I have been working as freelancer since 2003 translating and proofreading web sites, technical docs, marketing communications and press releases for some of the biggest translation agencies in the world.

My areas of expertise are:

• Advertising & Marketing
• E-Learning
• Travel & Tourism
• Consumer Goods
• Media, Arts & Entertainment
• European Affairs
• Environment, Agriculture
• IT

My major projects include jobs for:

Accuray, Actronics Technologies, APS Group, Ashley Associates, Bosch, British Telecom, Case Logics, Caterpillar, Control Technique, Daikin, Dell, DuPont, Eli Lilly, Elsevier, Epac, European Space Agency Eduspace, Exxon Mobil, Federal Mogul, Fisher & Paykel, Florida International University, Gambro, Gartner, Gea Group, General Electric, GeoFluent, GKN Driveline, GlaxoSmithKline, GoRational, Greenpeace, Grohe, Heat & Control, Hollywood One on One, Honeywell, HP, Hypertherm, InVision, John Deere, Ketchum Pleon, Leica Geosystems, Longchamp, LRN Corporation, Mathnasium, Midtronics, Nintendo, National Geographic Learning, Nokia, Objet Geometries, Oracle, Pet-Corp International, Philips, Pracsis, Royal Caribbean, Ryanair, Samsung, Scania, Siemens, Socomec, TetraMap, the European Community Research and Development Information Service, the European Network for Rural Development, the Finnish Tourist Board, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Trimax Mowing Systems, Trimble, Vivago, Vmware, Whirlpool, Yamaha Motor Company, Zespri.

As far as my education is concerned, I graduated with honours in Foreign Languages and Literatures and then I specialized in Teaching English as a Second Language.

After my specialization studies, I have kept on analysing the theoretical and practical aspects of translation, attending courses and seminars on Literary Translation, English for Special Purposes and Translation Technologies.

In 2009 I attended the course "Translating and Writing for the Web (advanced)" and "Translation Technology: Localisation" organized by the Centre for Professional Development, Imperial College, London.

I have worked as Market Research/Survey Coder.

I'm tech savvy. I have very good knowledge of technical software, CAT and TM tools such as: SDL Trados Studio 2009, SDL Trados 2007 Suite, SDLX, Wordfast, Translation Workspace tools and QA tools, TranStation, Office 2007, Office 2003, Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0, FrameMaker 8, PageMaker 7.0, InDesign CS, Illustrator CS2, Photoshop CS4, Copernic Desktop Search 2, Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 Preferred, RoboHelp.

I also have experience in learning new technologies as needed.

I have an excellent eye for detail, a strong focus and attention span. I am accurate, reliable, stress-proof and first of all I love this profession.