Tim Morgan's CV

LANGUAGE COMBINATIONS OFFERED

Germanic: German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål)

Slavic: Russian, Polish, Slovene, Macedonian, plus the south Slavic continuum (Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin)

Romance: French

NATIVE AND TARGET LANGUAGE

 British English

CORE SUBJECT AREAS

Finance, accountancy, auditing, annual reports, insurance, taxation, legislation, contracts, court documents, general commercial, shipping, maritime / naval, navigation, pharmaceuticals, medical, logistics

EDUCATION

University of Westminster 2002–2003 (part-time)

MA in Technical and Specialised Translation, course completed July 2003, MA awarded with distinction (February 2004)
Languages: Russian, Polish, German, Dutch

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 1994–1997 (part-time)

ACA 1997, first time passes, 6th place nationally in ‘The Order of Merit’, ‘Arthur Swinson Prize’, ‘Little Prize for Taxation’, ‘Tax Faculty Prize’

University of London, SSEES/UCL 1990–1994 (full-time)

BA (Hons) Russian Language & Literature, awarded with first class, M. J. Youhotsky Prize for Russian Language and Literature, distinction in spoken Russian
Subsidiary languages: Swedish (first class), Hindi (first class)

Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset 1985–1990

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Since autumn 2002: freelance translator; current output: > 1 million target words per year

Since autumn 2004: lecturer at the University of Westminster, MAs in translation; fields: scientific, medical, legal, and business; languages: Polish, German, and French; thesis and MA project supervisor

Since autumn 2008: private tutoring of candidates for Institute of Linguists examinations (German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, and Russian into English)

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

2001–2004 XL Winterthur Insurance Co. Ltd (field: corporate insurance—1,200+ employees)
Chief Financial Officer of German branch based in Munich; financial accountant for Global Finance Division, based in London

2000–2001 Time Energy Network Ltd. (field: e-commerce and lifestyle management—max. 120 employees)
Finance Director of UK, German, and Australian offices, based in London and Berlin

1999–2000 BBC (field: arts production—19,000+ employees)
Finance Manager of 4 BBC Orchestras, based in London

1997–1998 Rodale Press Inc. (field: mail order, publishing, warehousing, and logistics—2000+ employees)
Finance Manager of International Book Division, based in London

1994–1997 KPMG London (field: audit and tax consultancy in the fields of banking, stock-broking, shipping, and media/entertainment—9000+ employees)
Auditor and tax consultant based in London

TIME SPENT ABROAD

1998–9, Bad Homburg, Germany (attended Gymnasium); 2000, Borgå, Swedish-speaking part of Finland (English teacher); 1993, St. Petersburg, Russia (St Petersburg State University); 1997–2001, extensive dealings with and visits to clients, suppliers, and shareholders in Germany; 2001–2002 Munich, Germany (full-time CFO of insurance company)

TIME ZONE

London, England

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