Work history
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Professional translatorNone
Beckenham, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance for over a decade. As an experienced intellectual-property translator, I help my clients meet the formal requirements of filing English-language translations of patent claims and specifications at the European Patent Office and other patent offices worldwide, and enable them to understand oppositions, appeals and official communications written in other languages. I also tackle other technical texts where appropriate.
Associate Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (AITI)
Staff translatorMarks & Clerk
- London, United KingdomFull Time
More than two decades working in-house as staff translator/translations manager in a firm of patent agents (initially Lloyd Wise, then Marks & Clerk following a merger).
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Post-graduate Diploma in translation with interpretingUniversity of Kent
- Canterbury, United Kingdom
A one-year course covering translation - with a technical bent - from French and German into English. Also acquired Dutch for translation purposes. Awarded a Distinction and the Dutch Prize.
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BA (Hons) in French, German and LinguisticsUniversity of East Anglia
- Norwich, United Kingdom
A four-year course including a year abroad at universities in France and Germany. Course covered French, German, French Linguistics, Psycho-/Sociolinguistics, German Literature and a final-year specialism in Specialised Translation.