Education
1981, University of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
Subjects: English, Linguistics
1991, City and Guilds, Information Technology, WP,
Plymouth, UK
1993-1994 Chartered Insurance Institute, ACII course.
Own busines: Jones&Jones Consulting, started Nov.2003 in Zagreb, Croatia. Information Technology and other consulting services.
Current full-time position
2004 -
Jones&Jones Consulting
Own business
Previously held Positions:
July 2001 - 2004
ATLAS Insurance Co.
Zagreb, Croatia
Technology and Organisation Advisor to the Board
1997-July 2001
IN2
information engineering, Zagreb, Croatia
IT Consultant
for the implementation of INsurance2,
Oracle database solution for insurance companies. (Windows)
1995-1997
Zagreb Insurance Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia
IT Department, end-user helpdesk, Oracle database, UNIX
1992-1995
Brocklehursts Loss Adjusters, Plymouth, UK.
1991-1992 UK Ministry of
Defence, co-ordinator and translator, Customs & Excise,
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary police and court interpreter (Croatian
and
Italian)
1986-1992 Exchange Venture charter yacht, UK flag.
Yacht charter hostess, Mediterranean
1982-1984 AvioGenex, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Flight attendant, European charter flights.
IT Experience Windows
NT client-server, Oracle RDBMS, Oracle 7, Oracle 8, pl/sql, Oracle Discoverer (user level, reports creating for management), Business Objects 2 years (universe and report creating for management), some Oracle Designer/Developer experience.
Languages Fluent written and oral English, Italian, Croatian.
Professional translations and proof-readings:
- GLAXO Wellcome - proof reading of annual report in Italian
- Zagreb Insurance, Croatia - annual report translation into English
- Full transcripts of asylum statements for 21 Bosnian refugees in UK
- English-Croatian book translations for a Croatian publishing house
- Institute of Actuaries UK, Actuarial seminar, 9 modules, written and
oral translations
Hobby:
Webdesign using MS Frontpage2000 and Macromedia Dreamweaver, including .com site administration
Example 1 Recyclegen - Genealogy with a difference
Example 2 Peerless Jim Driscoll - Welsh boxing legend!
Example 3 Zoran Ostojcic - sugar packet collector from Croatia!
Example 4 ROVING d.o.o.
Ambition: Oracle consultant working from home or travelling around remote areas and solving problems, or independent web/database developer working from home !
Only Fireworks!!!
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