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B l e a c h I have extensive professional, academic and commercial experience as well as undertaking PhD research. I can offer a professional, accurate, and fast service both to companies and individuals.

* In addition to my own language pairs, I work with a selected number of trusted colleagues throughout the world to ensure a large range of languages are catered for. Please contact me for details.

* BA (Hons) French & German
* MA (Distinction) French Studies with Translation
* Ph.D (completing part-time) French Studies; Language, Lit, Culture


Translation:
[CAT Tools: Trados, MemoQ, Across, MemSource, Wordfast]

I have wide-ranging translation experience including:
– Legal: T&Cs; working & financial agreements; European Database on Asylum Law
– Business & Financial: annual statements & accounts; articles; stock market
– Marketing and PR: web and print copy; press releases; brochures; social media
– Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions (MICE): sales docs; follow-up surveys; articles
– Travel and Tourism: wide-ranging, in-depth experience - details upon request
– Culture & Lifestyle: brochures & magazines; reviews; product descriptions
– Museum & Exhibitions: display & presentation boards; audio scripts; guides & leaflets

– Ecology & Environment: feasibility & site reports; articles; renewable energy; fossil fuels; flora & fauna; forestry; hunting; green housing
– IT, Hardware & Software: articles; networks; hardware; games
– Education: academic articles; pedagogy and educational instructional docs & lessons
– Technical documents & manuals.


Editing and Proofreading:
This work has covered many areas, and numerous different styles, from websites to dissertations and publications; commercial reports and legal statements, to technical manuals and exhibition boards.



Localization & QA:
I have vast experience working on flagship localisation projects, both on a creative and technical level, from scripts and web games to technical specifications and instructions.

I've been a member of a transatlantic team responsible for a flagship project localizing digital US educational materials for the UK market.

Experience in:
– Keywords; glossaries; dictionary definitions.
– Identification of unsuitable images & sourcing of new ones.
– Re-writing and adaptation of content.

–Digital publishing & app development
–Gaming projects and games testing



Voiceover: [Please email for further details and voice samples.]

* Broadcast-quality Home Studio with professional equipment and editing software.
* I can offer both male & female voices as my business partner is a male professional broadcaster and voice artist.

Wide-ranging experience includes:
*extensive radio work;
*adverts;
*audio guides/tours;
*training material;
*narrative & audiobook material;
*accent & character work. Copywiting:
I'm an experienced, published writer who works with a fellow copywriter and business partner. Together, we provide anything from sales letters and SEO blogs, to in-depth articles, reports, brochures and editorials.


Academic & Research XML Encoder, Translator & Research Assistant
• Translation of footnotes, articles, and practical relation pertaining to the project: French > English
• Responsible for creating and managing a new medieval research skills website.
• Specialist computer coding of manuscript transcriptions for web and print publication.
• Creation and implementation of annotated index for project.
• Collation and checking of final proofs for print publication.

• Freelance researcher - print, web & archive experience.

I also have a number of publications and conference papers to my name - please send me an email for further details of my lecturing and research experience in Higher Education.



Lecturing/Teaching

Dept. of French, University of Sheffield.
• First and second year classes.
• Delivered in French and English, classes covered grammar, language work, comprehension, and Francophone culture.

Language Tutor, Sheffield Council & Chamber of Commerce
• Teaching adult learners ranging from pre–GCSE to A–Level standard.
• 100% of learners rated teaching quality as excellent.
• Design, planning and delivery of extensive classes on French culture and language skills.

I have experience in providing courses on research, study and presentation skills - please email me for further details.