Mati Presta

English Language & Cross-Cultural Communication

Dec 2016 - May 2018 • 1 yr 5 mos

Company: International Work & Travel Experience (New Zealand) Period: December 2016 - May 2018 Details: Spent two years living and working in New Zealand, fully immersed in a native English-speaking environment across diverse professional and cultural settings. This experience gave me a deeper command of natural English usage, cultural nuance, idiomatic expression, and real-world communication, which now supports my work as a multilingual translator across English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese. Through daily interaction with native speakers and international communities, I developed a stronger sensitivity to tone, context, register, and audience expectations. This helps me produce translations that are not only accurate, but also natural, culturally appropriate, and ready for real readers.

AR/VR 3D Artist (HoloLens Project)

Aug 2016 - Dec 2016 • 4 mos

Company: Cubic Defense (Auckland, New Zealand) Period: August 2016 - December 2016 Details: Contracted for a specialized Microsoft HoloLens AR/VR project in an immersive, English-native corporate environment. Working under strict defense-industry standards gave me direct exposure to high-tech terminology, augmented reality workflows, technical specifications, and international communication. This experience now supports my ability to handle specialized technical translations with accuracy, context, and strong subject-matter awareness.