About me
As a qualified translator from Belfast, Northern Ireland, I have a professional background in economics and public policy, with five years’ experience as an analyst at a research body within the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Dublin, producing detailed reports and research to inform policy in a range of areas.
I am an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (UK). In addition, I hold the following qualifications:
I have spent a considerable amount of time living and travelling abroad, having visited almost 40 countries across five continents, including significant periods in France, Canada and Germany. It is in this spirit that I have developed my services as a linguist, combining with my professional and academic experience to specialise in text translation and proofreading, helping to bridge the differences arising in communication between cultures.
In my spare time, I also enjoy the outdoors, especially mountain biking and skiing, as well as reading, creative writing and travelling whenever I can.
As a qualified translator from Belfast, Northern Ireland, I have a professional background in economics and public policy, with five years’ experience as an analyst at a research body within the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Dublin, producing detailed reports and research to inform policy in a range of areas.
I am an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (UK). In addition, I hold the following qualifications:
- MA in Translation (French-English) from Queen's University Belfast;
- MSc in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics;
- BA in Economics from the University of Leicester.
I have spent a considerable amount of time living and travelling abroad, having visited almost 40 countries across five continents, including significant periods in France, Canada and Germany. It is in this spirit that I have developed my services as a linguist, combining with my professional and academic experience to specialise in text translation and proofreading, helping to bridge the differences arising in communication between cultures.
In my spare time, I also enjoy the outdoors, especially mountain biking and skiing, as well as reading, creative writing and travelling whenever I can.
Why hire a translator? Don't machines take care of this now?
A clear, precise and natural translation of your documents can add value to your business and the services that you offer, by affirming professionalism, style and attention to detail in presentation. By extension, it also acts as a safeguard by reducing or eliminating costs which may arise through the presence of mistakes, whether caused by human or machine.
Despite the advances in machine translation, there are - and always will be - areas of language amenable only to human adaptation and transfer. With global information flows increasing in volume and indeed importance, both the value of, and need for, professional translation continue to grow.
As an MA-qualified translator with extensive experience in economics, policy research and report writing, I bring professionalism, analytical rigour, attention to detail and flair in written expression to all of my translations.
A clear, precise and natural translation of your documents can add value to your business and the services that you offer, by affirming professionalism, style and attention to detail in presentation. By extension, it also acts as a safeguard by reducing or eliminating costs which may arise through the presence of mistakes, whether caused by human or machine.
Despite the advances in machine translation, there are - and always will be - areas of language amenable only to human adaptation and transfer. With global information flows increasing in volume and indeed importance, both the value of, and need for, professional translation continue to grow.
As an MA-qualified translator with extensive experience in economics, policy research and report writing, I bring professionalism, analytical rigour, attention to detail and flair in written expression to all of my translations.