BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Full name: Clio Conradie Torre
Gender: Female
Nationality: South African
Date of birth: 09-02-1982
Criminal record: None
Legally eligible to work in USA: Yes – Employment Authorization Document
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
6/2009 – 6/2010
Conradie Associates Ltd – England
Language Editor; Secretary; Personal Assistant
- Rewriting, editing and proofreading hardcopy and electronic documents relevant to business, for example
business plans and web content.
- Liaising with business associates to ensure timely tax payments.
- Doing market research and analysis to determine consumer demand for services offered.
- Position terminated when applicant immigrated to USA.
1/2008 – Present
Carpe Diem Media – South Africa
Freelance Translator
- Translating women’s lifestyle magazine articles from Afrikaans (Finesse magazine) to English (Soul magazine).
- Identifying content problems in source text, such as factual inaccuracies and contradictions, and incorporating
the corrections to these problems into target text.
- Translating lifestyle articles from English (Soul magazine website) to Afrikaans (Finesse magazine website).
6/2007 – 12/2007
North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus – South Africa
Quality controller; Personal Assistant
- Editing and translating work received from clients.
- Checking, correcting and rewriting work done by student editors and translators in the University Language
Office.
- Grading work done by student editors and translators according to accuracy of translations/editorial
corrections, writing skills and comprehension of the topic involved.
- Electronic, telephonic and personal communication with clients regarding project expectations, fees and
deadlines.
- Creating invoices; filing records of work done and expected future projects.
- Marketing the services offered by the Language Office by meeting prospective clients personally and through
electronic communication.
- Assisting the University Campus Rector with composing effective electronic business communications.
- Taking minutes at official campus meetings; typing and distributing minutes prior to following expected meeting.
- Gathering data and writing reports. This was done toward gaining support and funds from internal and
external role players for prospective projects involving the University.
- Position terminated when applicant finished a BA (Hons) degree in English literature/linguistics and moved to
England to start an MA in English.
11/2006 – 11/2007
Postgraduate students from local Universities and Colleges – South Africa
Freelance copy editor
- Language editing, structural editing, formatting and rewriting research proposals, dissertations and theses for
master’s and doctorate students.
2/2006 – 11/2006
North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus – South Africa
Copy editor
- Scanning study material for blind student; comparing original document with scanned document to correct any
errors introduced during scanning (English and Afrikaans).
- Advanced problem solving related to electronic and human resources. Accurate and timely assistance to
student was essential in order to ensure his academic progress.
- Liaising with student’s lecturers to establish appropriate methods of assistance.
- This was a one academic year contract position.
11/27/2006 – 12/22/2006
Carpe Diem Media – South Africa
Intern
- Data input; generating representative charts to indicate changes in readership and readership preferences.
- Proofreading lifestyle magazine (former Me! magazine).
OTHER EXPERIENCE
1/2007 – 12/2007
North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus – South Africa
Tutor – English literature, French, Editing/Translation Practice
- Tutoring groups or individual first and second year students in academic writing, with the focus on
conceptualizing ideas, structuring written work and developing arguments.
- Assisting students in understanding key theoretical concepts relevant to the particular subject.
- Giving full lectures on occasion, depending on instructions received from leading Professor.
- Position terminated when applicant finished a BA (Hons) degree in English literature/linguistics and moved to
England to start an MA degree in English.
1/2006 – 12/2006
North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus – South Africa
Interpreter
- Interpreting dual medium lectures (English to Afrikaans; Afrikaans to English). Subjects covered were
Economics, Accounting, Language Practice and Computer Science.
- Position terminated due to obtaining an alternative post within the University (Quality controller).
EDUCATTION
Teesside University – Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
MA English and Cultural Studies (obtained 11/2009)
North-West University – Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
BA (Hons) English literature/linguistics (obtained 12/2007)
North-West University – Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
BA English/Language Practice (obtained 12/2006)
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST