Hi, I’m
Signe Tørsleff
Interpretor/translator
Copenhagen
Where you stumble and fall, there you discover the gold.
Joseph Campbell
Summary
I am an enthusiastic multilingual candidate with strong relational skills and high energy level. Due to my bi-cultural identity, as well as my versatile professional work experience, I am good at adapting to various multicultural environments. During my present job I have gained deeper knowledge regarding linguistic and cultural challenges in a cross-cultural context. I am dedicated to continuously developing my skills in order to build bridges across the cultural gaps that I discover, and thereby enhance mutual understanding.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
1
Certificate
Work History
Translation TeamCopenhagen
Simultanous and Consecutive Interpreter
09.2022 - Current
Job overview
- School/Parent/Teacher conferences, meetings
- After-school club issues
- Lawsuits
- Police cases
- Refugee and repatriation counseling
- Educational student and parents counseling sessions with speech therapist, social worker, psychologist and teacher
- Rehabilitation and diet guidance in health clinics
Copenhagen Cowboy ApS
Interpretor/Subtitle Translator
10.2021 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Simultaneous interpretation Danish/Mandarin/Cantonese on the production set
- Subtitle translation Chinese/English
- Avid subtitle editing
The Handicap Team Copenhagen
Private Elderly Caregiver
12.2019 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Worked closely with clinical staff to support therapeutic and behavioral plans.
- Planned and prepared healthy meal.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Created safe and positive living situations for clients by communicating with family and other staff about concerns or challenges.
- Monitored health and well-being and reported significant health changes to nurse.
Public Evening Schools Lyngby
Chinese and French Language Teacher
01.2014 - 03.2018
Job overview
- Enhanced vocabulary, grammar, language structure and memory development by employing educational strategies and techniques.
- Interdisciplinary excursions with visual art team and food art team.
- Compilation of teaching material and organization of semester courses.
EGE CarpetsShanghai
Regional/Asia Manager
05.2012 - 10.2013
Job overview
- Europe's leading wall to wall design carpet solution
- Development and maintenance of the business relationships in the contract market for flooring
- Long-term construction projects of hotels, airports, libraries, schools, etc.
- Organization and execution of training for the architects and designers, as well as the agents in sales and use of the solutions
- Supervision of Chinese dealer, distributors in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- Office management: organization of internal structure, work flow and procedures for Ege, Shanghai - team of 5 people with varied responsibilities
- Promotion: launching promotional activities, organizing major launches in collaboration with promotional partners such as Haworth office furniture
- Organization of events and interior fairs
De GournayShanghai
Regional Sales and Marketing Manager
01.2011 - 05.2012
Job overview
- Promotion of exquisite hand-painted silk wallpapers, silk textiles, porcelain and furniture
- Business development: Promote sales in the Far East, especially China, partly Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and India
- Seek out new markets, business partners and representatives in other regions. Find new suitable distributors
- Increase cross-selling of the company's products, both in B2B and in retail
- Designing product and company presentations for representatives/retailers
- Managing the operation of the showroom in Shanghai, consisting of a team of 8 employees, interns and representatives
- HR: Recruitment of Chinese staff, training and management
- Customer service: Servicing and maintaining existing customers and representatives in Asia
- Marketing: Development of locally targeted sales material, mail campaigns, newsletters, advertising promotion in local media
- Public Relations within luxury goods, design, interior design and lifestyle players
- Cooperation with the press, the arrangement of co-branding events, as well as the organization of fairs.
Odense City Shanghai
Goodwill Ambassador
01.2010 - 09.2010
Job overview
- The World Exhibition Expo 2010 Shanghai, Urban Best Practices Area, Odense City Pavillion.
- Prepared or delivered speeches to further public relations objectives.
- Developed and maintained close working relationships with members of press.
- Public Relations: Country branding of Denmark, and Odense as a cycling city, Danish lifestyle and values, cycling culture and green transport.
- Cultural organizer of bridge-building events out in the city with Danish art and music.
Education
University of Copenhagen Copenhagen
M.D. from French Language and Culture
08.2019
Institut of Political Science/University LumièreLyon, France
M.D. from Asian Affairs Studies
06.2008
University Overview
- Chinese language, social conditions and cultural historical factors, cases of business projects and management across cultures
- Basic political science. Political understanding, public administration, discourse analysis
- Asia-oriented business management. Contractors continuously contributed to the teaching process regarding a more practical approach to learning
- Last semester spent in Chengdu West China with 3 months intensive Chinese courses, followed by a semester internship in French quality control company in Shenzhen, South China.
University of Lyon 3Lyon, France
J.D. from Chinese Studies
06.2006
University Overview
- Bachelor in International Business Communication with English and Chinese business language with Cantonese option
- Academic language studies with the aim of being able to understand and connect people more closely through cross-cultural dialogue
- Socio-economic and cultural conditions in Northeast Asia, Japan and China in particular
- Written and oral expression skills in the given languages
Skills
- Simultaneous Translation
- Consecutive Translation
- Translation Review
- Public Relations
- Educational Team Collaboration
- Staff Education
- Parent Education
- Interpersonal Communication
- Public Education
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Danish
First Language
French
Proficient
C2
Chinese (Cantonese)
Advanced
C1
Chinese (Mandarin)
Advanced
C1
English
Proficient
C2
Availability
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Available
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tuesday
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thursday
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saturday
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morning
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Certification
- HSK Proficiency test in Mandarin Chinese
- TOEIC English Proficiency test
- Driver's license
- First aid course
- Culinary Food Culture Course Suhrs Højskole, DK
- 6 month Documentary Crash Course, Lyngby, DK
Volunteer work:
- Roskilde Festival, Culinary advisor at Food Jam, DK
- Cph Dox documentary festival, Cph, DK
- Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Chief cook at music venue Templet, Cph, DK.
Timeline
Simultanous and Consecutive Interpreter
Translation Team
09.2022 - Current
Interpretor/Subtitle Translator
Copenhagen Cowboy ApS
10.2021 - 07.2022
Private Elderly Caregiver
The Handicap Team
12.2019 - 12.2021
Chinese and French Language Teacher
Public Evening Schools
01.2014 - 03.2018
Regional/Asia Manager
EGE Carpets
05.2012 - 10.2013
Regional Sales and Marketing Manager
De Gournay
01.2011 - 05.2012
Goodwill Ambassador
Odense City
01.2010 - 09.2010
University of Copenhagen
M.D. from French Language and Culture
Institut of Political Science/University Lumière
M.D. from Asian Affairs Studies
University of Lyon 3
J.D. from Chinese Studies
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