Areas of Expertise: Legal / patents, Technical, Automotive, Aeronautical / Space, Medical, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical, Petroleum / Offshore, Maritime, Telecommunications, Energy sector including renewables, Forestry, International relations, IT, Journalism. UN - EU - NATO

Education Completed: Degree BA LLB (Pol Sci) - University of Cape Town
Diploma in International Studies & International Law - Birkbeck College, University of London

27 years freelance translation experience

Recent achievements:
Translated a 7700+ page technical manual for a weapons system from German -> English for a major German arms manufacturer (Automotive, technical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, optronics, optical systems, ballistics)
Translated legal contracts Greek -> English
Translated university medical / psychology theses Greek -> English
Translated literary / historical theses German -> English
Translated insurance policy Greek -> English
Translated patents & contracts Norwegian -> English
Translated automotive technical manuals German -> English
Translated civil engineering document Swedish -> English
Translated bid for tender Greek -> English
Translated variety of documents pertaining to civilian aviation, aerospace, Space Agencies and renewable energy German -> English
Translated IT and software localisation document Danish -> English
Translated Oil and Gas mud hydraulics program for offshore oil drilling Norwegian -> English
Translated microbiology patent Greek -> English
Translated automotive manuals Swedish -> English
Translated AGM documents German -> English
Translated legal document on collective wage bargaining in industry German -> English
Translated aeronautical and space document German -> English
Translated patents Danish -> English
Translated aeronautical manuals German ->English
Translated plastic surgeon’s website German -> English
Translated patent documents German -> English
Translated mobile telecommunications documents Swedish -> English
Translated medical reports Norwegian -> English
Translated legal contracts (NDA’s, patents) Greek -> English
Tanslated trading agreement and logistics document Danish -> English
Translated AGM documents Greek -> English
Translated large photovoltaic project German-> English
Translated wind-energy farm documents Danish -> English
Translated corporate legal appeal Greek -> English
Translated maritime documents Norwegian -> English
Translated legal / medical documents on fish farming Norwegian -> English
Translated mathematics website Swedish -> English
Translated artist’s autobiography Greek -> English
Translated business management manual Danish -> English
Translated hospital notes Swedish -> English
Translated clinical pharmacology trials documents German, Swedish -> English
Translated helicopter pilot training manual German -> English
Translated large petroleum company document Swedish -> English
Translated watchmaking document German -> English
Translated compulsory licence petition Norwegian -> English
Translated medical reports Danish -> English
Translated political / historical essay German -> English
Translated petroleum plant emergency response plan Greek -> English
Translated telecommunications documents German -> English
Translated several documents from Swiss / Austrian German -> English

Constant flow of editorial & proofreading work.

Having lived in many countries from a young age, I have been imbued with a cultural understanding of each country, its language & use thereof. I am proud of being able to produce translations that read as originals in flowing & correct English while maintaining the gist & tenor of the source text.
I am a voracious reader & erudite on a number of abstruse and disparate subjects & am skilled at research.