Vladimír Pleva

Short CV

DOB: July 23, 1970
Place of birth: Hodonín, Czech Republic

2010: Translation of the book Milestones of Civilisation
1995–2010: Professional freelance translator of English language
2000–2010: Co-founding and work in the Bílý Deštník publishing house
2008: Translation of the book Do Not Open
2007: Interpreting in a factory in Wales, 10 weeks total
2007: Translation of the book 100 Ways to Understand Your Cat
2000: Translation of the book Rogues in Robes
1992–1997: Repeated visits to United Kingdom
1995: Report from the Jaguar Cars factory, Coventry, England (published in Czech version of Playboy)
1992–1995: Owner and manager of the shop selling electrical appliances and toys and the video rental
1989–1995: Translating English from home
1992: Half-year stay in London
1992: Working in the office of the Grosvenor Museum in Chester, England

Education:
1988–1990: Brno University of Technology (not completed)
1984–1988: High School in Hodonín, with focus on electrotechnics