Educated in Scotland and Canada, I am familiar with British and North American English. University degree in History and Political Science from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
Professional guitarist and music teacher for many years. Good knowledge of Jazz, World and Brazilian music.
Lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2001 to 2004, working as in-house translator for SABI (South American Business Information), translating business news from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Argentina.
Currently based in Vancouver, working in international education and freelancing as translator for Brazilian clients, mainly in the academic, education, medical and pharmaceutical areas.
Founded Pereira-Allan Language and Translation Services with my wife,
Brazilian academic and researcher Maria Pereira, to offer English-Portuguese-English services to companies and individuals doing business in Brazil, North America and Europe. We recently completed the Portuguese translation of the book "Estrogen's Storm Season', by Canadian doctor, Jerilynn Prior, published in Brazil by E-Papers (http://www.e-papers.com.br/produtos.asp?codigo_produto=1942) |