Highlights

• I have 18 years' experience as a full-time professional translator and I am an expert in 8 languages
• Degree in German & Linguistics from Oxford. Over 40 regular clients based in Europe, the USA & Asia.
• I work 7 days a week, 365 days/year. I translate 20-40k words/week. I love my work and I never stop.
• Medical, pharma & science. No minimum charge, urgent surcharge, technical surcharge or hidden costs.
• IT, software, telecoms, banking, finance. Willing to do a free short test translation on any subject

Education

1989-1992, B.A.
Oxford University Bachelor of Arts (Honours), German/Linguistics
St John’s College, University of Oxford, England

1993-1996, B.Sc.
Durham University Bachelor of Science (Honours), Psychology/Biopsychology
St Aidan’s College, University of Durham, England

1982-1988
Straight A Student in the English “O”-Level exams (at age 16) achieving Grade A in the following subjects: English Language, English Literature, French, German, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography, Accounting. (Exception: Grade C in Physics.)

1988-1989
Straight A Student in the English “A”-Level higher exams (at age 18) in the following subjects: English Literature, French, German. Distinction in German in the English “S”-Level special advanced exam (at age 18) – which is equivalent to first-year university exams. Merit in French in the English “S”-Level (Special level) advanced examination.

Professional Experience

May 1993 – now
(always on a full-time basis)
Self-Employed Freelance Translator / Editor / Technical Writer / Marketing Copywriter working for various American, European, Asian & Pacific Rim companies, translating, editing and writing documents in a wide range of technical subjects. I’m also a US<>UK English localizer/cultural consultant and style advisor.

Translator's Corner History & Ratings

Detailed Ratings

Languages Spoken

• Afrikaans
• Catalan
• Danish
• German
• English
• Spanish
• French
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Luxembourgish
• Malay
• Dutch
• Norwegian
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Swedish

Sworn Status

• Translator is not Sworn

Services Offered

• Afrikaans to English Proofreading
• Catalan to English Proofreading
• Danish to English Proofreading
• German to English Proofreading
• Spanish to English Proofreading
• French to English Proofreading
• Indonesian to English Proofreading
• Italian to English Proofreading
• Luxembourgish to English Proofreading
• Malay to English Proofreading
• Dutch to English Proofreading
• Norwegian to English Proofreading
• Portuguese to English Proofreading
• Romanian to English Proofreading
• Swedish to English Proofreading
• Afrikaans to English Translation
• Catalan to English Translation
• Danish to English Translation
• German to English Translation
• Spanish to English Translation
• French to English Translation
• Indonesian to English Translation
• Italian to English Translation
• Luxembourgish to English Translation
• Malay to English Translation
• Dutch to English Translation
• Norwegian to English Translation
• Portuguese to English Translation
• Romanian to English Translation
• Swedish to English Translation

Translation Specialties

• Accounting & Auditing
• Advertising & Public Relations
• Banking
• Contracts
• Economics & Finance
• Banking & Financial Law
• Human Resources
• Labor Relations
• Mediations
• Marketing
• Stock Market
• Computer Hardware
• Information Technology
• Computer Networking
• Computer Systems Analysis
• Software Localization
• Website Localization
• Automotive Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Corporate Law
• Legal Documents
• Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
• Lawsuits
• Tax Law
• Court Hearings & Trials
• Bacteriology & Virology
• Biochemistry
• Cardiology
• Health Care
• Immunology
• Medical Insurance
• Neurology
• Nutrition
• Pharmaceuticals
• Psychiatry
• Psychology
• Radiology
• Toxicology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Ecology & Environmental Science
• Microbiology
• Energy
• Genetics
• Geography & Cartography
• Physical Sciences
• Behavioral Science
• Electronics
• Machinery & Tools
• Steelmaking
• Telecommunications
• Transportation

Software I have

• Autocad
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe PageMaker
• Adobe Photoshop
• Catalyst
• DejaVu
• Fusion
• Heartsome suite
• IBM CAT Tool
• Indesign
• J-CAT
• Multicorpora
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• MetaTexis
• OmegaT
• Passolo
• QuarkXpress
• SDLX
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS
• TransSuite 2000
• Uniscape CAT tool
• Web Editing (Frontpage, Dreamweaver, etc)
• Wordfast