Curriculum Vitae 

Personal Data: 

Name: 				Juan Manuel 
Last names: 			Gandia Sanmartin 
Nationality: 			Spanish 

Professional Data:  

Export - Import Sales Experte 
Translator & Interprete of German, French, English and Italian.
Swiss Technical Diplomatur in Mechanical Engineering. 
Technician in Foreign Commerce. 
Technician in Computer Science and Electronics.  
Touristic Guide (Group Leader) 

Academical Degree: 

1961 Certificate Primary Studies 
1974 Secondary Degree
1967 Proffesional Studies Degree 1 in Switzerland (Kantonale Gewerbeschule des Kantons Aargau) 
1981 Approved the Access Examination to the Faculty of Economic Sciences. (Valencia) 
1984 Diploma in Foreign Commerce, by the spanish Ministry of Industry and Energy. 
1985 Diploma Technical Course in Electronics.  Ministry of Labour. 
1986 Diploma Course of Formation of Labour Trainers. Ministry of Labour. 
1991 Diploma Technical Course in Digital Electronics. Ministry of Labour. 
1992 Diploma Technical Course in Pneumatic & Oil-hydraulic Systems.  Valencian Council of Labour. 
1992 Diploma Technical Course Computer Science. Valencian Council of Labour. 
1992 Diploma Technical Course Digital control of Machining Centers, Winch and Mills. Valencia Council of Labour. 
2005 University Degree in Tourismus. Official Tourist Guide in Valencia.
Languages  

							Oral				Written			Translation 
							Level				Level				Level 
German 				High				High			High Technical Level
French 				High				High 			High Technical Level 
Italian 			High				High			High Technical Level 
English				Fluently		High			High 

Labor and Professional file 

1963 - 1967 
Company: Karl Fischer AG. Fahrwangen (Switzerland) 
 
1967 - 1969 
Company:  C.G. Gerber, Zürich (Switzerland).  

1969-1971 
Company: Jet Age Systems AG, Kloten (Switzerland). 

1971 - 1972 
Military Service 

1972 - 1977 
Job as Freelance: Technical translations and works as interpreter.  
Also sometimes work as Touristic Group leader(specially: Switzerland, Austria and Germany)

1977 - 1980 
Company: Dámaso Soria Export Tree-nursery, Almunia de D. Godina. 

1980 
Company: Andreu-Est SA, Alacuas. Export Dept.

1981 - 1984 
Company: Istobal SA, Alcudia. Export Dept. Responsible for Portugal & Africa

1984 - 1993 
My own Company: Gandia’s Book & Papeterie Shop. 

From 1994 
We have sold the Book Shop and I am now working as Freelance Translator and Interprete again.

For this job I'm using 2 PCs with MS Office and CAT Software (Trados, Wordfast and Systran).