The Leonardo da Vinci Programme is a European initiative which encourages collaboration between organisations involved in vocational training, aiming to improve the quality of training provision and develop the skills and mobility of the workforce. Roevin is delighted to welcome Anna Tiani who has recently commenced a six month Leonardo placement at Roevin’s Manchester office.

Anna Tiani, Roevin’s Leonardo student

Anna, 23, from Turin in Italy has a BA Higher Diploma in Interpreting and Translation and is a native Italian speaker. Anna spent nine months in Barcelona as part of her degree, is fluent in Spanish, speaks French and a little Catalan. Anna is really looking forward to her time in the UK and improving her English language skills. During her time at Roevin, Anna will shadow the project management team and assist with proofreading Italian translations.

Roevin has bid farewell to Mark Buffery, Account Manager at our Manchester office. Mark has left to focus on his translation career and we wish him all the best.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death from cancer of Nadia Zahran, our Senior Arabic Mac Operator. Nadia had been working for the company since 1978 and was a dedicated, hardworking and highly skilled member of staff. She will be greatly missed. She leaves behind her husband Sami, two children and two grandchildren.

Nadia Zahran: 1948-2006

Tim Mowl, Technical Illustrator, has been working for Roevin since 1992. Originally a draughtsman, Tim worked for several organisations specialising in illustration for the aerospace industry prior to joining Roevin.

In the early 1990s Roevin opened its documentation department which provides individuals or teams of technical illustrators and authors to work on or off site. Tim, who has a Higher National Diploma in Technical Illustration, originally joined Roevin to support the company’s work for Fokker aircraft. As part of his role he spent a year in Almere Haven, Holland, where the second of his two daughters was born.

Tim Mowl, Technical Illustrator.

As Roevin’s Technical Documentation department has evolved, Tim has co-ordinated various in-house authors and illustrators, working on projects for clients such as Alstom, GSI Lumonics, Fokker and Rolls Royce. Tim also has a talent for desktop publishing specialising in AutoCAD and Photoshop localisation as well as Illustrator, Quark XPress and InDesign. Tim’s expertise in answering technical queries is invaluable to the translation team.

Tim is a keen cricket fan and keeps fit by playing badminton and cycling to work. He has also recently designed and built an art studio at his home to support his wife’s career.