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.
I grew up in an international setting in Europe in a bilingual household. Therefore I have become acquainted with several languages, cultures and their respective characteristics. I am willing adapt to set expectations, to travel and to work weekends while delivering accurate translations on or before deadline.
I have lived and worked for years in multilingual environments and groups, at times translating and interpreting in 4-5 languages at the same time. I worked for almost 2 years as a freelance translator/proofreader.
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
Language knowledge through: * school & university (LUW, Wageningen, NL: MBA) * 25+ years international, multilingual business experience (Dutch, German, English, French) * 35 years married to native English speaker * lived in CDN, USA, UK for a total of 2,5 years * translating & interpreting since 2001
Translation projects : · Yamaha: musical instrument reference guide · Samsung: Belgian website (marketing documents for a variety of products) · Alstom: simulator manual; tramway project proposal for Mexico City · Toyota: owner manuals and repair manuals · VMware: software MT post-editing · AutoCAD: Prodesk and Autodeskseminars websites · T & A: linguistic advice for the development of a tool using 12-key Japanese keyboard · Roland D.G.: press releases · Sony Playstation: press releases · Proximus: cell-phone games descriptions · Makro: food safety-related processes · CHDJ: History-related articles and speeches for conferences (history of judicial statistics, violence in 16th century cities in Flanders, etc.) · Vandemoortele: internal magazine · USG, Securex: internal magazine & documents, press releases · Medical: articles for specialised press, marketing documentation, patient brochures · EU: working documents
