KAREN TJIA – Interpreter-translator
Indonesian, age 47
Address : Wisma Nusa Permai Blok B50, Nusa Dua, Bali 80363, Indonesia
Mobile: +62-81 239 50411 • E-mail: k_i_tjia@yahoo.com • Skype: karen.tjia
WORK EXPERIENCE
Interpreting-Translating
Since 1990
Freelance Interpreter and Translator in English, French and Indonesian.
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Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting in numerous formal and
informal situations.
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Translations: legal documents, literary works, correspondence, manuals,
promotion material, research documents.
Nov. 2014
Simultaneous interpreting, English- French language pair, Women in Informal
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Employment – Globalizing and Organizing, 6 general assembly in
Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Sep. 2014
Simultaneous interpreting, English-Indonesian language pair, Institute for
Women’s Empowerment WSIS workshop in Bali, Indonesia.
Aug. 2014
Simultaneous interpreting, English-French language pair, Global Greengrants
Fund Summit on Women and Climate Change in Bali.
May 2014
Simultaneous interpreting, English-Indonesian language pair, UNDP Workshop
on Pharmaceutical Patents in Bali.
May 2014
Simultaneous interpreting, English-Indonesian language pair, Open
Government Partnership Regional Meeting in Bali.
Apr. 2014
Simultaneous interpreting, English-Indonesian language pair, Sampoerna
Suppliers Conference in Bali.
Nov. 2013
Simultaneous interpreting, English-French language pair, Trade and
Development Symposium in Bali.
Sep. 2013
Simultaneous interpreting, English-Indonesian language pair, 3rd Annual
Business Meeting of Indonesian Coal Producers and Buyers in Bali.
June 2013
Simultaneous interpreting, English-Indonesian language pair, BKPMInvestment Board Opportunities in Agriculture and Mining Seminar in Bali.
2011-2013
Interpreter-translator, English-Indonesian language pair / Programme
Assistant, for UN-FAO in Indonesia, programme for rabies eradication in Bali.
Mar. 2013
Simultaneous interpreting, English-French language pair, International Cocoa
Council Meeting in Bali.
Dec. 2012
Simultaneous interpreting, English-French language pair, Global Youth Forum
organized by UNFPA in Bali.
May 2012
Simultaneous interpreting, English-Indonesian language pair, CONSAL XV
Congress of South East Asian Librarians in Bali.
Sep. 2011
Simultaneous interpreting, English-French language pair, International Task
Force on Teachers for Education For All (EFA), 3rd Policy Dialogue Forum in
Bali.
Mar. 2011
Simultaneous interpreting, English-French language pair, ministerial
conference on plant genetics organized by the Government of Indonesia in
parallel with the UN-FAO session of the ITPGRFA in Bali.
2010
Co-translator of “Couleur Femme”, a collection of modern Indonesian poetry
published by Alliance Française de Bali and Forum Jakarta Paris, from
Indonesian into French.
2006-2011
Volunteer online consecutive interpreter, Indonesian-French language pair,
serving Libres Enfants Mentawai, a French association supporting Mentawai
tribes of Siberut, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Since 2001
Translation and consecutive interpreting, Indonesian-French-English, for the
French International School in Bali in communications with notaries
and Indonesian government agencies.
Other Work
Since 2013
Teacher of French, associated with the Alliance Française de Bali.
Nov. 2014
Note-taker, in English and Indonesian, Knowledge Sector Initiative meeting on
data innovation, in Bali.
Sep. 2014
Note-taker, in English, USAID Marine Resources Program meeting in Bali.
Oct. 2011
Announcer, in English, World Renewable Energy Congress in Bali.
2008-2010
PT. ADD Arquitecto, Bali
Assistant to Estate Architect on luxury villa project.
1999-2008
PT. Hafele Indotama, Bali
Branch/Sales Manager – consulting and sales of quality hardware.
1998-1999
Club Med Nusa Dua, Bali
Assistant to Construction Manager - Rooms and Public Areas Renovation.
1997-1998
Novotel Benoa Bali
Boutique Manager/ Kids Club Coordinator/ Events Presenter.
1997-1998
Master of ceremonies in Indonesian, French and English, Novotel Benoa
Bali, for weekly and annual events of the guest entertainment programme.
1996-1997
Novotel Benoa Bali.
Assistant to Construction Manager - Rooms & Public Areas Renovation.
1992-1996
CinéDif, Montpellier, France
Part-time staff – theme-specific film screenings, regional art film festivals.
EDUCATION, TRAINING and CERTIFICATION
Apr. 2013
Seminar “NOT Lost In Translation : Serba Serbi Dunia Penerjemahan”
organized by the Indonesian Translators Association, Universitas
Warmadewa, Denpasar, Indonesia.
2011
Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française C2 (highest level of certification in
French as a foreign language, recognized by the European Union);
score 95/100, Alliance Française de Bali.
1992
Fifth-year studies, École d’Architecture, Montpellier, France.
1988
Diplôme d’Études Fondamentales en Architecture (B.Arch.)
École d’Architecture, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
1985
A.E.B. A-LEVELS, Methodist College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1984
London University O-LEVELS, Fairview School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1973-1981
Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
OTHERS
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Member of board of trustees, French International School, Bali, Indonesia, since 2001.
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Interests: reading, snorkeling and scuba diving, city-building computer games, stand-up
comedy.
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Driving licences: car and small motorbike.