Connie Kolb's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

German Language Tutor @ Providing customised German language tuition to corporate clients, either in small groups or on a one-to-one basis.On-site training, as well as online sessions over Skype. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Derby, United KingdomAssistant to the Curators of the Joseph Wright Study Centre @ Meeting and greeting of visitors to the Joseph...

German Language Tutor @ Providing customised German language tuition to corporate clients, either in small groups or on a one-to-one basis.On-site training, as well as online sessions over Skype. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Derby, United KingdomAssistant to the Curators of the Joseph Wright Study Centre @ Meeting and greeting of visitors to the Joseph Wright Study Centre on the top floor of the Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand, DE1 1BS. Introducing visitors to the large collection of drawings, sketches and personal effects by Joseph Wright, Derby's most famous painter of the 18th Century, housed in the Study Centre. Cataloguing of the Museum's extensive art reference library. Providing assistance to academic and non-academic researchers of Joseph Wright and of Derby's Local History. Other admin tasks are carried out at The Silk Mill, another site that is part of Derby Museums, such as processing of invoices, researching, collecting and maintaining of databases for the purpose of feedback analysis and marketing to interest groups. From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Derby, United KingdomWeb Admin, Proofreader, Subeditor @ Thyroid Patient Advocacy UK is a non-profit, charitable organisation that provides up-to-date information to sufferers of thyroid disorders, many of whom do not obtain the appropriate treatment of their condition. This is due to the narrow range of regulated treatment policies within the NHS with the backing of the collaborative professional body, the British Thyroid Association. TPA UK is committed to campaign for a review of those often insufficient treatment options that leaves many patients misdiagnosed and even mismedicated, too often causing only more suffering. In my function as web admin, proofreader, and subeditor, I was in charge of TPA UK's online presence - their website (built with WordPress) and an online forum (built with vBulletin), which is about 3,000 members strong. This comprised among other things: - adding of news articles; - reviewing and revising of already published content (if necessary); - removing of superfluous html coding in content database, which expressed itself in the wrong display of the website's layout and typographical stylye due to incorrect formatting; - implementing of new (website) features; - preparing and uploading of material to the site (image optimisation; conversion of downloadable documents to pdf format); - training of other users (editors, forum moderators) of the website in the use of particular features; - consulting about copyright issues with regard to content linked from other media outlets; - providing of support to forum users experiencing difficulties with the website (login, posting, etc.). From July 2014 to September 2014 (3 months) Derby, United KingdomI.T. Tutor @ Course facilitator for beginners in using the internet. From September 2013 to May 2014 (9 months) Derby, United KingdomPre-Press Production (Misc. Roles) @ Full-service production of Financial Documents Document production, marking up, proofreading and editing, translation, file format conversion and distribution of English and foreign language documents (mainly German, French, Norwegian) 1999 - Acting Shift Supervisor Overseas Deployment: 2000 - Managing Supervisor at Multilingual Prouction Office, Cambridge, Massachussetts, USA (incl. employee training on Company's propriety computer system, hardware maintenance) 2001 - Application Subject Expert and Tester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (instrumental in the implementation of foreign language typsetting features for Company's new production software) 2002-2003 - Translation Production Assistant, New York City, New York, USA From September 1997 to October 2004 (7 years 2 months) London, United KingdomOffice Manager @ Set up the entire office structure for a small start-up news photography agency. General office duties, as well as establishing and maintaining business contacts with major national news agencies. Further assisted for photo shoots. From March 1992 to December 1992 (10 months) Technical Closing Editor @ Supervised regional art directors of six local PRINZ Magazine editions to ensure compliance with corporate design. Final check of produced pages before they were sent to print. Regular visits to regional offices (e.g. Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Munich) to advice graphic and editorial personnel. Created work production manuals for graphic, production and editorial departments with instruction for efficient and standardised application of design and layout elements in magazine. From January 1991 to March 1992 (1 year 3 months) Bochum Area, GermanyArt Director @ Freelance position. Planning and designing of each quarterly issue in collaboration with the editor-in-chief, Frank Berberich. Allocating and resource planning of graphic design and production staff. From May 1988 to March 1990 (1 year 11 months) Berlin Area, GermanyLayout Artist, Graphic Designer, Typesetter @ From August 1984 to December 1989 (5 years 5 months) Berlin Area, GermanyCertificate in Accounting, Accounting @ Central College Nottingham From 2013 to 2014 Bachelor of Arts (BA), American Studies and Film & TV Studies, 2:1 @ University of Derby From 2009 to 2013 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTTLS), Teacher Training, Level 3 @ New College Nottingham From 2012 to 2012 Bachelor of Arts (BA), Cultural History and Linguistics, --- @ University of Aberdeen From 2007 to 2009 Access to Higher Education, Social Sciences @ Morley College, London From 2006 to 2007 Connie Kolb is skilled in: Teamwork, Photography, Proofreading, Copywriting, Research, Marketing, Creative Writing, Customer Service, Multilingual Communication, Volunteering, WordPress, Desktop Publishing, Employee Training, Magazine Layout Design, Document Management