Gerrie van Coeverden

Food technologist with excellent language skills

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Intro

Lochem, Netherlands

Caregiver at Home Instead

Studied Translation grom German into Dutch at ITV Hogeschool voor Tolken en Vertalen

Studied Dairy sciences and food technology at Agricultural University

Joined May 13, 2021

Skills

Languages

English

Fluent

German

Fluent

Swedish

Basic

Dutch

Native or Bilingual

Experience

Home Instead

Oct 2019 – Present

Laren, Netherlands

Caregiver

I work with elderly people in their homes. I cook, clean, listen to their stories, just try to be there for them.

Qlip

May 2019 – Oct 2019

Zutphen, Netherlands

Beoordelaar weidegang

Checking on certain dairy farmers: they obtain extra money for their milk when their cows are grazing during the late spring and the Summer.

Linco (currently Baader)

Jun 2017 – Nov 2018

Doesburg, Netherlands

Technical writer

I created manuals for the machines produced by Linco. The latter were machines for slaughtering chickens. The manuals were in English.

Wordswontcomeasy

Jul 2016 – Jun 2017

Lochem, Netherlands

Writer

I was a copywriter, had my own agency (still own it as a matter of fact) and wrote articles for the Dutch journal "Allicht", a journal for professionals in the lighting industry.

Biomygreen

Dec 2015 – Jul 2016

Velp, Netherlands

Assistent to the owner of Biomygreen

I speak German fluently. That is the reason I had to visit potential German suppliers of machines for coating seeds. We bought the machine and I assisted operating it. Furthermore, I translated their website info the German language.

Kent Foods

Oct 2014 – Sep 2015

Renfrew, Scotland

Sales executive

I acquired new customers.

Education

ITV Hogeschool voor Tolken en Vertalen

Sep 2016 – Aug 2020

No, Translation grom German into Dutch

Agricultural University

Sep 1983 – Jun 1989

Food technology, Dairy sciences and food technology