Alejandra Mantecón, traductora e intérpetre

Work history (2003-2010)
Translator
NGOs	I have translated reports, agendas, work plans, guides, leaflets, brochures, background notes, mandates, exploratory meetings and books. My main areas of experience are development, agriculture, cooperation and aid to development, together with human rights and women rights. Among my clients you will find: CEDEHU, Eurodad, Terre des Hommes, WIDE, SOLIDAR, Concord, ICSF, Halifax Initiative Coalition, Dynamo International, etc.
Legal	I have translated contracts, powers of attorney, marriage certificates, legal contracts for agricultural workers and diplomas for both agencies and private clients
European Union	For over 5 years, I have translated texts from the EU and I am very familiar with its terminology
Technical	I have translated plenty of technical documents, such as: explanations about diamond instruments, applications for the construction of a waste-energy plants, explanatory leaflets for a chemical company (over 10,000 words in total) about chemical solutions, instructions for the installation of solar panels, pharmaceutical documents
Interpreter
International institutions	ARE, commission 2 social policies and public health Social Protection Committee Meeting Annual Meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Bodies UN High level Forum on nutrition, 2 days Green Party-A.L.E, internal meeting EPP, private dinner with representatives of national parliaments EU-Mexico relations, Press visit for Mexican Journalists European Comission, Negotiations between the EU and Central America, 10 days European Comission, Negotiations between the EU and Mercosur, 5 days European Commission. Negotiations EU and the Andean Countries, 5 days Europêche, 2 days ICSF, European Economic and Social Committee. The Common Fisheries Policy Reform
Embassies and politicians	Interpreter and for the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, during his visit to the U.K Embajada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Seminario Internacional The Lisbon Council. The Robert Schuman Lecture and private lunch with: Felipe González
Social interpreting and NGOs	IAT, Engendering change Pour la Solidarité. Different CSRs in Europe UNED, Spain's cultures and their relationship with Europe Diputación de Cataluña, Europe and fight against poverty and social exclusion, 2 days PLS, CSR models in Europe and ways to promote diversity within enterprises WIDE, "Gender, trade and development worshop Concord, AidWatch Southern Engagement Workshop Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Challenges for Central America, finding the balance Committee of the Regions, Revisiting the Paris agenda from a local perspective Dynamo International. International meeting, 3 days Women’s human rights situation in Honduras. Press conference and interviews with the EU Comunidad Valenciana. Family, minors and fight against poverty and social exclusion WIDE. Conference: Micro credits and women empowerment
European Works Councils	Bayer, 3 days Deutsche Post DHL, 6 days GEA Group, 3 days Benteler, 3 days VALEO
Other	ICANN International meeting 2010, 6 days Jannsen Pharmaceutical, visit to the site in Beerse Oficina de la Comunidad de Madrid, the pharmaceutical sector and the EU
Education and qualifications
2007 2006 2003-2006 1999-2003 1986-1999	Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de España Sworn translator for the English and Spanish languages Sprachen Dolmetcher Institut, Munich Translating and interpreting German-Spanish. Occasional student 20 hours/week during one academic year Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 4-year University Degree in Translation and Interpreting Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 4-year University Degree in English Language, Culture and Civilization Saint Michael’s School, Madrid Bilingual school. Primary and secondary education
Additional Education
2008 2008 2005	FASK der Johannes Guttenberg Universität Mainz. Intensive course: Interpreting German-Spanish. 86 Hours FASK der Johannes Guttenberg Universität Mainz. Intensive course: translation and interpreting German-Spanish. 112 hours Seminar on Sworn Translation at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Most relevant translations published
De la Cruz, Carmen (2009), Financing for development and women’s rights: a critical review, Wide, Brussels Hayes, Lucy and Pereira, Javier (2008), Cambiando las tornas: ayuda y responsabilidad en el marco de París, Eurodad, Brussels.