

Email: dmsmissaert@

Skype-id: miguelholandes40

Telephone Home: (+31) (0) 528331466

Work Experience

01/02/2009 – present: Living on my extensive knowledge of languages and loving it!!

My main source of income is freelance translation. The CAT tools I use are SDL TRADOS STUDIO FREELANCE 2011 and Wordfast Anywhere. I have translated / proofread websites, legal documents, technical documents, marketing documents, documents about tourism, sexual harassment policies, sales training software descriptions, and many more. However, my main areas of specialisation are IT, legal, and travel/tourism.

My language pairings are:

• English to Dutch

• Dutch to English

• Portuguese to English or Dutch

• German to Dutch

I also teach English and Dutch on Skype and write copy, I can write about a broad range of subjects! I have a very clear writing style and write very fast. My thesis was acclaimed for its clear style. When I translate into English, I have it monolingually proofread by a Canadian proofreader who is very thorough and has a great eye for detail. I have never had any complaints about work that I have done this way!

01/04/2008 – 01/05/2008 ABN-AMRO Verzekeringen, Zwolle, Netherlands

Administrative assistant back office

making calculations in relation to inquiries from customers in relation

to mortgage related life insurances and other supportive tasks

01/06/2001 – 25/02/2008 Small company, San Jose, Costa Rica

Real estate manager + teaching and interpreting languages

Buying, selling, renting, upgrading, building (my own) properties in San Jose, Costa Rica

Note: Side activities: teaching English and interpreting (English ⌠ Spanish)

01/12/1997 – 31/05/2001 Syntegra (BT), Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Software developer Cobol / IBM Mainframe

Solving production problems, analysing and building new functionality within a large software package, mainly at AEGON, Schade Bedrijven, Den Hague (Placement)

Several times during my life, Netherlands / Costa Rica (All together one year)

Sales executive / telemarketing jobs, and market research on the phone

Involved selling alternative energy contracts, alternative telecommunication contracts, conducting interviews for consumers, making appointments for sales events, selling medicine to consumers in the USA, etc. in Dutch and English

Additional Information

Languages:

Native language – Dutch

Fluent – English (nearly proficient level!), Spanish, Portuguese

Conversational – German (intermediate speaking, advanced reading level!)

Computer:

Windows, Linux, Microsoft Office (including VBA), computer programming, consumer software, website building, fast typing, etc.

Education & Qualifications (everything completed with degree / good grades)

01/09/1986 – 01/08/1993 State University Leiden, Netherlands (where Einstein used to be a professor!)

Public Administration, for one semester I studied in Bloomington, Indiana, USA (exchange program)

Subjects studied (among many others): Economics, Information Science,

Political Science, Management, Organization Science, Sociology, Law, etc.

Completed with a Master’s degree (title: Drs.)

01/08/1996 – 30/08/2008 SICA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Information Analyst, Applications Developer

Subjects studied: Third and fourth generation computer languages (Pascal and Delphi), programming techniques, information analysis, database design

Completed with (a type of) Bachelor’s degree

01/02/2002 – 30/07-2002 Universidad Fidelitas, Costa Rica

Introduction to Psychology

01-/10/1995 – 31/03/1996 Scheidegger, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Course FAST READING, completed with a diploma

05/01/1984 – 31/05-1984 Touch Typing, Middelburg, Netherlands

10-finger touch typing, completed with a diploma.

30-05-2008 passed exam Mortgage Advisor / Financial Advisor SHE, in record time (7 weeks, without any lessons)

Personal attributes: Strong communicator at all levels, ambitious, team worker, strong analytical mind, many interests / hobbies (among them: experimenting with the newest operating systems, making music, playing chess)

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