NATIVE LANGUAGE: English
LANGUAGE COMBINATIONS: French and Spanish into British English

I am a qualified translator from French and Spanish to English with eight years’ experience, offering a translation, proofreading and editing service

MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS

 Law
 Business and marketing
 International development, in particular UNDP and Global Fund projects

QUALIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2008-2010
 PG Diploma in Legal Translation: French to English, City University, London
 Modules covered: Principles and Practice of Legal Translation; Terminology and Translation of Contracts; Property Documents; Company and Commercial; Litigation; EU Legal Principles and Translation; Financial Legal Translation

2008
 ITI Style Workshop: one-day course run by Chris Durban and Ros Schwartz

2003-2004
 Masters in Translating: French to English, Spanish to English and English to French, University of Salford
 French to English extended translation on The Hydrogen Car
 Thesis on Register and Implicitation/Explication as Problems in the Translation of Medical Texts

1999-2003
 2:1 BA Joint Honours in Modern Languages: French and Spanish, University of Manchester
 Academic year 2001 spent studying abroad in France at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and in Spain at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela


AVAILABILITY

 Monday to Wednesday from 9am to 5pm as well as some evenings and weekends depending on the project

TOOLS

 SDL Trados Studio 2011
 MS Office XP 2010

STRENGTHS

 Excellent organisational skills for prioritising workloads
 Meticulous attention to formatting and instructions
 Enjoy researching and problem-solving
 Welcome constructive feedback

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 I am an Associate of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI) and I adhere to its Code of Professional Conduct