"14 years’ full-time experience. Science and technology. Fast, accurate and on time. French German Spanish Italian Portuguese Dutch Catalan > English."
Technical and Scientific Translation into English from 7 European Languages
science scientific technology technical it hardware software networks telecommunications finance banking financial biology biotechnology genetics pharmaceuticals clinical chemistry biochemistry environment ecology civil engineering biomedical medical devices automotive internet information systems psychology healthcare health patents taxation medicine dentistry neuroscience corporation law business administration sap marketing quality management data processing pharmacology aviation aerospace
Subject Areas
Acting and Directing, Advertising, Aerospace Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy and Crop Science, Aircraft, Anatomy, Animal Sciences, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Aquaculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Automotive, Aviation, Banking and Financial, Bible and Biblical Studies, Biochemistry, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Biology, Biomedical, Biometrics, Biophysics, Biopsychology, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Botany, Broadcast Journalism, Business Administration and Management, Business General, Business Marketing, Cartography, Ceramics Arts and Ceramics, Chemical Technology and Related Industries, Chemistry, Child Care, Civil Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Engineering, Computer Games and Gambling, Electronic Games, Games of Chance, Criminology, Culinary Arts, Data Communications, Data Processing, Design and Applied Arts, Desktop Publishing (DTP), Ecology, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Fibre, Textile and Weaving, Film and Cinema Studies, Finance, Fire Protection, Fishing and Fisheries Sciences, Food Sciences, Forensic Science, Forestry, Genealogy/Family History Research, General, Genetics, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Geophysics and Seismology, Gerontology, Health, Heating, Air Condition and Refrigeration, History, Hospitality, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Information Sciences and Systems, Internet, Islamic Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law and Legal, Linguistics, Literature, Marine and Aquatic Biology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine — Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Medicine — Dentistry, Medicine — Medical Technology, Medicine — Microbiology and Bacteriology, Medicine — Neuroscience, Medicine — Nursing, Medicine — Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Medicine — Ophthalmology, Medicine — Pharmacology, Medicine — Psychiatry, Medicine — Public Health Education and Promotion, Medicine — Social Psychology, Medicine — Toxicology, Medicine (General), Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Metallurgical Engineering, Military Technologies, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Mining and Petroleum Technology, Molecular Biology, Music, Music History and Literature, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Oceanography, Oil and Gas Engineering, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Patent Translation, Petrochemistry, Petroleum Engineering, Philosophy, Photographic Arts, Photography, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Physics, Political Science, Polymer Chemistry, Psychology, Radiation Biology, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religion, Religion and Religious Studies, Science (General), Sociology, Software Engineering, Sport and Fitness, Taxation, Telecommunications, Textile Sciences and Engineering, Theatre, Theology and Theological Studies, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Tourism and Travel, Transportation, Veterinary, Visual and Performing Arts, Women Studies, Zoology
Native in British English, equally strong in US English. Mastery of German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Catalan.
5500 words/day, 38500 words/wk. (If pushed: Up to 9000 words/day.)
French > English€0.09/word(US$0.12, ₤0.07)
German > English €0.10/word(US$0.13, ₤0.07½)
Dutch > English €0.10/word
Spanish > English €0.09/wordPrices converted to $/₤ may vary. Catalan > English€0.10/word All prices are negotiable depending
Italian > English€0.10/word on project size & regularity of work.
·legal contracts/corporation law/corporate finance/international law
·psychology/biotech/biochemistry
·other sciences (almost all fields)
·advertising/marketing/PR
·NOTE: I do not do interpreting or on-site translation.
·Key strengths: Fast worker, very long experience, high attention to detail.
EDUCATION
1982-1988
Straight A Student in UK O-Level exams (age 16) in English Language, English Lit, French, German, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography, Accounting. (Exception: Physics, Grade C.)
1998-1989
Straight A Student in UK A-Level higher exams (age 18) in English Literature, French, German
Distinction in Germanin UK S-Level special advanced exam (age 18) – equivalent to 1st-year uni exams.Merit in French in the “S”-Level
1989-1992
B.A., German/Linguistics
St John’s College, Oxford University, UK
1993-1996
B.Sc., Psychology
St Aidan’s College, Durham University, UK
TECHNOLOGY
OS
Windows Vista Pro
Software
MS Office XP Pro 2007, Trados 7.5, Photoshop 8, Pagemaker 7, Acrobat 8 Pro, Quark XPress 6, MS Proofing Tools in all languages.
Hardware
Notebook PC #1, 2.2 GHz Intel Core2 Duo, 20” screen, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD/RW drive, WiFi.
Notebook PC #2, Pentium 4, 1GB RAM, 150GB hard drive.
Laser printer/scanner/fax.
REFERENCES
I’ll provide references on request. I have an active clientele of 25 companies in Europe, the Americas & Asia/Pacific Rim which provide me with regular translation, editing or writing work and can vouch for my accuracy, terminology know-how, writing style and respect for deadlines.
Software
Across
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Déjà Vu
PageMaker
PASSOLO
PowerPoint
QuarkXPress
SDLX Translation Suite
STAR Transit
TRADOS
Framemaker Visio Ventura Publisher Multilizer
Platform & Hardware
Notebook PC, 2.2 GHz Intel Core2 Duo with 20” screen, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive, DVD/RW drive, WiFi. The desktop replacement or coffeeshop king… Notebook PC (backup), Pentium 4 processor, 1 GB RAM, 150 GB hard drive. Laser printer, scanner, fax machine, et cetera... Can buy anything else required.
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