MARIE-FRANCE GIGUÈRE
Mont-Tremblant,Canada
Summary
- Highly organized, driven, and passionate about delivering top-quality translations.
- Meticulous, rigorous, and attentive to detail, ensuring accuracy in every project.
- Proactive and decisive, taking personal initiative to meet deadlines effectively.
- Continuously seeks opportunities for learning and skill development.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills foster productive teamwork.
- Exceptional listening skills combined with intellectual curiosity to understand clients' needs thoroughly.
- Committed to efficiency, integrity, and maintaining a positive work ethic.
- Demonstrates professionalism in all situations.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Translator
Self-Employed
11.2022 - Current
- Translated various documents from English to French-Canadian.
- Training courses: Boating safety (Canadian government publication)
- Training courses: CEFR French-Canadian language course (Romanian company)
- Training courses: Sales courses related to new provincial legislation (Canadian company)
- Training courses: Ontario provincial legislation training course (Canadian company)
- Database: medical, legal, IT, financial, mining and construction tools (Canadian company)
- Books on personal development: assertiveness, body language, public speaking, conflict resolution, the art of small talk (+/- 35,000 words, Digital Press Publishing published on Amazon)
- Master Class: Project management driven by artificial intelligence (PPT University Professor)
- Mining industry: Marketing, human resources, technical translation (Brightlines Translation Company)
- Transportation industry: Sales-related translation of metadata products and services, blog posts and communications (Canadian company)
- Design and construction industry: translation of press releases (Canadian company)
- Presentation of municipal development management software (Canadian company)
- Real estate questionnaires (Canadian company)
- Instructions for use of a technological product for parents (Chinese company)
- Books on various subjects: Phytotherapy, Manifestation, Shamanism, Runology, Wicca (+/- 35000 words, Digital Press Publishing, to be published on Amazon)
SME French Canadian
International School of Language
11.2022 - 10.2023
- French-Canadian input on the production of an international French course
Localization Specialist
Educational Website
12.2022 - 09.2023
- French-Canadian localization for an educational technology company that connects primary school teachers, students and families through communication.
- Worked with Crowdin
Real Estate Agent - Part-time
Real Estate Brokerage in Quebec, Canada
05.2010 - 11.2022
- Managed contracts, negotiations, and all aspects of sales to finalize purchases and exceed customer expectations.
- Negotiated, facilitated, and managed real estate transactions.
- Advertised client properties through websites and social media.
Teacher in French Language
French Canadian Private Schools
08.2000 - 06.2019
- Teaching in French from 1st Grade - High School Students
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
Education
Real Estate Brokerage License - Real Estate
Collège CEI
Montréal, Canada05-2010
Master of Arts - Teaching in French
Université Laval
Québec, Canada12-1997
Skills
- Translating from English to French
- Proofreading skills
- Language localization
- Post-editing
- Machine translation
- Microsoft Suite
- Google Doc
- Translation software Trados
- XTM
- Crowdin
- DeepL
Timeline
Localization Specialist
Educational Website
12.2022 - 09.2023
Translator
Self-Employed
11.2022 - Current
SME French Canadian
International School of Language
11.2022 - 10.2023
Real Estate Agent - Part-time
Real Estate Brokerage in Quebec, Canada
05.2010 - 11.2022
Teacher in French Language
French Canadian Private Schools
08.2000 - 06.2019
Real Estate Brokerage License - Real Estate
Collège CEI
Master of Arts - Teaching in French
Université Laval
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