Working languages:
French to English
German to English
Italian to English
mckinnc

Paris
Local time: 14:57 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: English Native in English
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Services Translation
Expertise
Specializes in:
Aerospace / Aviation / SpaceAstronomy & Space
Business/Commerce (general)Computers (general)
Finance (general)Government / Politics
International Org/Dev/CoopIT (Information Technology)
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)

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KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 1730, Questions answered: 1380, Questions asked: 264
Glossaries Colin's French English, Colin's glossary
Translation education Other - Institute of Linguists (Dip Trans)
Experience Years of experience: 35. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2001.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials French to English (Master of Arts Hons, University of Dundee)
German to English (Master of Arts Hons, University of Dundee)
French to English (Dipl�me d'Etudes Approfondies, Univ. Grenoble III)
French to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, DejaVu, FrameMaker, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat Exchange, DreamWeaver, Excel, Framemaker, frontpage, Word, Powerpoint
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Events and training
Powwows attended
Bio
- Space
- Finance/general business
- IT (software, hardware, networking)
- Telecommunications
- History, politics, current affairs

Scottish, living in France since 1989.

I began working as a staff translator in an international organisation in January 2003.

ProZ member since August 2001.

EDUCATION:

2003: Obtained Institute of Linguists' Diploma in Translation (French-English) with Distinction in all 3 papers (General, Technology, Social Science).

1995: Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies (Pre-doctoral Diploma), Université de Grenoble III, France. Mention très bien.

1989: Master of Arts Honours in French and German, University of Dundee, Scotland. Degree obtained: 2/1 (Upper Second).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

-Currently working as an in-house translator in a Paris-based international organisation.
-Freelance translator with broad experience, going back to 1990. Particularly experienced in the fields of space, business, stock markets, finance, economics, information technology and mobile telephony.
-Technical Writer with Hewlett-Packard's Business Desktop Division, Eybens by Grenoble, France. Have had a very large number of manuals published in the areas of PC hardware and software and Internet/networking software.
-Technical Writer with Sun Microsystems' International Center for Network Computing, Meylan by Grenoble, France.
-English teacher at Université de Grenoble, France. Taught classes in French-English literary translation.


Profile last updated
Jul 16, 2009