I
am a native English speaker and freelance German-to-English translator
specialising in medicalc texts, with additional working knowledge of French,
Spanish, Latin, Italian and Welsh.

I have worked as a
freelance translator for eleven years, with the last five years focused
exclusively on medical translation. My work has covered clinical documentation,
scientific articles, medical device documentation, clinical protocols, patient
information sheets and reports, ethics committee documentation, ICFs and
pharmaceutical materials including PIs, SmPCs, PILs, labelling and AE
reporting. I most commonly use Trados Studio, XTM and Memsource/Phrase, and I
have also worked extensively with MemoQ.

I have completed online
CPD courses including Clinical Trials and Medical Documentation, and I plan to
continue developing my specialist medical translation knowledge.

I take pride in
producing translations that are meticulously accurate while reading naturally
in English. My background was originally scientific: over fifteen years, I
worked in biomedical research in a teaching hospital environment, including a
period in Berlin where I also helped colleagues write and proofread papers and
theses. My pathology research used techniques such as histopathology,
immunohistochemistry, molecular pathology, PCR, FISH, and DNA and RNA in-situ hybridization,
with a focus on lymphoma, so I am particularly comfortable translating texts in
these areas. Later, while working for a medical devices company, I was involved
in maintaining compliance records, CE marking and customer communications.

I have also worked
extensively in administration in the wine industry and engineering, and my
experience in both the UK and the USA gives me confidence translating into
either British or US English.

I am also a published author and have worked as a
tender coordinator for a large multidisciplinary company, producing major
submissions for international projects. I have experience using Adobe InDesign
for both interdisciplinary tenders and publishing.