Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name: Raquel Maria Teixeira da Silva
Date of Birth: 04/08/1972
Nationality: Portuguese
Address: Rua Luís Piçarra, nº 9, 7º B – 1750-101 Lisbon (Portugal)
Contacts: + 351 918670631, teixeirasilva.raquel@gmail.com
EMPLOYENT HISTORY
Independent Translator
Since 1996 until now
I have recently finished the translation of the book Glottodrama Resource Book from Carlo Nofri, Carolina Drago, Maurizio Masella and
Moreno Stracci.
Since 1996, I have been working as freelance translator, and some of my texts have been published by governmental entities such as
the Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security, as well as by other recognized companies such as Euro 2004 S.A.,
Caixa Geral de Depósitos and ISCTE.
Here are some published translations:
January de 2015:
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Glottodrama Resource Book, Carlo Nofri, Carolina Drago, Maurizio Masella and Moreno Stracci - English to Portuguese
2004:
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Agreement for the Staging of the UEFA European Football Championship 2004 – Euro 2004 - English to Portuguese
2002:
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Impact Evaluation – Guaranteed Minimum Income – GMI Beneficiaries, Synthesis and Recommendations - Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security - Portuguese to English
2001:
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Plano Nacional de Acção para a Inclusão - Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security - English to Portuguese
2000:
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Políticas e instrumentos de combate à pobreza na União Europeia: a garantia de um Rendimento Mínimo - Ministry of Solidarity, Em-ployment and Social Security - English to Portuguese
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Impacts Evaluation of the GMI and Prospective Analysis - Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security - English to
Portuguese
1997:
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A Função, a Actividade e a Responsabilidade do Auditor no âmbito da União Europeia – European Commission - English to
Portuguese
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Curriculum Vitae of Raquel Teixeira da Silva
Assistant to the Directive Board of the EDP Foundation
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June 2013 - May 2014
Managing and coordinating the patronage applications to the Cultural Department, Social Innovation Department and Communication Department: filtering the requests accordingly to the relevant sphere of action of the EDP Foundation, producing
project files and writing the replies to the petitioners.
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For the Social Innovation Department, coordinating EDP’s Solidarity Programme and EDP’s Solidarity Barrages Programme,
drafting protocols with partner institutions and daily updating its data base files.
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Daily management of the Foundation’s Mailbox, forwarding the emails to the relevant Department Director, replying to spontaneous job application emails and clarifying ad hoc queries regarding the Foundation’s activity.
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Organising the catering and decoration for the Foundation’s annual Team Building Event in 2013.
Executive Assistant at the Cabinet of the President of the Portuguese Parliament
April 2005 – June 2011
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Producing press daily briefings and making online research regarding national and international political current affairs.
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Summarizing all parliamentary documents and legislative initiatives, as also external correspondence, within the Parliament
data base system and forwarding it to the relevant Parliamentary Committees and Services of the Assembly of the Republic.
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Drafting communications and official letters and acting as an intermediary between the Cabinet and other sovereignty bodies
and recognized institutions both at a national and international level.
Translator and Administrative Assistant at the Portuguese Football Federation
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March 2002 - January 2005
Translating and revising documents from UEFA and FIFA, namely the Agreement for the Staging of the UEFA European
Football Championship 2004 – Euro 2004.
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Creating and managing the administrative process of the Portuguese Licensing System for Player’s Agents.
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Participating, as an assistant, in Courts of Arbitration for Sports composed by FPF and the Portuguese Football League.
Translator and Reviser at ABA-TEXT-TRANSLATION AGENCY
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April 2000 - August 2001
Translating and revising (in terms of spelling, grammar and terminology) literary, technical, economic and legal texts, including official documents, using translation memory software like TRADOS and TRANSIT.
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Managing translation projects.
Part-Time Assistant Teacher at Wall Street Institute
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January 2000 - March 2000
Teaching the English Language using an interactive teaching system focused on speaking the language.
Bank Employee at Caixa Geral de Depósitos
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August 1997 - Juy 1998
Assisting customers at several bank branches in Lisbon, performing elementary financial and accounting operations.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
ISLA Lisbon
1991 - 1995
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Degree in English and French Translation, focused on economic and legal translation.
Teletraduções – Traduções e Edição de Vídeo, Lda.
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Course of Techniques for Audiovisual Translation – Subtitling, Dubbing and Voice-Over
Caixa Geral de Depósitos
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September 2000 - February 2001
July 1996 - February 1997
Professional Internship “Work-Life Integration”: translating and revising economic and legal documents.
Curriculum Vitae of Raquel Teixeira da Silva
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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In April 2012, I was invited to travel to Brussels to participate in the European Parliament Recruitment n.º AST
15/2011 – Portuguese Language Assistant-Temporary Agent (Grade AST 1, achieving the following scores:
- Drafting a text on a computer based on precise instructions, in English: 24 / 30.
- Summary of a text assessing the knowledge of the French language and the ability to write in this language: 12 / 20.
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In 2001, I qualified in 6th position in an Open Public Competition for the recruitment of two Parliamentary Superior
Officers in the area of translation for the Portuguese Parliament Staff.
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I may submit job references since 2001, being the most recent from the former Speaker of the Portuguese Parliament, Mr. Jaime Gama, and the Cultural and Social Innovation Directors of the EDP Foundation.
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Since September 2011, I am a member of the Parents Association Board of my children’s public school, working
inside recreational projects such as the Christmas theatre play performed by the parents in 2011. This school year, I
have just been elected as vowel of the Parents Association Board of my son's post primary school and I'm now engaged in involving the school community in the ludic activities planned for this year.
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