Katalin Stern-Varga

KATALIN STERN-VARGA Currently residing at: Rua Vasco da Gama #5 Olhao, Portugal- US address: 9-05 Arnot Place Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 E-mail:-Cell phone: - EDUCATION: M.A. in English Literature and Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language - Eötvös Lóránt Tudományegyetem, Budapest, Hungary (2002) CITIZENSHIP: US & Hungary K+S SALT, LLC/K+S AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (11/2012 – present) – Paramus, NJ, USA Position: Freelance translator (6/2017 – present)  Translating Minutes of Executive Board and Supervisory Board meeting minutes Position: Executive Assistant/ (11/2012 – 6/2017)  Providing administrative support to Board member of K+S Aktiengesellschaft  Managing heavy calendar, organizing and coordinating meetings  Making travel arrangements: arranging visas, booking flight and train tickets; reserving hotel rooms  Handling expenses, invoices  Providing translation services to Board member of K+S Aktiengesellschaft - Translating Minutes of Executive Board and Supervisory Board meeting minutes, legal, environmental and financial documents  Proofreading documents translated from German into English for headquarters in Kassel, Germany SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (3/2006 – 11/2012) – Iselin, NJ Position: Executive Assistant to CFO & CEO  Assisting Siemens Financial CEO and CFO.  Primarily serving as a gatekeeper.  Acting as liaison between offices in Germany and the US.  Providing logistic support, scheduling, booking complex travel arrangements throughout the world: accommodation, transportation and visas in USA, Europe and Asia.  Managing heavy calendars, determining priorities, preparing material for meetings  Preparing Meeting agenda and keeping/distributing minutes.  Logistic support to senior executives, board of directors from Germany.  Handling invoices; preparing and reviewing expense reports  Organizing company receptions and farewell parties.  Liaison between offices in Germany and the USA.  Initiating and executing new processes and procedures in order to create a better office support system.  Organizing and implementing semi-annual Board meetings, creating and editing board books.  Support new hires for Senior Executive positions.  Providing translation services from German into English. NATUREX/PUREWORLD (11/2005 – 3/2006) – South Hackensack, NJ Position: Sales Assistant/Customer Service Representative  Assisting 3 sales executives.  Handling order entry and order tracking in AS400 and Access.  Fulfilling administrative duties, coordinating shipping of products.  Providing customer support. DEUTSCHE TELEKOM, T-SYSTEMS, ICSS - (3/2004 – 7/2005) Budapest, Hungary Position: Sales Support Assistant  Supporting Senior Sales Support Manager; translating German documents, coordinating traveling, creating itineraries and expense reports; filing documents, and screening telephone calls; assisting both the American and Asian sales teams and technical and finance departments based in Germany; creating detailed weekly reports about status of orders for Regional Heads of Sales; providing order updates to sales teams via mail and phone; handling Order Entry and Order Tracking for NonVoice products; Coordinating implementation of approved orders, facilitating service handovers; database maintenance and precise recording of order processes; corresponding with different departments in English and German. SELF EMPLOYED – (2002 – 2003) Siófok, Hungary Position: Real Estate Business  Managing vacation property rentals, placing advertisements online; providing customer service; establishing client base in Hungary; handling correspondence in German and English. REUTERS HUNGARY LTD - (1998 – 1999) Budapest, Hungary Position: Sales Assistant  Assisting the company’s sales department, providing administrative support for four Sales Executives; customer service assistance to Reuters clientele; English and Hungarian correspondence; creating and updating client databases; writing and preparing proposals and contracts. REUTERS HUNGARY LTD - (1996 – 1998) Budapest, Hungary Position: Receptionist, Office Manager, Executive Assistant  Greeting clients, handling and screening telephone calls; providing customer support; ordering supplies; assisting Managing Director and other team members of the company with travel arrangements, reservations and other administrative tasks; correspondence and translation. REFERENCES: Available upon request.