When I fell ill at age 12 and required 6 weeks off school, I never imagined I would remerge with a renewed ability to speak French but that is exactly what happened. Watching educational French programmes every day helped me fall in love with a subject I had previously felt only a lukewarm attachment to.

Studying German supported my study of Modern History. The topic of ‘Die Mauer’ was frequently used as a past tense exercises and what I learned in German helped me understand the Cold War. This is how I learned of the benefits of having a foreign language to working level. My background in Modern History helped me further when I undertook my MA in Translation, which entailed extensive study of the European Union and its use of translation as an intercultural activity.

I offer translation from German into UK English and from French into UK English. I am also able to interpret within those language combinations.

I have experience of business, legal and financial translation. In these closely connected fields, my experience covers property, insurance and real estate insurance, inheritance, taxation, stocks and shares as well as official certificates. I am very well versed in translating German taxation documents/slips and French property documentation. I also have experience of technical translation: I have translated construction material, warehouse manuals and a patent. I have interpreted at the Royal Courts of Justice.

I am especially drawn to scientific, medical and pharmaceutical translation and in 2010 I completed a medical interpreting course through my employer. Since then, I have gained extensive experience of interpreting on hospital wards and in medical and pharmaceutical contexts. I performed consecutive interpreting between German and English in Prague for a business conference held by the pharmaceuticals industry. I have experience of translating medical reports about obesity, post-cancer care and protein experiments. I have translated a number of hospital discharge certificates and hospital appointment records. I have experience of interpreting within other areas of Public Services, which I really enjoy. This includes interpreting for family, children and refugee centres, employment and housing meetings and formal hearings for family law. I have interpreted for supervised contact hours. My DBS is on automatic renewal.