Eric A. Lief, Ph.D.
Translator/Interpreter
554 W. 184th St. Suite 1W2
New York, NY 10033
(917) 280-4074
ericlief@bossanova-translations.com
bossanova-translations.com
PROFILE
I offer fast, reliable, and high-quality translation, transcription, proofreading, and editing services
(Spanish/Portuguese > English and English > Spanish, in addition to Spanish interpretation. I am a native
speaker of English with more than 10 years experience in translation services and second-language education.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Romance Linguistics & Translation Studies (2006), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.
M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics (2000), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
B.A. in Spanish (1997), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
LANGUAGE PAIRS
Spanish <> English
Portuguese > English
EXPERIENCE
10 years
5 years
SPECIALISATION
Business/Financial/Communications/Advertising
Personal Correspondence, Offical documents/certificates
Technical/Consumer electronics/user manuals
May-June 2007 Translation Project Manager, CP Language Institute, New York, U.S.
Manage translation projects (from start to finish) for translation company.
 Handled scheduling and resource allocation
 Maintained and updated client and vender databases.
 Performed QA measures
 Provided translations when needed
2005-2007
Translation Project Manager, Bossanova Translations, New York, U.S.
Manage translation projects (from start to finish) for small translation company.
 Founded company
 Designed and implement marketing strategies.
 Developed and maintained client base.
2000-2005
Translator, Department of Romance Studies, Cornell University, New York, U.S.
Provide translations (Spanish and Portuguese) on a freelance basis.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-2006
English Lecturer, Department of English, University of Paris XII, France.
Coordinate and teach beginning to advanced English conversation and phonetics courses to
undergraduate college students at a French university.
 Implemented and directed off-campus conversation practice.
2001-2004
Spanish Teacher, Department of Romance Studies, Cornell University, U.S.
Teach Spanish language, literature, and conversation courses to university students.
 Consistently maintained above-average teaching rankings.
 Integrated technology (e.g. PowerPoint activities) regularly in courses.
1998-2000
Spanish Teacher, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Ohio State University, U.S.
SOME RECENT WORK
June 2007
Translated a 2000 word teen pregnancy script from English to Spanish
June 2007
Translated a 2000 word correspondence from Portuguese to English
June 2007
Transcribed and translated a 5000 word TV program on hospital interpretation from Spanish to
English
May 2007
Assisted in the transcription and translation of a Cuban documentary on boxing from Spanish to
English
Jan/Feb 2007
Translated a 10,000-word shopping catalogue from Spanish to English
Nov 2006
Translated a 6000-word financial report from Spanish to English
Oct 2006
Translated a 5,000-word financial report from Spanish to English
Sept 2006
Translated a 10,000-word instruction manual from Spanish to English for an Electronics
company
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2002-2004
Vice-President, Cornell Linguistics Club (CLC)
SKILLS
Language
English (native)
Spanish (near-native)
Portuguese (near-native)
French (fluent)
Computer
MS Windows/ Mac OS
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Wordfast
Trados
OTHER AREAS OF EXPERTISE/INTEREST
Linguistics
Pedagogy
Music Theory
Dance
Travel
Film
FEES
Translation (source word)
Proofreading (per word)
Interpreting (per hour)
From US$00.07/source word
From US$00.05/word
From US$50.00/hour
REFERENCES
June 22, 2007
Dear Sir or Madam:
CP Language Institute, Inc., employed Eric Lief as a full-time project manager and translator. For the duration
of his employment, Mr. Lief managed several translation projects, and performed quality assurance on
translated documents. Furthermore, his fluency in the Spanish and Portuguese languages proved to be an
invaluable asset to our company on a daily basis. Mr. Lief translated an array of source materials for us, mostly
Spanish to English and Portuguese to English; but also English into Spanish and Portuguese.
Eric Lief is an intelligent and motivated individual and has an excellent attention to detail. He is more than
capable of managing projects and executing high quality translations, and has displayed a significant level of
skill in regards to his responsibilities of scheduling and resource allocation. Mr. Lief excelled at meeting the
requirements of our demanding clientele, and oftentimes exceeded their expectations in terms of quality of
service.
If you would like additional information please feel free to contact me at (212) 246-2054, or ir@cpli.com Thank
you.
Sincerely,
Isidro Rodriguez
Manager
CP Language Institute, Inc.
Isidro Rodriguez
Manager
New York, NY
(212) 246-2054
ir@cpli.com
Dina Spevack
Owner
American Language Services
Los Angeles
(310) 829-0741
dina@alsglobal.net
Carol Rosen
Graduate advisor, Ph.D chair
Cornell University
(607) 273-2784
Ithaca, NY