Bridgewater Translations EN

About

Bridgewater Translations provides languages services to translation agencies, businesses and individuals.

Services provided include:

Translation from English into French of all types of texts, technical, commercial and general
Translation from French into English of general texts
Liaison interpreting between French and English speakers
Proofreading/revision of translations from English into French

Speciality fields: tourism and travel, heritage, history, sociology, education

Interest fields: environment and sustainable development, nuclear power, law

IT equipment: MS Office 2007, Wordfast

Qualifications

MA in Translating (French - English / English - French) at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK, 2010

Options: terminology, legal translation, business interpreting (liaison), project management

Translating business film material, one-day course, Manchester, 25-04-09

MA research in English language and civilisation at the University of Caen, France, 2006.

CAPES, postgraduate teaching degree in France, to teach English in secondary schools, 1995.

Experience

French Translator at Late Rooms Ltd (part of the TUI Travel Group) (January 2011 - September 2013)

Translation of website content, extranet, business and marketing communications, newsletters
Translation of contracts and terms and conditions
Transcription of calls for monitoring and training purposes
Video subtitling
Social media and copy-writing
Translation Team Leader (January 2013 - September 2013)

Content and QA Assistant at Late Rooms Ltd (part of the TUI Travel Group) (January 2010 - October 2010)

Work placement at Cinétique Translations, Manchester, June-July 2009

Volunteer translating and interpreting for non-profit cultural organisations in France:

Shanaghy (Preserving the memory of the Irish Cross Hospital in Saint-Lô, Normandy, in 1946-47, through cultural exchange and activities) (since 1997)
Hag'Dik (Cultural re-enactment group promoting Normandy's Viking and Norman heritage) (since 1997)

Full time secondary school English teacher in France (1991-2003)

Supply language teacher in secondary schools in England, Select Education (2004-2008)

Part-time primary school French teacher in England (2005-2007)