EUROPEAN CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT PERSONAL INFORMATION Name BERNOTIENE, GINTARE Address TAIKOS AV. 42-36, 50231, KAUNAS, LITHUANIA Telephone +370 633 38955 Fax +370 37 380008 E-mail gintare-bern@one.lt, gintare_bern@yahoo.com Nationality Lithuanian Date of birth 6 SEPTEMBER, 1982 WORK EXPERIENCE • Dates (from – to) 2005 01 21 • Name and address of employer Public Institution Health Care Project Coordination Bureau • Type of business or sector Health care • Occupation or position held Freelance interpreter in the opening ceremony of Kaunas county Hospital Day surgery center and while visiting Health care Institutions of Kaunas city • Main activities and responsibilities Consecutive interpreting from/to English/Lithuanian, sometimes simultaneous interpreting (whispering) from Lithuanian to English • Dates (from – to) 2004 12 20 - 2005 01 01 • Name and address of employer • Type of business or sector Education • Occupation or position held Freelance translator • Main activities and responsibilities Translation of the project "Training essentials T-Kit No.6“ • Dates (from – to) 2004 05 27 - 29 • Name and address of employer Kaunas University of Technology • Type of business or sector Educational sector • Occupation or position held Freelance interpreter in international conference “Architecture and the quality of living environment. K.Sheshelgis readings” • Main activities and responsibilities Whispering the speech to the listener in English • Dates (from – to) 2004 02 07 - 08 • Name and address of employer Organization for the Protection of Human Rights and Social Guarantees, Kestucio str. 54-2, Kaunas • Type of business or sector Non-government organization • Occupation or position held Interpreter in the conference “Organizations for the protection of human rights in Lithuania” • Main activities and responsibilities Consecutive interpretation from English into Lithuania and vice versa; whispering the speech to the listener in English and reporting his questions to the audience in Lithuanian • Dates (from – to) Since 2003 10 • Name and address of employer UAB Litinterp, Gedimino St. 28-7 • Type of business or sector Translation and interpreting • Occupation or position held Translator and interpreter • Main activities and responsibilities Translator and interpreter from/into English/Lithuanian and vice versa; technical (constructions, electrical engineering, energy, mechanics, cars, etc., manuals and technical specifications), economics and legal (contracts, agreements, diplomas, etc.) texts mainly. • Dates (from – to) 2003 07 - 08 • Name and address of employer UAB Tauriga, Pakapiai village, Kaunas district • Type of business or sector Manufacturing of trailers • Occupation or position held Translator • Main activities and responsibilities Translator of technical texts (technical specifications and manuals mainly); communicating with foreign customers and suppliers • Dates (from – to) 2003 04 25 • Name and address of employer Kaunas University of Technology • Type of business or sector Educational sector • Occupation or position held Interpreter in the international conference “Results and perspectives of the post-Soviet transition” • Main activities and responsibilities Whispering the speech to the listeners in English; reporting their questions to the audience in Lithuanian and answers in English • Dates (from – to) 2002 06 - 09 • Name and address of employer Dolle’s candyland, PO Box 105, Ocean City, MD 21843, USA • Type of business or sector Food service • Occupation or position held Shop girl • Main activities and responsibilities Dealing with customers, selling food EDUCATION AND TRAINING • Dates (from – to) 2004 10 11 - 12 • Name and type of organization providing education and training Kaunas Regional Development Agency • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered International seminar “Public Procurement” in Birstonas • Title of qualification awarded Participant • Dates (from – to) Since 2004 09 • Name and type of organization providing education and training Vilnius University, Faculty of Philology, • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Translation, Note-taking technique, Consecutive interpretation, History of translation • Title of qualification awarded Translator (English) • Level in national classification (if appropriate) Special professional studies • Dates (from – to) 2000 09 - 2004 06 • Name and type of organization providing education and training Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Arts • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered English, German, Latin, Electrical engineering, Mechanics, Chemistry, Constructions and Architecture, Design technologies (footwear, sewing, etc.), Editing of scientific text, Analysis and translation of technical text, Consecutive interpretation, basics of Simultaneous interpretation, etc. • Title of qualification awarded Translator and editor of technical language (English) • Level in national classification (if appropriate) Bachelor’s degree in Philology • Dates (from – to) 1998 - 2000 • Name and type of organization providing education and training Kedainiai J.Paukstelis gymnasium • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Course of Economics Junior Achievement (Theories of Economics, main objects of Economics: types of markets, companies, taxes, etc.) • Title of qualification awarded Extra studies • Dates (from – to) 1996 - 2000 • Name and type of organization providing education and training Kedainiai Jonushas Radvila Language School • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered English, German, French, Latin (Grammar, Phonetics, Lexis) • Title of qualification awarded Extra studies • Dates (from – to) 1989-1997 • Name and type of organization providing education and training Kedainiai academy of music • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Piano, Solfeggio, Music literature, Accompaniment • Title of qualification awarded Extra studies • Level in national classification (if appropriate) B category certificate in musical education • Dates (from – to) 1992-2000 • Name and type of organization providing education and training The arts class in Kedainiai J.Paukstelis gymnasium • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Intensified teaching of Lithuanian, English and German; Rhetoric, the Fine Arts, Computer science, Mathematics, Physics, etc. • Level in national classification (if appropriate) Secondary education • Dates (from – to) 1988 -1992 • Name and type of organization providing education and training Labunava primary school • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Reading, Counting, Drawing, Physical education, etc. • Level in national classification (if appropriate) Primary education PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas. MOTHER TONGUE LITHUANIAN OTHER LANGUAGES ENGLISH • Reading skills EXCELLENT • Writing skills EXCELLENT • Verbal skills EXCELLENT GERMAN • Reading skills EXCELLENT • Writing skills GOOD • Verbal skills SATISFACTORY RUSSIAN • Reading skills EXCELENT • Writing skills GOOD • Verbal skills GOOD SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc. Living and working in USA with multinational team of students, dealing with customers. Here communication is very important, because it has direct influence on the service quality (and team spirits too). Since 2001 – member of Kaunas University of Technology Travelers’ club “Azuolas”: hiking, cycling, canoeing, mountaineering, skiing, etc. Here communication skills are essential, because you are a part of a team and sometimes not being in the team can cost you live. Therefore you must trust your friends and be reliable yourself. ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc. 2003-2004 – financier of Kaunas University of Technology Travelers’ club “Azuolas”. 2002 12 31-2003 01 01 – directing a New Year’s program in Slovakia (creating and implementing this program) together with a co-worker. TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc. Windows 95’, 97’, 98’, 2000, XP Home edition, MS Office 98’, 2000, 2003, Internet; Trados translation tool; climbing equipment and various techniques. ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Music, writing, design, etc. Playing piano, guitar and singing, attended classes in dancing swing, rock’n’roll and jive. OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Competences not mentioned above. Playing paintball, skiing, hiking, mountaineering, cycling, canoeing. DRIVING LICENCE(S) B category