Vassilis Korkas
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Experience
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lexiQA
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United Kingdom
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Translation and Localization
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1 - 100 Employee
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COO & Co-Founder
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Jan 2016 - Present
United Kingdom
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Independent Contractor
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Consultant
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2015
- Consultancy for technical authoring and writing for the web (content editing) - Revision and editing services for various clients and varied audiences - Technical consultancy for projects involving translation/localization expertise
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University of Surrey
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate tutor in translation
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Sep 2013 - Oct 2015
Guildford, United Kingdom • Module tutor and convenor - Principles of Science and Technology - English-Greek Scientific/Technical Translation - Introduction to Translation Methodology • Supervisor/examiner of PG dissertations
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Senior Tutor
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Sep 2000 - Aug 2013
Guildford, United Kingdom Academic responsibilities • Module tutor and convenor - Principles of Science and Technology - English-Greek Scientific/Technical Translation - Introduction to Translation Methodology - Computer-Assisted Translation Tools - Introduction to Localization • Programme director and admissions tutor for two PG programmes • Supervisor of PG translation dissertations • External examiner with three UK universities Administration… Show more Academic responsibilities • Module tutor and convenor - Principles of Science and Technology - English-Greek Scientific/Technical Translation - Introduction to Translation Methodology - Computer-Assisted Translation Tools - Introduction to Localization • Programme director and admissions tutor for two PG programmes • Supervisor of PG translation dissertations • External examiner with three UK universities Administration and management • Personal tutor and language convenor for Greek translation students • Chair of the Staff-Student Liaison Committee • Library Liaison Officer • Faculty IT Committee • Webmaster and manager of social media presence for my unit (Centre for Translation Studies) Research interests • Translation of science and technology • Translation pedagogy • Applications of technology in translator training • On-line documentation for translation and terminology
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Writer/editor
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Sep 1999 - Apr 2002
Athens, Greece Contracted with a Greek daily newspaper as a writer/editor for articles of science and technology (and also economics). In that time I was given weekly targets with current news items, writing articles by adapting information extracted from international agencies.
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Education
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University of Surrey
MA, Translation -
Chartered Institute of Linguists
Diploma, Translation -
British Council
Certificate, Translation