Curriculum Vitae Mr Thomas Crawford Employment Area: Computing/IT

Curriculum Vitae

Mr Thomas Crawford
Employment Area:
Computing/IT

Client/Server Technical Documentation

Trainer Web Design and Development

Translation / Localisation Marketing

A determined team player who joined the computing industry from teaching, I take a very positive view of life and work and believe that working in a friendly atmosphere improves individual production.
*Management and preparation of large document sets; revision/correction of documents.
*Proven record in translation and software localisation. Wide cultural and linguistic experience. Experienced in Research and Development and Marketing. Firm believer in quality assurance.
*Technical translation; editing and layout; user interface localisation in 5 languages; on­line help; in-depth knowledge of MS products and other software and technology.
*Fluent French and good knowledge of German, Spanish and Italian; good contacts with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Experience: 20 years experience in

computing documentation,

translation and marketing

Skills:

Desktop Publishing - Adobe Suite plus InDesign (more than 10 years), DITA

CRM/PMS - Triple 'A (more than 10 years)

Office applications - MS Office (more than 20 years)

Script Languages - UNIX, Windows, MS Office macros (more than 10 years)

Programming Languages used for familiarisation - C, C++, Java (more than 10 years)

Training – e-learning (Adobe Audition)

Internet/intranet site updating

Web Design with PHP/AJAX/MySQL
Work Required:

Technical Writer, Communications, Marketing, Software Localisation Manager, Web Design and Development.

Preferred Geographical Area:

Lausanne; Switzerland in general; willing to travel or work from home.

Availability:

Immediate.

Curriculum Vitae
Mr Thomas Crawford
Professional Experience:
UNHCR
Nov. 2012-Feb. 2013 Consultant, Technical Writer, Communications Officer

Technical writing and communications for the Division of Information Systems and Technology, production of a newsletter and posters using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.

Odyssey Financial Technologies
1998-2011 Technical Writer, Communications Officer, Marketing Officer
Production of 50 user manuals in English; preparation of documentation and advertising material in different formats for two main products: portfolio management client/server software product (Sybase database and Windows NT client architecture). WebSphere-based J2EE component suite. Production of flyers and brochures using Adobe Indesign, press releases and diverse communications.

Esker S.A.
1995-1998 English Language Editor
Translation, writing and layout of user manuals; legal and commercial translation; management of translation into other languages; localisation of user interface in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish; preparation of on-line help; preparation of documentation in various formats: .rtf, .pdf, .html, etc.; preparation of glossaries.

National Education
1983-1995 English Teacher
English teacher in Schools and Universities in Lyons, France. Taught English for special purposes in prestigious schools including the E.N.T.P.E., I.N.S.A., I.S.T.I.L., and E.N.S.S.I.B. Taught computer, commercial and scientific English at the I.U.T. (Institut universitaire de technologie).

Translation
1983-1995 Freelance Translator
While teaching English, I worked as a freelance translator, translating a wide variety of texts in the following areas: scientific, technical, and medical. I was also a contributor to the Oxford University Press-Hachette bilingual dictionary and was retained as one of the final four translators.

Inner London Education Authority
1981-1983 Teacher
Taught French and Drama as a supply teacher and covered a number of other subjects.
Curriculum Vitae
Mr Thomas Crawford
Education:
1993 Université Lumière Lyon 2

1991 Université Lumière Lyon 2

1986 University of London

1981 Queen's University, Belfast

1980 Middlesex Polytechnic, London

1970 Highbury Technical College, Portsmouth

Qualifications:
Diplôme d'études approfondies (D.E.A.)

Maîtrise d'anglais

M.A., Romance Languages and Literatures

Post-Graduate Certificate in Education

B.A. (Hons.), Humanities

City & Guilds (G2) in General Engineering

Training Courses:
1969-1971 Marine engineering studies

1974 Machine tools course

Languages:
French - Fluent

German -Basic

Spanish - Technical

Italian - Technical

Curriculum Vitae

Mr Thomas Crawford

Avenue de Morges, 177

1004 Lausanne

Switzerland
Telephone (work):

Mobile telephone:

(00 41) (0)763469690

E-mail Address:

[e-mail]
Date of Birth: Age:

1^st January 1952 61 years old

Nationality: Sex:

British Male

Marital Status:

Single
Dependants:

Son
Permits / Visas:

British passport

Swiss C permit
Licences Held:

Driving licence

Hobbies / Interests:

Reading, tai chi, Irish music

References:
Leslie STEPHANE

1, Impasse de la Gaité

Bron

69500

France

Tel.: [phone]

Dr Valerie GRUNDY

"Bellevue"

St. Barthélemy

Lamastre

07000

France

Tel.: [phone]

Mr Thomas Crawford 10 août 2018

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