Els Guijt
Business all-rounder, language lead/manager &
translator
PROFILE-Zeewolde, The Netherlands
www.linkedin.com/in/elsguijt
SKILLS
Business all-rounder:
✓ Office management
✓ Operations management
✓ People management
✓ Project management
✓ Support management
✓ Team management
✓ Time management
Communication
Dedicated
Resourceful remote business all-rounder
(support/operations/office/project) with 15+ years of experience in
optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various
environments and 20+ years of experience in the
translation/localization industry. Supervised cross-functional teams in
the field of customer service, translations, virtual assistance, IT, HR,
media design and marketing. Worked at national and international
companies, remote and at the office.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Founder & Business owner, EGFTServices
Zeewolde, The Netherlands • 01/2021 - current
Remote business (support/operations/office/project) management,
language lead/management, localization and translations EN-NL, NLEN, DE-NL
✓ Founder & business owner of an independent business
✓ Managing daily operations, administration, finance and
marketing
✓ Social media
✓ Translating and localizing various language materials
Detail-oriented
Disciplined
Independent
Multitasking
Organizational
Problem-solving
Self-motivation
Freelance translator, Amazon
Luxembourg • 04/2020 - current
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Translator English – Dutch, German - Dutch
Human translation
Light MTPE
Full MTPE
LANGUAGES
Dutch (native)
English (fluent)
German (basic)
EDUCATION
Business Administration
Emelwerda College
1985 – 1989
REFERENCES
"Els translated a huge website for us
from German to the Dutch language.
She wrote error-free and very fast,
directly in the PHP files. I highly
recommend her work."
“Els’s ability to juggle multiple projects
was unlike I’ve seen before and made a
dramatic difference in the productivity
level of the team.”
“I’ve always been impressed by Els her
professionalism and admirable personal
qualities. She possesses excellent
organisational skills and is a passionate
team and project manager.”
SERVICES
✓ Human translations:
English – Dutch
Dutch – English
German - Dutch
✓ Editing/proofreading/reviewing
✓ Language lead/manager
✓ Localization
✓ LQA/QA
✓ Post-editing:
Full MTPE
Light MTPE
WORK EXPERIENCE
Founder & Business owner, EGBSupport
Zeewolde, The Netherlands • 06/2015 – 11/2018
✓ Founder & business owner of an independent business
✓ Managing daily operations, administration, finance and
marketing
✓ Short-term, long-term, ad-hoc business support
Independent contractor/Business Consultant Athena Group of
Companies
Australia • 04/2015 - 08/2018
✓ Remote team manager, coordinator, project manager,
counsellor, business consultant on several companies and
projects
✓ Coordination website launches
✓ Managing daily operations
✓ Onboarding new employees, new clients
✓ Supervision cross-functional teams
✓ Developing standard operating procedures
✓ Creating reports
✓ Checking and approving timesheets
Freelance genealogy researcher/writer/translator/proofreader
Zeewolde, The Netherlands • 11/1999 – 04/2015
✓ Freelance writer, translator, proofreader
✓ Genealogy research
✓ Writing product descriptions for several websites @
Greatcontent
✓ Crowdsourcer @ Clickworker
✓ Writing tourist information @ TripsbyTips
✓ Summarizing texts
✓ Translating news articles & horoscopes on a weekly basis @
GBtimes
Management assistant, Arbeidsvoorziening Flevoland
Lelystad, The Netherlands • 1989 – 1999
✓ Supporting multiple executives (COO, CFO, CTO, COS)
✓ Acting as the point of contact between the executives and
clients/employees
✓ Calendar management
✓ Handling (confidential) correspondence
✓ Maintaining filing system
✓ Preparing documents for monthly board meetings
✓ Checking and approving timesheets
GENERAL TRANSLATION
FIELDS
DETAILED TRANSLATION FIELDS
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Business
eCommerce
Finance
General
Marketing
SOFTWARE & TOOLS
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Microsoft 365®
Google Workspace
memoQ (no license)
Memsource (no license)
SmartCat
Across
Specific client TMS
Xliff editor
Beauty & cosmetics
Blockchain
Clothing & textiles
Cooking & culinary
Crypto
eCommerce
Education
Folklore
Food & drink
Furniture
Games
Genealogy
History
Household appliances (including user manuals)
Human resources
Marketing
Media (social media, news)
Nutrition
Retail
Software localization
Sport, fitness & recreation (including fitness equipment & user
manuals)
✓ Tourism & travel
✓ Website localization
