Giovanni ponta interprete Traduttore

GIOVANNI PONTA

Interprete - Traduttore

Loc. Viatosto, 91 - Strada Mazzola

14100 Asti - ITALY

P. IVA 01013830052

Tel. [phone] – Mobile [phone] – E-mail: [e-mail]

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CURRICULUM VITAE - GIOVANNI PONTA, Free-lance Technical Translator

Name	Giovanni
Surname	Ponta
Place and date of birth	Asti (Italy), 30th March 1959
Education 1973-1978 1978-1983 1980 1982 Work experiences / professional practice 1982-1983 August 1983 - May 1984	Liceo Classico "V. Alfieri", Asti (High-School specialized in Classical Studies, Greek, Latin, Philosophy, etc.) Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori – Milano (School for Interpreters and Translators – Milan) - Conference Interpretation (Simultaneous translation) - Conference Interpretation (Consecutive translation) - Chouchautage - Technical (written) translation Degree in English and French ELS Language Center Seattle, Washington (USA): Intensive Course in English as a Second Language (Highest level of the Course completed - English Proficiency and Achievement Report) Institut National de Sciences Appliquées (INSA) – Lyon (France): Intensive Course - French for Foreign University Students Free-lance interpreter (English to Italian) for some International Conferences held at the "Piccolo Teatro di Milano", Milan Employed at the Iranian Consulate, Milan (Translations from English to Italian of Statements and Press Releases issued by the Iranian Government, Secretarial Work, Temporary Interpreter for the Consul's Affairs)

July 1984 – June 1985 August 1985 – June 1988 July 1988 – September 1989 October 1989 - July 1991 From August 1991 onwards

Military Service – III Army Corps – Milan Joins UTIL S.p.A. (Villanova d'Asti, Asti, Italy), a Company manufacturing metal backing plates for brake pads and metal shoes for drum brakes Position: employed as Assistant to the Sales Manager Functions: Contacts with Customers from the USA, South Africa and European regions; Public Relations; Sales meetings and promotional activities at the International Exhibition Automechanika, Frankfurt (Germany); Visiting Customers in the U.K., France, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Spain. Intense activity as an interpreter and translator for the Engineering / Quality Departments (Audits, Quality Inspection Reports, Engineering Inspections, Quality Certification Inspections, etc.) Joins Bendix Ricambi S.p.A. (Turin, Italy) – a Bendix Group Subsidiary managing the Automotive Service Parts for the whole South-European Market. Position: employed as Assistant to the Sales Manager Functions: Contact with Customers from the Middle-East & North-African Countries, Switzerland, Spain, etc. as well as with the Head-Office in France. Returns to UTIL S.p.A. to take over the Sales Manager function. Regular visits paid to Customers in Northern-Europe, negotiation of Contracts, Public Relations, International Exhibitions in Frankfurt and Paris, etc. Quits the Company to become a Free-lance Technical Translator

Brands / Companies I have worked for ever since

Details

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & PATENTS Jacobacci & Perani S.r.l. Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. LEGAL Jacobacci & Perani S.r.l. Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. Law firms (Eric Maggiar Law Firm, Milan Corporate Language Services, N.Y. (USA) Department of Publich Health – City of Philadelphia (U.S.A.) PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Forensic Biology Dept. (Nedlands, W. Australia) Harley-Davidson / Buell

Patents covering several topics in the field of Mechanics / Electricity applied to Industrial Processes / Assembling Operations for the Industry: RENAULT SAS, L'OREAL, GEC ALSTHOM TRANSPORT SA, SOCIETE DE TECHNOLOGIE MICHELIN, PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES S.A., THALES, RENAULT AGRICULTURE S.A. (FRANCE), MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC., DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (USA), DANFOSS A/S (DENMARK) MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION COMPANY, FUJIKIN INCORPORATED, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO (JAPAN), KAISERSBERG PACKAGING, KONE CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., JOHNSON CONTROLS (U.K.) and many others Paternity / DNA tests for Civil Law Cases / Forensic Genetics Issue Reports / Surveys/ Title Searches / Preliminary Enquiries / Summons (Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., County of Kings) HIV Antibody Test – Consent Forms (City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health) Review of Reports and Documentation – Parentage Testings Data Protection Statements

ELECTRONICS / HOME APPLIANCES / MULTI-MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT Aiphone Sharp Panasonic Alpine Electronics Sanyo Sony Toshiba Pioneer Yamaha

Hands Free Color Video Intercom – JK-1HD; JK-1MD; JK-1SD; Postes de porte vidéo et Postes de porte vidéo anti-vandale: Manuel d'installation (JK-DA, JK-DV, JK-DVF) SEGA R-647, Safety Instructions Operating Instructions / Troubleshooting procedures: Handset Model No. KX-TCD706JTS; KX-TCA89EX Headset; Digital Cordless Telephone Model No. KX-TCD707SLS Digital Media Receiver – iDA-X301 / iDA-X301RR / iDA-X303 – Owner's Manual CDE-101R, Operating Instructions B93 NX Digital Recorder - Operating instructions DVD RECORDER - RDR-GX210: Operating Instructions - RDR-GX300/RDR-GX700: Operating Instructions TV STAND - SU-RG11S/SU-RG11M: Installation Instructions Drain Pump Kit Model TCB-DP31DE / TCB-DP32DE - Installation Manual Pioneer PDA-4003, PDP-V402, PDP-V402E Satellite Image Receiver TSX-130 Media Player, Operating Instructions YAS71_CU (Audio Center System) / YAS71_SPX (Subwoofer & System Control): Operating Instructions MCS-1330 Ampli-Tuner/Lecteur CD: Mode d'emploi

CONTRACTS / BUSINESS / CORPORATE PROCEDURES Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens Italian Vento Power Corporation (IVPC) IWT – Italian Wind Technology Harley-Davidson / Buell " " " Sola - Sun Lens The Donna Karan Company, N.Y. Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni S.p.a. Johnson Controls Kia Motors

Maintenance et logistique de gestion Chemins de Fer, Tunis (lot JxSDt_réf. 3 - 1993-1995) Turn-key Construction Contracts; Sub-contractor's Agreement for Service and Operations Management Harley-Davidson Europe – Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Materials Dealer Communications / Press Releases Informative Note (EU Directive 89/686/EEC) The Donna Karan New York and DKNY Production/Trademark Protection – Statements & Policy Dealer Service Agreement Authorized Repairer Agreement Corporate Procedures (years 1999 – 2008): Continuous Improvement / Intellectual Property/ Internal Audit / Design & Development / Design Verification / Production Validation / Launch Procedure / Commodity Strategy / Make vs. Buy / Management Quality Review / Purchase Request and Procurement / Supplier Approval and Master Data Management / Tooling Procurement / Corrective Action / Problem Solving / Production Process Change Control / New Hire Processing and Employee Orientation Customer Satisfaction Index - Questionnaires, Standards (2001, 2003 - 2007)

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Cars & Commercial Vehicles: VOLVO, TOYOTA, HYUNDAI, KIA, MITSUBISHI, DAEWOO, PEUGEOT, JAGUAR/LAND ROVER, FORD, ASTON MARTIN, OPEL, NISSAN, DAIHATSU Motorcycles: Harley-Davidson / Buell, Yamaha, Suzuki Automotive Companies: AP-LOCKHEED/BORG&BECK (AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS ITALIA S.R.L.) CRANES, MACHINERY & HEAVY-DUTY EQUIPMENT GROVE MANITOWOC JLG DIEBOLD POWERTECH HITACHI RENAULT AGRICULTURE BOOKS Galgano & Associati srl (Milan, Italy): Galgano & Associati srl (Milan, Italy):

Body Repair Manuals, Shop Manuals, Owner's Manuals, Navigation System (Instruction Manuals), Technical Service Bulletins, Training Courses for Service Advisors, Dealer & Repairer Minimum Standards, Distributorship Agreements, Authorized Repairer Agreements, Pre-delivery Inspection Procedures, Product Information for After-Sales Service, Fault Diagnosis Guides (Troubleshooting), etc. Brake Systems – Fault Diagnosis Guide Operator's Manuals, News Letters, Operation and Safety Manuals, Service Manuals, Workshop Manuals, Service Bulletins, Corporate Magazines (for example: the quarterly Magazine "Manitowoc World"), Facilitation Guides Renault MR334 (Tracteurs CELTIS) – Service / Mode d'emploi opérateur "WORLD CLASS QUALITY", by Keki R. Bhote - 1988 AMA Membership Publications Division // 1992 Il Sole 24 Ore Società Editoriale Media Economici Seme S.p.A. "TOTAL QUALITY, A NEW DIMENSION FOR..." International Meeting held in Milan in September, 1992 - translation of lectures held by MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND. (YOSHIHIRO SANO), MILLIKEN INDUSTRIALS (UK) (ROGER EMMS), MOTOROLA INC. (KEKI R. BHOTE), PHILIPS INTERNATIONAL (MATTHIJS VERMAAS), RHÔNE POULENC (PATRICK BERTIN), SONY CORPORATION (MAKOTO HOSHI), TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (ZENZABOROU KATAYAMA)

Software used Operating System General use for text editing CAT Tools Image editing (Wiring Diagrams, Captioned photographs, etc.) * * * * * Job peculiarities

Windows XP SP2 2003 Microsoft Office 2007 SDL Trados SP2 2007 SDLX SP2 (Build 7035) 2007 SDL Multiterm SP1 Desktop Desktop Workbench (Idiom) Adobe Illustrator 9.0 * * * * * I am used to work in a team for the translation of big projects within strict time schedules - Consistent use of Multiterm, daily update and comparison of terminology with my colleagues