Montreal former ad agency executive with over 15 years of experience in Client Services. This background allows me to be really understand the concept of ''localization'', which we call in Quebec French adaptation. My advertising experience taught me well: I was privileged to work with the best and learned from them! Extensive experience in coordinating translation, copywriting and proofreading services, hiring freelancers and supervising studio production.

 

Freelance services since 1998: French copywriting and translation, French proofreading, online proofreading, French copy for the web, French adaptation, revision. Public relations (communication plans, press relations, press releases, press lists, etc.)

 

Expertise: advertising, marketing, public relations, human resources, media, fashion, dermatology, plastic surgery, banking, financial, pharmaceutical and medicine, general business, food and youth culture.

 

Education:  University degree in Public Relations – Canadian certification in advertising, ongoing translation courses in University

 

CAT TOOLS:  SDL Trados PRO 2007

 

 

PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS 2008-2010

 

Here is a partial list of clients, direct or as a supplier for a translation agency, that I worked for from 2008 to 2010:

 

Consumer products/retail: Dr. Murad Acne Products (www.murad.ca ), Amway (Quixtar catalogue), Office Depot, OTT Lite (lamps), Breck’s Holland bulbs, The Children’s Place, Luxxotica (glasses) Sears, GE Appliances, Ford, Mercedes, Colgate, Clorox, Catelli, Brita, Cadbury, Gillette, Febreze, Glad, Kellogg, L’Oreal, Dove, Clairol, Dior, Givenchy, SKII, Cover Girl, Ecco and a wide array of Proctor& Gamble products.

  

Industrial: Masonite, Rio Tinto (Alcan), GE, ADM (milling), Yamaha motor boards, Tahoe boats, Rainbird irrigation systems, GN Telecom, Behr (paint), American Standards, Chally Group, Lutron Systems.

 

Medical: Nobel Guide (dentistry), www.spadivamedical.ca , Astra Zeneca, Delphi Medical Instruments, Better Sleep Council, www.peaumontreal.com (plastic surgery and lasertherapy)

 

Financial: GE Financing, TD Bank,  Biosphere Pharma (quarterly report), Manulife, Universitas, Vivendi Universal

 

 

Web and software: Intel, Honeywell, PC Tools, HP (webinars), Unionware, GE Money (web), Jabra, Safetec (web)