EVA ULVEN
FREELANCE TRANSLATOR
Kjølberggata 18, 0653 Oslo, Norway
SUMMARY
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English – Norwegian (bokmål) translation
Danish/Swedish – Norwegian translation
Copyediting and proofreading
Assistant professor at Agder University, Kristiansand, Faculty of Humanities and
Education 1997–2010
 Currently working full time as a translator/copyeditor/proofreader
 Proficient in SDL Trados 2007 (SDLX, TagEditor), Trados Studio 2009/2011 and
Passolo 2009/2011
TRANSLATED BOOK TITLES
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Et pukka liv, Gyldendal (to be published 2012/2013)
Bli kvitt avhengigheten (Breaking Addiction), DANOR Forlag AS, 2012
Mine vidunderlige gener (Mitt smukke genom), DANOR Forlag AS, 2012
Sannheten om sunnhet (Sandheden om sundhed), Gyldendal, 2012
Hemmeligheten til folk som aldri blir syke (The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick),
Gyldendal, 2011
Spis deg gravid (Spis dig gravid), Gyldendal, 2010
Detox, 14 avgiftningskurer som gir deg et sunnere liv (Detox), Gyldendal, 2009
Kulturelt mangfold på arbeidsplassen (4 chapters), Fagbokforlaget, 2009
Kamasutra supersex (Kama Sutra Super Sex), Gyldendal, 2009
Kåt, glad og fornøyd (Kåt, glad och tacksam), Gyldendal (unpublished)
Stram opp! (Shape Up, Size Down), Gyldendal, 2008
Ny kropp på 10 minutter – Effektiv morgentrim (Wake-up Workout), Gyldendal, 2008
GI – den enkleste måten å gå ned i vekt på (GI Basics), Gyldendal, 2008
Bli kvitt cellulittene (Cellulite Solutions), Gyldendal, 2008
The Mind Gym (The Mind Gym), Gyldendal, 2005
OTHER TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
 SDL Norway, numerous assignments since 2008
o Medical documentation, equipment and software
o IT and software documentation
o User manuals (e.g. medical equipment and instruments, mobile phones,
computers and accessories, photographic equipment, etc.)
o Customer service and help functions
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HR materials
Computer games
Marketing texts
Facebook maintenance
 Amesto Translations AS since 2010
o Various translation work
o Copyediting of public information materials
 Various translation work for other translation agencies: ACC Global, Adepto Norway,
CSOFT (China), Broad Solutions (USA), Fachübersetzungsservice (Germany)
MISCELLANEOUS LANGUAGE WORK
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 Copyediting and proofreading assignments for Versal forlag, Oslo, 2009 and
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, 2010, 2011
 Worked on the team of editors for Engelsk stor ordbok, Kunnskapsforlaget 2001
o Bilingual English – Norwegian dictionary
 Co-author of several English coursebooks for upper secondary school, vocational
studies in particular (Universitetsforlaget, Aschehoug and Gan publishers)
o Health and social services
o Catering
o Environmental studies
o Art and design
 Latest title: Gateways (co-authored with Audun Rugset; 2010, 2011)
 Has working experience as a newspaper proofreader
FORMAL EDUCATION
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 Cand. philol., English major, University of Oslo 1985
 Other subjects: Nordic, Development Studies, Teacher Training
 International Baccalaureate from Atlantic College, South Wales, 1976
CONTACT INFORMATION
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 Email [email protected]
 Phone +47 900 16 746
REFEREES
 Anne Lilleholt, Associate Translation Manager, SDL Norway,
Tel + 47 22 31 49 04
 Hege Lien Kristiansen, Editor, Gyldendal Fakta, Tel + 47 22 03 42 94