Curriculum Vitae

Kathleen Mathues

Gers, France

E-mail:  kathleenmathues@gmail.com or  <mathues.kathleen@orange.fr>

Skype: Kathleenmathues1

Siret no.: 53110088100014

OVERVIEW

• NATIVE LANGUAGE: Dutch (Belgian citizen)
• DATE OF BIRTH: 18^th of June 1977
• SECOND LANGUAGE: English ( fluent)
• OTHER: Spanish (good), French (good), German (good)
• FIELDS OF EXPERTISE: Automotive, Legal, Medical & Technical Texts, Tourism and Travel, History, Politics, Construction Engineering, Medical text, Gaming (Nintendo, Wii and PS)
• FULL-TIME TRANSLATION: Mondays to Fridays (and weekends)
• METHOD OF PAYMENT: Check, wire transfer, Paypal or Moneybookers
• Rates:  10 US cents per word

ATTRIBUTIONS

• Native-level fluency in English. Received Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics, option Translator: English, Spanish and Dutch.
• Strong technical editing, writing, and information research skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure and schedule work efficiently.
• Committed to the highest quality of work, constant eye for detail and careful review of all translations.
• Flexible and adaptable to meet all clients’ needs.

EDUCATION

• Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics, option Translator: English, Spanish and Dutch.
• Dissertation: Partial translation of ' Manolito on the Road’ written by Elvira Lindo from Spanish into Dutch. Children’s book.
• Vlekho, Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Brussels, www.vlekho.be
• Graduated in 2001
• Extensive translations of technical, legal and literary texts as well as essays. Writing classes in Dutch, English and Spanish.
• Extra courses: Information Technology and Youth Literature.

EXPERIENCE

As a freelancer, I have translated company profiles, contracts, business correspondence, electronic games, financial documents, articles of interest, certification, user guides, scientific reports, tourism brochures, hotel information, press releases, technical manuals, catalogues, websites and much more!

I work with a native speaker of English (Canada) who edits all translations into English.

           SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

• Trados SDL 7 Freelance
• Word 2003 and 2007
• Indesign
• Excel
• Tageditor

HARDWARE

• Computer
• Printer
• High-speed internet

WORK VOLUME

• Approximate translation volume: 2,500 words/day
• Approximate editing volume: 6,000 words/day

References available on request.

http://kathleen77.translatorscafe.com/

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• PowerPoint
• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS
• Dreamweaver
  Office 2003 and 2007