CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Information Surname:
Va
Given Name:
Vannak
Address:
159A Street 182, Phsar Depot I Quarter, Tuol Kok District, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Telephone No:
855 12 38 51 98
E-mail Address:
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
March 20, 1984
Place of Birth:
Kompong Thom Province
Nationality:
Cambodian
Present Resident:
Phnom Penh
Martial Status:
Single
Key Skills Translation, Adminstration and Teaching (plus management and leadership)
Education Present
- Prospective Master Degree in Development Studies RUPP (Royal University of Phnom Penh)
2001 – 2007
- Bachelor’s Degree of Engineering in Electric and Energy Institute of Technology of Cambodia
2002 – 2007
- Bachelor's Degree of Arts in English Education (Teaching) Institute of Foreign Languages
1999 – 2001
- Senior High School Certificate Hun Sen Balang High School
Work Experiences June 2009-present Translator at CDRI – Cambodia’s Leading Independent Development Policy Research Institute - Translate the research documents, including Annual Development Review (ADR), Cambodia Development Review (CDR, issued very three month), Flash Report on the Cambodian Economy (issued every month) - Check and edit translated documents - Interprete for Excecutive Director during internal meeting and audience with government officials and other NGOs representative - Compile bilingual lexicon (English and Khmer)
July 2009- present Part-time Translator/Section Editor at the Post Media Co., Ltd., publishing the Phnom Penh Post News and related papers - Translate both English and Khmer texts from reporters - Translate hot news to be hosted in the Post’s website
Feb-June 2009
Senior Translator/content Editor for website, AngkorOne.com, the first Khmer world-class website based in the United States with branch office in Phnom Penh - Interpreting assistant to CEO - Traslate the whole website’s content into Khmer and vice-versa - Edit both Khmer and English contents
2005 – 2009
Pyramid Translation and Interpreting Co., Ltd. - Administrative documents: Authorizations, appointments and correspondences - Legal documents: power of attorney, complaints, civil judgment and other legal
procedures
- Business letters: company registration, contracts, leases and articles of association - Personal documents: registration procedures, adoption and certificates - Immigration forms filling facilitator: forms for visit, study and residence
2008 – present
ECCC’s freelance translator
2007 – 2008
Freelance translator for UNICEF Organization - Child Friendly School, School Cluster, Rooster Crow (health education booklet)
May - July 2007
Teaching profession (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) - Teaching trainee for Bridging Course at Institute of Foreign Languages - Preparing study plan, teaching methodology, student competence assessment, grading
2006 – 2007
Teaching coordinator for AITSS Forum, under the sub-supervision of RUPP,
for
English
teaching
program
in
various
orphanages
and
organizations supporting the poor and street children in Kolap 4 orphanage and Road of Life organization
Vocational Training 19-20 Mar 2009
MEDICAM’s Annual General Meeting Precised Over by H.E. Prof. Mam Bunheng, Minister of Health Emperial Hotel, Phnom Penh
19 Mar 2009
The 2nd Consultative Meeting on HIV/AIDs prevention among casio worker in Phnom Penh and Svay Rieng province Nagaworld, Phnom Penh
Oct 2007
Teaching methodology, CamTESOL conference Royal University of Phnom Penh
2001 – 2002
Certificate of Bridging Course in English Institute of Foreign Languages
Sep – Oct 2002
Sales and Marketing
Institute for
Specialty of Cambodia Feb – May 2002
General Accounting Mahaputra International Institute
Jan – May 2002
General Administration Institute for Development of Education and Agriculture
Languages Khmer:
Excellent formal and official linguistic competence (Mother tongue)
English:
Excellent formal written and spoken communications
French:
Limited comprehension
Computer application: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Access Database I, Intermediate Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), Email, Internet
General Knowledge - Civil Servants Commentary of the Kingdom of Cambodia - Cambodian Public Administration - Law and Regulation of Investment in the Kingdom of Cambodia - Law on Commercial Enterprise - Business and Property Right Law - Contract Law - Diplomatic Law
Hobbies Reading, aerobics, football and badminton
References Mr. Touch Chea:
Senior translator at PYRAMID Co, Ltd.
E-mail Address:
[email protected]
Telephone No:
855 12 40 09 72
Mr. Puy Kheang:
IFL lecturer
E-mail Address:
[email protected]
Telephone No:
855 12 96 96 86
Mr. Kruy Virak
Research Associate, Democratic Governance and Public Sector Reform, Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI)
E-mail Address:
[email protected]
Telephone No:
855 12 91 54 75