I graduated in the Netherlands from the Rijkspedagogische Akademie with a degree in teaching (in Dutch). When I moved to the US in 1978 I completed my Registered Nurse degree (in English). I have been translating between these two languages since I was 13 years old.
Native fluency in Dutch/Flemish and English. Masters Degrees in Linguistics and Classical Languages. Teaching experience in US and oversees, on HS and College level. Excellent knowledge of French and -to a lesser degree- Modern Greek. Reading knowledge of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German. I function very well in multilingual environments where several languages are used at once.
I am a Dutch Native speaker with a Bachelor degree in Dutch language studies including: literature, linguistics and language. In Europe I use to work for IT companies such as British Telecom (BT) where I had to communicate in English, Dutch, Flemish and French. Because of my IT background, I became very familiar with computer terminology in languages as Dutch, English French and Flemish.
I finished my studies at Aegean University Radio-television-cinema in 1997. I work in tourism sector since 1997.I made also translations in the languages written above.
Although my bachelor's degree is in French and my master's degree is in landscape architecture, English is my best skill. The only credentials I can offer in this area, besides a sample of my writing, are my test scores on the verbal portion of the GRE, which were in the 99th percentile (top 1%). My translations benefit greatly from this facility with English.
I have translated texts from French into English and have taken two university courses in translating French, which, surprisingly, have been generally applicable to other languages.
My Dutch is now much better than my French. I lived for 13 years in the Netherlands with my Dutch husband. I took two intensive courses there in Dutch as a second language and did well in both (a \\"9,\\" which is equivalent to an \\"A\\" in the American system). I continued to develop my knowledge of Dutch, and a few years ago I began translating texts from Dutch into English. One of my first paid jobs was for an architecture office. I was well suited for this job, because of my M.L.A. (Master of Landscape Architecture). Last year I passed the NT2 II exam, a challenging test of Dutch as a foreign language.
For the past few years, most of the texts I\\'ve translated have been academic, often scientific texts from the Delft University of Technology. My husband is a nuclear physicist, and I rely on him and others in my network to verify the correct translation of scientific terms. But I have a large vocabulary of my own and am good at researching terminology online.
I have been a freelance editor for 10 years, longer than I've been translating. Because of this experience, I am familiar with various English styles.
I have an extensive background in language training and had the chance to apply my education as a linguist in a variety of settings.
After I obtained my bachelor's degree in translation, I was able to develop and perfect my language skills as a translator, interpreter and multilingual international tour director for over 15 years.
My area of expertise is translation from source languages English and French to Dutch as the target language. I am a perfectionist and guarantee professional and timely work.
4 years in Netherlands with Radio Netherlands
10 years with Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington. 3 books published on topics in Netherlands history (1 in Dutch) working with these languages in high-accuracy circumstances since 1973.
During the past twenty years as a translator, interpreter, proofreader and voice over specialist,I have worked on many different projects. Therefore I have experience in a variety of fields. I am available on short notice.
I am a professional French translator with in-house experience (4 years) with an international company in the MLM/direct selling industry. I am a native French-speaker and will translate into that language.
Holder of a recognized Masters Degree in Translation (English and Danish into French) and member of the American Translators Association (ATA).
My specializations are:
Advertising / Public Relations
Retail
Nutrition
Marketing / Market Research
Law (general)
Internet, e-Commerce
Food