Kateřina Výborná

Freelance translator and interpreter, proof-reader

Accredited freelance interpreter for EU institutions

Translation and interpreting project manager

Working Languages

Czech – mother tongue

English ˂˃ Czech

Spanish ˂˃ Czech

Slovak ˃ Czech

Education:

2007 – 2009	MBA Programme, ESMA Prague
2004	Faculty of Law, Charles University – legal English for translators and interpreters
1998 – 1999	University of Granada, Spain, Erasmus Programme Programme in translation and interpreting – English, Spanish
1994 – 2001	Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts MA programme (Master Degree, 2001) Major: English and Spanish translation and interpreting (Department of Translation Studies)

Further language education and study visits abroad

2008	Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, Santander, Spain Intensive course
2000	Bexhill, UK – Rotary Club programme for students of Translation Studies
1997	Madrid, Spain – scholarship granted by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1993 – 1994	1-year stay in the USA, student exchange programme

Professional Experience

Major interpreting assignments

Accreditation for the EU Joint Interpreting and Conference Service (the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union) since 2005

Ministerial councils, meetings of political parties, committees and working groups, press conferences

Audit missions in the Czech Republic (FVO, the State Agricultural Intervention Fund, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Veterinary Administration, the Czech Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority, the Czech Customs Administration, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs)

International Conferences

International Confederation of Midwives – 30^th Triennial Congress, Midwives: Improving Women’s Health Globally
Dentis World Implant Symposium
Forum 2000 – platform for global leaders
Convention of International Council of Jewish Women
Annual Meeting of the International Association of Public Transport
International Hoerbiger Wellhead Compression Conference
International Conference on Corporate Responsibility in Supply Chains
Pfizer Healthy Ageing Advocacy Forum
Olivetti Tecnos Sales Conference
CareFusion – sales conference on medical technology
IKEA – European Works Council meetings
Merck Sharp & Dohme – European Works Council meeting
Novartis Sales and Marketing Conference
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery – International Congress
European Trade Union Confederation
World Congress on Menopause
International Conference on Eating Disorders
Czech Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office
Czech Ministry of Justice
Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Czech Institute for Democracy and Economic Analysis
Skanska
Nissan
Pfizer

EU Phare pre-accession (EU Phare Twinning) and technical assistance projects

Numerous training and other sessions: Czech Ministry of Finance (internal audit in public administration), Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Social Security Administration (social security co-ordination in the EU, social inclusion, gender equality, etc.), Czech Ministry of Education (public procurement, partnership building, European Social Fund, recognition of qualifications), Czech Centre for Regional Development (auditing of EU co-financed projects), Czech Ministry for Regional Development (utilisation of Structural Funds), Sofreco and Czech Regional Authorities (internal audit)

Major Translation Assignments

Translation of newspaper texts

Regular translation of articles from The Economist for the leading Czech weekly Respekt (2007–2014), regular translation of articles for Bloomberg Businessweek Czech Republic (2014/2015)

Translations for EU Phare and technical assistance projects

Internal audit and PIFC (Czech Ministry of Finance, Czech Regional Authorities, Sofreco); social security co-ordination in the EU including translation of numerous ECJ judgments (Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Social Security Administration), social inclusion (Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs), gender equality (Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs), public procurement (Institute of International Relations Prague)

Other

Development aid and human rights, quality assurance, internal audit, risk management, corporate governance, banking, marketing, telecommunications, utilities, construction and development projects, leasing and insurance, market research, environment, sociology, education, tenders, legal, contracts, agreements, protocols, annual reports, catalogues, manuals etc.

Project management

Project Manager for a number of Babylonia’s translation and interpreting projects, including regular translation of articles from The Economist for the leading Czech weekly Respekt (2007–2014), regular translation of articles for Bloomberg Businessweek Czech Republic (2014/2015)