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Ben Owen Erickson, Copenhagen, Denmark Career Sequence
2006 Error Prefilter Consultant, Nokia, Copenhagen, Denmark I am responsible for receiving,
prioritizing, and routing mobile telephone software errors. I conduct tests of mobile telephone
software and maintain various databases.
I am a key person in the communication link between international
organizations within Nokia. Freelance Localization Specialist I participate in various
localization projects for international companies and do transcription of
sound files. My client base consists
of Nokia, IBM, Microsoft, Electrolux, DFDS, Montana Reoler, etc. 2004 - 2005 Group Leader, Alm. Brand, I was responsible for the daily
functioning of a department of 8 employees, who were involved in the testing
of a new insurance IT-system and manual conversion of data from the earlier
system to the new one. I was
responsible for the technical competence of the group, reports, resource
planning, as well as the personnel matters of the department. 2001 - 2003 Software Specialist, IBM, Copenhagen,
Denmark I was responsible for translation and
localization of the numerous departments’ documents and systems. I ensured that detailed and complex software
structures were in compliance with established standards and
restrictions. I was a fundamental key
person, who established and maintained contact between the software
development laboratories, sales and marketing, and distribution
communities. I consulted and advised
in software structure and was responsible for the content of announcement
letters. I worked on teams and
projects with international colleagues.
I was responsible for the department’s documentation, quality control,
and ISO-documents. I was team leader
for a group, who created Error & Fault reports and conducted SWOT
analysis. 2000 - 2001 Project
Manager and Localization Specialist, Lingsoft OY, Helsinki, Finland I sat on a team of linguists, who created the grammatical part of language technology for large customers such as Microsoft and Nokia. I created linguistic topics for the Nordic languages and performed testing and debugging for the Nordic, Finno-Ugric, and Slavic languages. Additionally, I was responsible for project coordination and the department’s project-status documentation. I also had a great deal of customer contact with weekly telephone conference calls and customer visits. 1999 - 2000 Coordinator,
Kristensen International Travel & Tours, Minneapolis, USA I created educational study tours
and business trips for Scandinavian, American, and South American companies,
clubs, and schools to Career during studies
2000 – 2001 Language
Instructor, Galimatias OY, I gave private and group language
instruction in English and Danish at a Finnish language school. 1998 – 2001 Translator,
Northside Records, I translated song texts and poems
from Finnish and the Scandinavian languages to English for an American record
company. 1998 – 1999 Contract
employee, Norwest Mortgage, I was responsible for the entry of the company’s year-end reports as well as administrative tasks. I produced diagrams and reports on the department’s accounting and performance. 1998 Contract
employee, Beckman Coulter Immuno-Diagnostics, I was responsible for archiving of
documents and communication between the department of Clinical-and-Regulatory-Submissions
and the FDA, which is the American Food & Drug Administration 1997 – 1998 Contract
employee, DataCard Corporation, I had two positions with this German company,
who develops electronic security solutions.
In the Latin American Marketing group, I performed SWOT-analysis of
the competitors’ technology-based marketing.
I performed translation from Spanish to
English. In my other position I prepared documents for
the tax authorities of shipments to 1996 – 1998 Sales
and Marketing Consultant, Paulstad Communications, I handled customer orders via telephone, mail, and email for this Norwegian company, who imported and exported Nordic gifts and books. I represented the company at fairs and festivals. 1995
– 1997 Assistant,
Department of Horticultural Science, I performed secretarial tasks such as mail sorting and delivery and purchasing of office supplies. I organized the institutes library and coordinated ceremonies and parties. I also worked in the department’s Call-Center.
Living
Abroad
2000 - 2001 Helsinki, Finland – studies and job 2000 Vaasa, Finland - studies 1999 - 2000 Denmark from USA - studies 1993 – 1994 Exchange student to Grindsted, Denmark (Rotary International Youth Exchange) 1991 Exchange student Valle de Bravo, Mexico (SCI – Sister Cities International) Education
1999 Bachelor
of Arts, Finnish Philology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA Courses
2003 - 2005 Courses in Thai language, Københavns Aftensskole, Copenhagen, Denmark 2000 - 2002 Courses in Finnish Philology, Århus Universitet, Århus, Denmark 2000 – 2001 NordPlus Stipendium, Courses in Finnish Philology, Helsingfors Universitet, Helsinki, Finland 2000 Courses in Finnish Philology, Åbo Akadamiet, Turku, Finland 2000 Courses in Finnish Philology, CIMO (Center for International Mobility), Vaasan Yliopisto, Vaasa, Finland 1999 Certification in HTML, Benchmark, Minneapolis, USA 1999 Certification in File Maker Pro, Science Museum of Minnesota Computer School, Minneapolis, USA IT-competence
Expert in PC and Macintosh applications
including: Microsoft Office, Lotus Smart Suite Database: Access, FileMaker Pro, DB2,
SAP release 3, S390, AS400, TIA insurance system Graphics: PhotoShop, Photo Editor,
Visio, Adobe PageMaker Unix, Emacs, HTML Linguistic
Abilities
American English Native language, command perfectly both orally and written Danish Fluent in both oral and written Swedish Fluent in both oral and written Finnish High level of competencey in both oral and written Spanish High level of competencey in both oral and written I am also
able to read Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, and German. |