Native Dutch Translator/Interpreter
French / English and other European Languages for Proofreading/Editing/Interpreting/Subtitling/Transcribing; as well as
providing General / Business / and Localizations
Experienced in:

• translation projects dealing with commerce, promotional company documents,
company contracts, and other related documents
• media and screen subtitling
• software and computers
• culinary materials and travel & tourism translations with work experience in both
fields
• consecutive // simultaneous interpreting
• transcribing


I'm a UK Belgian based Dutch / Flemish native speaker with excellent written and spoken English and French skills. Having had a language focus in my formal education with certification in Commerce and Languages, St. Aloysius, Antwerp, Belgium, and Office and Commercial Languages, HAM Malines, Belgium, plus over 20 years of ongoing usage of the above languages; I'm able to offer practical, fluent, and down-to-earth translations. I have lived in Europe, the UK and the United States with my American spouse, who with her many years of diverse teaching and proofreading experience offers me a solid back-up in my translating.
I look forward to serving you with accuracy and affordability in all your translating and interpreting needs.

Affordability and Accuracy

Ik ben een in België wonende Nederlands/Vlaamse inheemse spreker met uitstekende gesproken en geschreven Engelse - Franse taalvaardigheden. Op studie niveau heb ik een succesvolle Handel en Talen opleiding genoten met bijbehorende certificatie. (Ik bezocht de volgende Belgische scholen St. Aloysius - Mortsel, HAM - Mechelen). Tijdens mijn school opleiding was de focus taalgericht en door meer dan 20 jaar ervaring in de boven vernoemde talen, die nog steeds groeit, kan ik praktische, vloeiende en realistische vertalingen aanbieden. Ik heb zowel, samen met mijn Amerikaanse echtgenote, in Europa, de Verenigde Staten en het Verenigd Koninkrijk gewoond. Mijn vrouw, die kan bogen op een gevarieerde, jarenlange onderwijs- en proeflezerervaring, staat er borg voor dat mijn vertalingen correct en nauwkeurig zijn.
Ik kijk ernaar uit om hulp te bieden bij alle vertalingen. Nauwkeurigheid en een redelijke prijs zijn absolute kenmerken.
Nauwkeurig en Betaalbaar

Below, you will find my CV and contact information.
Thank- you for your consideration.
Gunter Verbeeck
Shawn Verbeeck
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Gunter Verbeeck

LANGUAGES:

Dutch-English
English-Dutch
Flemish-English
English-Flemish
French -English
ENGLISH DUTCH FLEMISH Proofreading, Editing, Writing, Subtitling, Interpreting
Other European languages available for general proofreading/editing/interpreting as well.

Website:
http://www.dutchandsuch.co.uk

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Translator with over 15 years’ experience.
Consecutive/Simultaneous Interpreter Dutch-English and English-Dutch

English-Dutch and Dutch-English translations for various companies in Europe, UK, and the US; including:

Private Business and Corporate - translating, promotional, marketing, travel, technical manuals, legal (general), websites, and personal documents from Dutch and English, into English and Dutch.

Senior Proofreader /Translator English – Dutch for global agency

Fluent Speaker of: English, Dutch/Flemish, French (working knowledge of German), with Dutch as the native language. Above average computer skills and typing over 40 words/min.

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE:
Web Pages, Promotional Marketing, Movie Subtitles, Travel and Tourism, Legal and Business Documents, Historical Documents, Military/Historical Projects, Books, Short Stories, Sports, Video Games, Computer Hardware/Software, IT, Opinion Articles, Culinary Articles and other.

EDUCATION:
Commerce and Languages, St. Aloysius School Antwerp, Belgium
Office and Commercial Languages HAM Malines, Belgium
Hotel Management Horiton Wemmel, Belgium

EMPLOYMENT:
2011 to Present
Full Time Freelance Translator / Interpreter
For Example:
- Consecutive Interpreting for LSA
- Full time Dutch Translator for Terra Trailer Movie Entertainment Website
- JLR Dutch Power Point Presentation for the New Range Rover Models
- Launch of Dutch Coca-Cola Social Media Website
- Weight Watchers New Concept Dutch Website
- Various Marketing Translation Assignments under NDA disclosures
- Tri-Monthly Newsletter for Major Car Manufacturer
- Educational Manuals
- Extensive Business, Travel, Social Media, Manuals, General Translations
- Medical proofreading – Clinical Assessments
- Technical Manuals (Excavating Equipment, HiFi-equipment, Food Industry)

Some of my published book translations are:
"Le Tour du monde en 180 langues",
French to Dutch translator and proofreader of published multi-lingual dictionary, which includes 200 commonly used French phrases translated into 180 foreign languages; incorporating all the principal languages of the world in one dictionary. This dictionary contains the most extensive number of languages in the world. (Personal letter of reference given by author Mr. Henri Goursau.) French to Dutch translator
Rough Guide for iPad 1 & 2

Rough Guide for iPad 1 & 2 by Peter Buckley / Publishing Company Unieboek / Het Spectrum bv, Houten Antwerpen.
Dutch to English translator



Some of my published website translations are:

Q-acoustic – website about the Q-acoustics sound materials
Voga Replica Furniture Company
Uitgeverij Boom
JS-humidifiers
English to Dutch translator


Some of my subtitling projects are:
Children of the Wind; windsurfing documentary movie
Sony Movie Trailers
English to Dutch Subtitling

A couple of my software projects are:

Toyota, Hyundai :Translations for new SatNavsystems software
Samsung : Cell phone software – Language Learning Software
English to Dutch




A sample of a few misc. projects are:


Data Safety Sheets of chemical products
Translation Software for Online Shops
Press Releases for Medical Content


Some of my charitable translation work includes :

www.avonturiers.nl Ongoing translation work on newsletters and annual updates for Christian missionary work in Africa; including water projects, solar projects, health and educational media projects.



2007-2011 OPP Oxford, UK Language Skilled Client Customer Advisor
- In charge of the French, English, Dutch, German speaking clients
- Company and Customer related document translations
- Handling inbound outbound international calls, mail
- Responsible for assisting customers and follow-up of international contracts

2005 -2007 Sipwell, Belgium Home Market Team Leader Customer Care Routing
- In charge of French, English and German speaking clients
- Handling inbound outbound international calls
- Responsible for translation of company promotional and advertising materials
- Follow-up of international contracts

2004-2005 Altrex, Belgium, Managing French, English and German speaking clients
- Handling inbound outbound international calls
- Constant follow- up of international customers through daily contact
(phone e-mail etc.)

1993-2004 BTV Antwerp, Belgium Office Manager
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Implemented training course for new international recruits
- Used networking skills to improve international sales results
- Improved international customer care

1992-1993 International Military Service Royal School Brussels


RATES: (min/target)
TRANSLATION: £ 0.08 / 0.11 per source word
Hourly Rate: £35 depending on project

PROOFREADING and EDITING: £ 0.05 - 0.08 per word
Hourly Rate: £30 (depending on content; discounted rate for high word volume)

INTERPRETING: Price- quotes per assignment.

*Please note that there is a 1 hour minimum for all hourly quotes.*