Professional profile

Chartered Linguist, freelance translator/interpreter with extensive experience: English<>Spanish
Interpreting in Public Services since 2008.  
Broad experience dealing with Export/Import business since 2004.
Translating and teaching since 1997.
 
My breadth of business knowledge is based on being professional, self-motivated and well-presented with many years experience of the sales process, purchasing, delivery and invoicing.
 
Translator since 1997. I have lived in Spain, Germany, Ireland and the UK. I have been working as a translator and interpreter at Courts, Police, hospitals, solicitors, job centres and other organizations all over Scotland as well as private businesses and Translation Agencies nationwide and worldwide since 2008. Broad experience in translating legal documents, medical, pharmaceutical, technical, IT, business and marketing (please visit Translation Projects for further details). I worked in similar fields in Spain from 1997 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008 I was more focused on business, marketing and logistics.

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I have worked as a bilingual salesman in the Roofing Market for different companies since 2004. All these companies distribute and sell Spanish slates to mid-large companies in the British and Irish markets. My key roles have been
·         Purchases from Spain, marketing and logistics regarding deliveries in the UK and Ireland from Spain.
·         Keeping an eye on the whole sales process: getting the materials, selling them, delivering them and payments.
·         Negotiator to get better deals using not only my bilingual communication skills but also my understanding of the different cultures involved.
·         Developing new technical leaflets and other marketing issues like websites for different companies working with us.
 
Teacher  from 1997-2004 in Spain, teaching English for children, adults and businesses.
•    Private Tutor, for students preparing the O-Levels and A-Levels. 1997-2004. For adults 1998-2004, and for businesses (DonPulpo, June 2003-2005) in Vigo-Spain.
•    Academy Teacher, (PT job), in several Academies in Vigo-Spain (Cescar, Ada, Salgado, Aristos II, Thema), 1998-2002.
•    C.A.P. Teacher, this is a compulsory practical training course to become a State Teacher in Spain. Theory in Santiago de Compostela University. Practice done in 'Val Miñor' High School, Nigrán (1997 Spain). CAP: Course of Pedagogical Aptitude, equivalent to Probation teacher in the UK (PGCE).
 
Since 2009 in the UK, teaching Spanish for children and adults as well as organizing courses in Spanish and French for children and adults.
 
Education
•    Diploma in Translation by the Chartered Institute of Linguistics of London. Level 7 (postgraduate). English to Spanish (General - Law - Technical). January 2015.
•    Diploma in Public Services Interpreting. By the Chartered Institute of Linguistics of London. June 2009. Level 6 (postgraduate). English/Spanish-Spanish/English. The exams include consecutive interpreting EN<>SP, simultaneous interpreting EN<>SP, translation EN>SP and SP>EN, sight translation EN>SP and SP>EN.
•    Degree in English Language and Literature (English Philology), University of Santiago de Compostela, 1991-1996, Spain. 5 years degree. BA. Plus the PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) in 1997.
•    In the last year of the Degree in Translation and Interpreting Studies: Spanish-English-German, University of Vigo, 1999-2003, Spain. 4 years degree. BA
•    In the last year of the Degree in Spanish Language and Literature (Spanish Philology), University of Santiago de Compostela and Vigo, 1996-2002, Spain. 4 years degree. BA
•    Diploma in English of the Official School of Languages. 5 years course. Vigo (Spain), 1998.
•    Diploma in German of the Official School of Languages. 5 years course. Vigo (Spain), 2000.
•    Diploma as Technician in Installation and Repair of Computer Systems. Vigo (Spain), 1999.
•    Diploma as Lifeguard and 1st Aider, Vigo (Spain), 1999.
•    Diploma as Swimming Instructor, Padrón (Spain), 1996.