I am a qualified full-time translator (French to English), copy editor and proofreader. I was awarded the Institute of Linguists’ professional Diploma in Translation (French–English) in 2003 and obtained a Distinction in the semi-specialised Technology paper, completed under exam conditions, which is available on request, should you require a sample of my work. I am currently an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIL).

I have been freelancing on a full-time basis since September 2006 and can offer a range of language services: translation, editing, revision and proofreading.

I regularly translate marketing & advertising material, magazines, catalogues, presentations, press conferences, press releases, financial statements, commercial correspondence, radio interviews, conference calls, event & conference information, promotional copy, web content, recipes, European Works Council transcripts, employment contracts and non-specialised text for a wide range of clients.

Over my 3 years as a full-time in-house Quality Assurance Executive for Wordbank, a leading UK localisation specialist, I worked on a broad range of key accounts, proofreading, editing and revising both English and foreign-language copy through recourse to client-approved glossaries, reference material and translation memories. I was promoted to Deputy Manager of the department early last year and in this role, while continuing to exercise my core quality assurance task, I supported the manager on a day-to-day basis and provided managerial cover in her absence, assigning work to the team and handling inter-departmental enquiries and requests.

In addition to my duties as Internal Reviser, I was also appointed Editor of Wordbank’s internal newsletter early last year, with sole responsibility for overseeing all production stages through to publication on the intranet and distribution company-wide.

I completed Maple Publishing’s Professional Proofreading & Editing Course in 2005 and achieved their Diploma in Proofreading and Editing Skills with Distinction in both parts. I am able to edit and proofread both English text and French–English translations (hard copy or online, using Word’s track changes tool). I am also able to offer a quality control service on texts in all other languages, focusing on the accurate capture of non-linguistic critical content such as proper names, figures, symbols, formatting, etc.

Due to the nature of the material that I generally translate, I do not use translation software.