Curriculum vitae

Name: Liina Sudak
Date of birth: 7 February 1984
Phone: +372 56 958 059
E-mail: liina@linguaharmonica.eu

Education:

2007–2009 Tallinn University, MA, Conference Interpreting
2004–2007 Tallinn University, BA (cum laude), Estonian Language and Literature
2002–2003 Tartu University, English Language and Literature
1999–2002 Tallinn English College
1991–1999 Tallinn Mustamäe Secondary School

Further training:

In 2011, I participated in the European Commission DG Interpretation’s one-month Professional Integration Programme in Brussels, improving my interpreting skills within an intense EU-based context.
I lived and worked in London, England, for a year (2003–2004), getting to know the local culture better.

Hobbies:

I am passionate about learning different languages and getting to know various cultures. My love for foreign languages is expressed in conference interpreting, translating and copy editing. I travel frequently and communicate with people of various nationalities.

Language skills:

Estonian – native language
English – proficient user (C2)
French – independent user (B2)
Russian – independent user (B1)
German – basic user (A2)
Finnish – basic user (A2)

Organisations:

Estonian Association of Masters in Conference Interpreting and Translation, member

Work experience:

February 2014 onwards, Lingua Harmonica OÜ (translation bureau), interpreter, translator, copy editor, proofreader; Member of the Board
December 2009–February 2014, Alia Via OÜ (translation bureau), interpreter, translator, copy editor, proofreader; Member of the Board
September 2008–September 2009, Ajakiri KÖÖK (lifestyle and culinary magazine), copy editor and proofreader
June 2007–February 2009, Skrivanek Baltic Tallinn (translation bureau), copy editor and proofreader
June 2006–June 2009, Kirjastus Pegasus OÜ (publishing house), copy editor and proofreader
September 2004–May 2005, Allecto AS (bookshop), customer service assistant