This curriculum vitae summarizes Márcia Tavares Teixeira's education and work experience. She has qualifications in English language teaching, translation, business administration, computer systems, and economics. Her work experience includes freelance translation and interpreting between English and Portuguese, primarily focused on football/soccer. She has also worked as a language tutor, recruiter, data entry clerk, reservations assistant, and restaurant manager.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Márcia Tavares Teixeira
Flat 4,
302A Old Brompton Road
London SW5 9JF
Phone: 020 7370 6190
Mobile: 07957 597767
E-mail: marcia_tt@hotmail.com
Date of Birth: 9 December 1959
Nationality: Brazilian & British
Further Education
CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
Language Link, London (4 weeks intensive course)
Diploma in Translation
Institute of Linguists, London
Specialist subjects – General Translation, Technology, Science
Diploma of Competence in Portuguese (Grade 5)
University of Westminster, London
Business Administration
Ilhéus and Itabuna University, Bahia - Brazil
Computer Systems & Data Processing
Salvador Faculties, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Economics
Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Secondary Education
Instituto Social da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Employment History
Freelance Translator & Interpreter English < > Portuguese
Translation and Interpreting Experience
General translation in various subjects such as lifestyle, media, marketing, sports, IT, oil &
gas, law, education and medicine amongst others (Eng<>Por)
Interpreting in live press conferences and one to one interviews for the Brazilian national
football team (Eng<>Por)
Translation of football players interviews for the Champions League, Premier League and
Football Mondial TV programmes produced by IMG (Independent Media Group).
Oct - Nov 2002
1999 - 2000
1997 - 1999
1984 - 1986
1980 - 1982
1979 - 1980
1976 - 1978
2005 – Present
Interpreting in live press conferences for players and coaches at Manchester United FC,
Chelsea FC, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal FC, Middlesbrough FC amongst others
(Eng<>Por)
Interpreting in live press conferences for Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC in UEFA
Champions League football games (Eng<>Por)
Interpreting and translations for most national newspapers and football magazines such
as 442 and Soccer Bible (Eng<>Por)

2. Translation of football match reports for English Premier League Clubs scouts (Por>Eng)
Translation of football players and other sportsmen pre-recorded and live interviews for
TV and media companies such as the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, TWI, IMG and all major
newspapers (Por & Ita & Spa>Eng)
Translation and transcription of football and tennis players pre-recorded interviews for
Nike (Por & Spa>Eng)
Translation and transcription of football players pre-recorded interviews for Pepsi (Por &
Spa>Eng)
Translation of a documentary about Mozambique by Jackie Brambles for the GMTV
programme, ITV, June 2005 (Por<>Eng)
Translation of general and legal documents such as birth, marriage and death certificates,
divorce deeds, criminal records, legal advice, school reports & diplomas, etc. (Por<>Eng)
Translation and interpreting for the Magistrates and Royal Courts of Justice, City Councils
and the NHS (Eng<>Por)
Interpreting in the Courts of Law in the UK (Eng<>Por)
Translation and interpreting in business meetings for IHG International Hospitals Group
and ENSA Seguros de Angola S.A. representatives for the construction of hospitals in
Angola (Eng<>Por)
Translation of websites: Latin American Experience Travel Agency, London (Eng>Por);
Tormes Hostal, Salamanca, Spain (Spa>Eng); Fruit Machine gambling site (Eng>Por);
Begadi, paintball sports equipment online shop (Eng>Por)
Translation of Microsoft New Small Business Software (Eng<>Por)
Translation of “Save the Whales” campaign for Greenpeace (Eng>Por)
Translation of articles for a medical journal on stomach reduction surgery techniques for
the treatment of obesity entitled “The Incidence of Lower Limbs Deep Venous Thrombosis
in Morbid Obesity Surgical Treatment under Prophylaxis” by Aldo Brasileiro MD (Por>Eng)
& João Eduardo Ettinger MD.
Teaching experience
Private English language tuition
Teacher
Embassy CES English Language Training
English as a foreign language
Action for Employment
ESOL tutor with job search.
Ealing ESOL School
Hammersmith - London
Language Skills
Fluent in Portuguese, Italian and Spanish
Fairly fluent in French
2003 –2004
Jan - Set 2004
Set 2004 - 2005
Jan - Dec 2005

3. Other work experience
TMI Recruitment
Recruitment Manager
Infraforces International Research and Consulting, Paris - France
Telephone Interviewer with English
Europ’Phoning, Paris - France
Telemarketing with Italian
Citibank
Customer Services Associate for European corporate clients
Southern Pacific Mortgages Limited
Data Entry Clerk - using Lynx Computer System
The Copthorne Tara Hotel, London
Reservations Assistant - using Fidelio CRS
Steamond Travel, London
Travel Consultant - using Galileo CRS
Macmillans Brasserie, London
Restaurant Manager (promoted from waitress)
Employment History in Brazil
Shopping Center Barra, Salvador - Bahia - Brazil
January 1992 - July 1992
CEO Secretary
Atlas Papelaria (Atlas Stationery), Salvador - BA - Brazil
July 1987 - December 1991
Telesales Manager
Mathematics private tuition up to GCSE level
1985 – 1987
Brazil
Instituto Ceplac de Seguridade Social, Itabuna - BA - Brazil
January 1985 - July 1986
CEO Secretary
Sep 2003 – Mar 2004
Jan - Jun 2003
Jan - Jun 2003
2001 - Nov 2002
March - Oct 2001
Feb - Nov 2000
Nov 1996 - 1999
1995 - Nov 1996