Bartosz Switalski, Translator, Interpreter

Bartosz Switalski

Translator, Interpreter

Babel

Location
Poland
Education
Master's degree, Performing stage pianist, accompanist, chamber ensamble musician, piano / music teacher
Experience
35 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :35 years, 6 Months

Translator, Interpreter at Babel
  • Poland
  • My current job since March 1991

Translation and interpretation PL->EN, EN->PL

Sales Director at Fructidor International
  • France
  • November 2006 to March 2008

Sale of advertising space offered by the company to entities operating in the fresh products industry. Area covered: from The Netherlands to Russian Federation (west - east), from Poland to Turkey (north - south).

Sales Director at Agora
  • France
  • November 2006 to March 2008

Promotion and sale of annual events organised for companies operating in the stationery industry worldwide.

Pianist: solo stage performer, chamber music ensamble member at Self-employed
  • Poland
  • October 1990 to August 2007

Performing mainly classical repertoir, or at special events according to current customers' needs.

Sales Director at Uni-Chem Ltd.
  • Poland
  • March 2003 to February 2007

High-tech company offering highly-specialised self-developed and manufactured industrial chemical analysers to copper refineries worldwide, for analysing composition of electrolytes. The role involved building the database of potential prospects, contacting their procurement departments, negotiation of contract details, translation of user and maintenance manuals, technical specifications.

Sales Director at MAC Panasonic
  • Poland
  • August 2002 to July 2005

Establishment of a new B2B sales department in the company: strategic planning of the product range, acquisition of international and domestic suppliers, price negotiations, hiring and training of new employees.

Sales Manager at Panasonic Poland Ltd.
  • Poland
  • July 1997 to March 2003

Promotion and sale of consumer electronic goods manufactured by the company. Coordination of promotion campaigns organised with customers (regional distributors and wholesalers). Setting up annual sales targets and advertising budgets. Organisation of trainings to sales staff.

Sales Representative at Merloni Indesit Poland Ltd.
  • Poland
  • March 1997 to July 1997

Promotion and sale of white goods manufactured by the company, successful re-introduction of the brand into the Polish market after past failure due to quality and distribution issues. The tasks involved personal visits to potential customers (retail and wholesale distributors).

International Sales and Purchasing Specialist, Customer Support Specialist at Autoklimat Ltd.
  • Poland
  • January 1996 to March 1997

Responsible for coordination of sales and purchasing, establishing and maintaining relationships with domestic customers and international suppliers, negotiations of pricing and contract details

Piano teacher at Self-employed
  • Poland
  • October 1988 to February 1997

Piano teacher: age group 7-25 (beginners to advanced at university level).

English tutor at Babel
  • Poland
  • March 1991 to July 1996

Teaching English, ages 10-60, individuals and groups

Education

Master's degree, Performing stage pianist, accompanist, chamber ensamble musician, piano / music teacher
  • at Academy of Music
  • July 1995

Specialties & Skills

Teacher Training
Translation
Accompanying
Pianist
Musicianship
Pianist
Translator / Interpreter (PL>EN, EN>PL)

Languages

English
Expert
Polish
Expert
German
Intermediate
Spanish
Beginner