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Jack Corrigall

Jack Corrigall

"Fast, reliable and professional German to English translations at competitive rates"

8transl8 German to English Translations

United Kingdom

Mother Tongue: English
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Address: 1 Post Box Cottages New Road Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 0NR TQ60NR, United Kingdom  (Show map Show map)
Phone: +44 (0)1803 770 246, Cell Phone: +44 (0)7738 408 927

Joined: Thursday, November 26, 2009, last update Saturday, February 13, 2010
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Website: http://www.8transl8.com



Working language pairs and rates:

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Min. rate
per word
Min. rate
per hour
German > English
$0.11
$20.00
USD

Language locales: English - United States

Services

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Copywriting, Proofreading, Transcription, Translation, Voice-Over

Specialization

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Art and Culture, Food and Drink, Sport and Tourism, History and Politics, Institutional Language

Subject Areas

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Acting and Directing, Art, Culinary Arts, Design and Applied Arts, Education, Film and Cinema Studies, History, Hospitality, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Literature, Music, Music History and Literature, Photographic Arts, Photography, Political Science, Sport and Fitness, Theatre, Tourism and Travel, Visual and Performing Arts

Background

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Jack Alexander CORRIGALL
German to English Translator
 
 
1 Post Box Cottage                                                                                                                              tel: +44 (0)1803 770 246
New Road                                                                                                                                           mob: +44 (0)7738 408 927
Stoke Fleming                                                                          
Devon TQ6 0NR                                                                                                                                   email: info@8transl8.com
UK                                                                                                                                                      URL: www.8transl8.com
           
 
Language pairs
 
Language pairs:            German to English
Mother tongue:             English
Fluent:                         German
Some knowledge of:     Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, French
Specialist subjects:      Art and Culture, Institutional Language, Food and Drink, Leisure and Tourism, History and Politics
 
 
Rates
 
Translation rates:           £0.07 – £0.10 per target word
Translation capacity:      10,000 words per week 
 
 
Work Experience
 
June 2009 – present: 8transl8 Translations, Stoke Fleming, Devon, UK
Freelance professional translation and proofreading services for agencies and independent clients: academic papers, government websites and surveys, gallery and artist press releases.
 
July 2005 – present: Kate Marshall Art, Stoke Fleming, Devon, UK
Part-time work writing press releases, website construction and exhibition organisation.
 
June 2006 – June 2009: Fortescue Arms, East Allington, Devon, UK
Bar Manager at Michelin-recommended Austrian chef Werner Rott’s pub/restaurant.
 
May 2005 – May 2006: Lamper Head, East Cornworthy, Devon, UK
Project management of a luxury accommodation conversion. Duties involved copywriting of promotional and instructional materials.
 
October 2002 – May 2005: Royal Castle Hotel, Dartmouth, Devon, UK
Bar Manager. A large number of foreign visitors and employees meant that my language skills were particularly valued.
 
September 2001 – September 2002: Arthropoda Music Promotions, London, UK
Responsible for design, copywriting and distribution of marketing materials and booking acts.
 
September 2000 – September 2001: see 'Education'
 
June 2000 – September 2000: Guitarist in rock band
 
October 1999 - May 2000: International Communications for Management, Hong Kong
Project Manager for business conferences. The range of subjects demanded thorough research.
 
October 1999 – May 2000: Diners International Translation Services, Hong Kong
Freelance translation, proofreading and transcription from written, recorded and live source material such as the Financial Secretary’s annual address at Government House.
 
July 1999 – October 2000: Travelling in the UK and Germany, cycling in the Alps
 
 
Education
 
September 2008 – January 2010
Exeter University, Devon                                   MA in Translation with Distinction
 
September 2000 – August 2001                 
School of Oriental and African Studies               Diploma in Modern Chinese (Mandarin)                         
University of London                              
 
September 1995 – July 1999
Keele University, Staffordshire                            2:1 BA Joint Honours  
(1997 – 1998 at the University                            History and German (with subsidiary
of Regensburg, Germany)                                  Mathematics)
           
1988 –1995
Island School, Hong Kong                                A level English and History, AS level German and Economics, 9 GCSEs including French         
 
1982 – 1988
Bradbury Junior School, Hong Kong
 
 
Other Qualifications and Awards
 
Associate Member of the Institute of Translating and Interpreting
Scholarship with the DAAD German academic exchange
Keele University Modern Languages Department Award
British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body Level 2 National Certificate for Licensees
Full and clean driving licence
 
 
Technology
 
Software:          SDL Trados Studio 2009 Freelance
                        SDL Trados 2007
                        Microsoft Works Ultimate 2007
                        Adobe Acrobat
                        Adobe Photoshop
 
Hardware:         Sony Vaio VGN FS315E laptop
                        Intel Pentium M740
Windows XP
                        Modem
                        HP PSC 950 printer/fax/scanner/copier
 
 
Interests
 
As well as an interest in the visual arts, I have performed in several theatre and BBC radio productions, sing and play guitar.  I participate in a number of team and individual sports including surfing, which has taken me to countries such as Portugal and Indonesia.  This has given me the opportunity to add further languages to my repertoire.
 
 
Personal Details
 
Nationality: British         Place of Birth: Hong Kong
 
 
Referees
 
Dr. James Morris                                               Dr. Chloe Paver
Director                                                            Senior Lecturer in German
Checkmate Translations                                     Department of Modern Languages        
Timestep House                                                SALL
Collingwood Close                                             317 Queen’s Building
Dartmouth                                                         Exeter University
Devon TQ6 9LX                                                  Devon EX4 4QJ
+44 (0)1803 834 379                                          +44 (0)1392 264 338
checkmate.translations@virgin.net                      C.Paver@exeter.ac.uk

 

Curriculum Vitae Translation Jan 2010 Acrobat.pdf
Curriculum Vitae Translation Jan 2010.docx


Software

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  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • OmegaT
  • PASSOLO
  • SDLX Translation Suite
  • TRADOS

Platform & Hardware

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Hardware:
Sony Vaio VGN FS315E laptop
Intel Pentium M740
Windows XP
Modem
HP PSC 950 printer/fax/scanner/copier

Software:
SDL Trados Studio 2009 Freelance
SDL Trados 2007
Microsoft Works Ultimate 2007
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Photoshop

Membership

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Associate Member of the Institute of Translating and Interpreting



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