Bhumika Chawla-D'Souza

BHUMIKA CHAWLA-D'SOUZA E-mail: bhumika.chawla@gmail.com Freelance translator for German English Hindi Education Bachelor of Arts (English) from Delhi University, New Delhi. Other qualifications - Intermediate Level III (Mittelstufe III - ZMP) [Jul 2001 – Dec 2001] from Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi [Grade: excellent (Note: eins)] - Intermediate Level II (Mittelstufe II - ZDfB) [Jan 2001 – May 2001] from Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi. [Grade: excellent (Note: eins)] - Intermediate Level I (Mittelstufe I) [Jul 2000 – Dec 2000] from Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi - Intensive Advance Diploma in German [1999 – 2000] from Delhi University [Marks secured: 72.67%] - Certificate Course in Italian [2002 – 2003] from Delhi University - Diploma in Italian [2003 – 2004] from Delhi University Work experience (GerEng) March 2005 – March 2009: Team Leader at Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Limited Areas of activity: - Translation (German < > English; using TRADOS TM-database): - SAP-related user-documentation - Process documents (requirement specifications) for SAP implementation at Bosch locations - Legal and commercial texts - Internet/Intranet pages - Documentation: Creation of user-documentation, in German, for SAP implementation at various Bosch locations in Germany on the basis of process documentation provided by the customer June 2000 – December 2003 Worked with a group of freelance translators at Total Translation Support Services, K-5/29, Model Town, Delhi, India, Tel. 011-27430377, 27212639. Areas of activity included: - Translation of scientific texts, e.g. technical drawings, manuals, reports, quality assurance texts, etc. - Translation of legal-commercial texts, e.g. affidavits, MoUs, decrees, etc. - Translation of literary texts - Translation of certificates required for visa application for Germany, Austria - Building up reference sections, Internet recherché, attending to clients’ queries and handling correspondence January 2004 – March 2005 Worked at Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore as Personal Assistant to Director Work experience (EngHindi) June 2000 – December 2003 Worked with a group of freelance translators at Total Translation Support Services, K-5/29, Model Town, Delhi, India, Tel. 011-27430377, 27212639 Areas of activity included: - Translation and review of published material for Krishnamurti Foundation of India - Translation of miscellaneous documents From March 2009 onwards: I am working as a freelance translator. Regular projects include translation of a quarterly periodical published by KFI India, review of other published material on Jiddu Krishnamurti. Other assignments include co-translation of a book “The Beauty of the Mountain” by Friedrich Grohe, translation of legal documents from German into Hindi, etc. Technical know-how Good knowledge of MS-Office, Internet, Outlook, etc.; working knowledge of SDL TRADOS Other areas of interest Subtitling, voiceover, animation

Existential and spiritual enquiry