Profile

I am a professional translator and business owner with a commitment to maintaining high quality and providing premium customer service. I pride myself in building strong relationships with customers, tailoring each project to their specific needs. I help businesses, who operate in Italian and Spanish speaking territories, to expand into the global market, producing English texts to showcase their product offering. I have eleven years experience in the translation industry.

I am a native English speaker. I translate from Spanish and Italian to English. I offer proof reading and transcreation services as well as post-editing of machine translation. I have seven years experience proof reading government documents in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

I have travelled extensively through Latin America and Europe, enhancing language skills first developed at an early age in school. This included a year spent in Naples, Italy, splitting my time between teaching English and translating Italian texts. Through my travels I have learnt about cultural differences and linguistic nuances between countries and regions with the same mother tongue.

Whilst working as a project manager in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, I completed a Masters in Translation Studies (with distinction) at Queens University Belfast to add to my BA (Hons) in Business Studies from The University of Ulster. Working and studying simultaneously allowed me to improve my organisational skills and time management, gaining first-hand experience in finance, public policy, marketing and business in general. My Masters degree provided me with the essential skills and attributes required to be a professional translator, honing my skills under expert supervision. I have a certificate from Queens University in Translation Technology tools and a high level of efficiency in the use of all major translation software packages.

I am an Associate Member of the American Translators Association and a Qualified Member (MITI – Translator) of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting, the UK’s only independent professional association for practising translators and interpreters and have also achieved ISO 17100:2015 Qualified Status, the international standard for translation services. I am a member of the ProZ.com Certified PRO Network. This is an initiative to provide qualified translators with an opportunity to network and collaborate in an environment consisting entirely of screened professionals.

I specialise in translating documents that compliment my work experience and personal interests. These include business/finance, government, marketing, travel & tourism, sport (football in particular), science and environmental issues.