CV in English

Marie Louise Schoondergang (1969), MA & Bachelor of Translation

Education
2007-2010
Bachelor degree: Translator English, Hogeschool West-Nederland (The Hague)
1991-1996
Masters degree in History, Leiden University

Work Experience
2009-now
translator (english-dutch & dutch-english) & text editor (dutch & english)(www.theartoftranslation.nl)
1997-2016
office manager at Vrije Academie Den Haag / GEMAK
1997
editor at Tentamenbank Leiden (making summaries of academic textbooks)
1996-1997
secretary Medical Faculty of Leiden University
1995
trainee at the Army Museum in Delft (studying the audio-visual collection)
1984-1991
many administrative and editorial positions

Other Activities
2016 Course in translating Chick-lit by Linda Broeder at the Vereniging van Letterkundigen (part of the Dutch Association of Writers and Translators)
2015/2016 Workshop literary translation at LOI
2012 Literary translation workshop (English - Dutch) moderated by Jan Pieter van der Sterre at Vertalershuis/Translator's House in Amsterdam
2002
Fundraising course at Fonds 1818
2000
Accounting course
1995-1999
Courses in scriptwriting, dark room techniques, camera techniques and video editing
1995-1996
volunteer at Leiden University Medical Centre’s television channel for child patients

Other Skills
  • Excellent knowledge of Dutch (native speaker) and English
  • Fair (passive) knowledge of German, French and Spanish
  • Extensive knowledge of and experience with computers and software