| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- 2002-2007: Translator of Slavic languages at the Court of Justice in Bordeaux, certified translator since January, 2006. Translation of administrative and judicial documents and oral testimony.
- 2004-2005: Correspondent for Radio France International, Sofia, Bulgaria. Elaboration and direct reporting of news and interviews.
- 2002-2005: Part-time lecturer on linguistic software at the Department of Computer Sciences, Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III.
- 2002-2005: Part-time librarian at the University library in Arts and Law, Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux III. In charge of the reception of users as well as of computer classification of books.
- 2001: Training period of two months at Fleurus Presse, Paris, where I was in charge of the lay-out of the review Mille et une histories, as well as of writing, translating and publicating articles. Training period of two months at the Office de tourisme, Bordeaux. Tourist guide.
- 1999: Correspondent for Etnoka, the first Internet site for French students.
PUBLICATIONS
As an author:
- Le merveilleux et la mort dans Le seigneur des anneaux de J.R.R. Tolikien, Peter Pan de J.M. Barrie, et Histoire sans fin de Michael Ende, L’Harmattan, Paris, September 2006
http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=22205
- Le mythe du Père Noël : origines et évolution, L’Harmattan, Paris, December 2006
http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=22617
As a translator (from French to Bulgarian):
- Histoires magiques, Christian Godefroy, Kibea Publishing, Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2006
http://www.pe-bg.com/?cid=9&pid=17973
- Découvrir et réaliser sa raison d’être, Alain Houel, Kibea Publishing, Sofia, Bulgaria, July 2007
http://www.pe-bg.com/?cid=9&pid=22894
AWARDS - The Comtesse de Ségur Prize for the best written fairy tale, National literary competition in Montargis, 1999
- Second Prize and (Honorable Mention) for the best written fairy tale, National literary competition in Saintonge and Aunis, 1999
EDUCATION
- 2001-2007: PhD in Comparative Literature, Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux III, under the supervision of Dr. Mireille Vagné-Lebas. Thesis title: The Figure of the Magician in Mediterranean and Slavic Fairy Tales
- 2000-2001: MASTERS in Communications obtained with honors from the University Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux III. Disciplines studied: Communications, Computer skills, Psychology, Economics, Administration, Publishing.
- 1999-2000: MASTERS in Comparative Literature obtained with honors from the University of Nantes. Disciplines studied: Comparative Literature, Linguistics, Languages, Art and Civilisation.
- 1998-1999: B.A. in Literature obtained with honors from the University of Nantes. Disciplines studied: Literature, Linguistics, Langages, Art and Civilisation.
- 1994-1996: Training certificate in Journalism delivered by the Ecole de journalisme de Lille followed by studies in Journalism at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Comminications at the University St. Kliment Ohridsky in Sofia, Bulgaria. Disciplines studied: Journalism, Communications, Economics, Psychology, Computer skills, History, Linguistics.
LANGUAGES
French, Bulgarian: certified translator English: good German, Russian: intermediate Spanish, Serbian: good reading and oral comprehension
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, everyday use of Internet
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Travel (Europe, Lebanon, South Africa, Sri Lanka, India) Photography, cinema, music, reading Driving Licence
REFERENCES
References available upon request. |