Defence - Law & Finance - Energy & Renewables - Marine - Tourism - Medical and Automotive

Having been raised in a multilingual environment since my earliest childhood due to my father's job as a Diplomat (which meant moving away and living in different countries every few years), with British/Spanish parents has provided me with a rich cultural background and the ability of speaking two mother tongues, English and Spanish, with the same level of proficiency.

Born in Madrid, Spain, I have lived in many countries but spent most of my childhood living mainly in the UK and the USA as well as a few years in Belgium and Italy. I attended primary and secondary schools in the above countries and graduated in 1994 from the American School of Madrid. I do hold however, a convalidation title of my studies from the Spanish Ministry of Education and a similar title for a convalidation of my secondary school education while in London from the Instituto Italiano di Cultura / Italian Consulate. I decided to further pursue my studies after graduation by studying political science at St. Louis University of Missouri and later on, law and translation in universities in both Spain and the UK.

TRADOS certified (Studio 2009) and a member of the UK's Translator's association and its Spanish counterpart ASETRAD as well as an elected member of the British Society of Authors.

My professional work background is in defence, law (contracts, intellectual property and M&A), finance (including investment banking) and general business, energy generation and renewables, tourism and travel, general medical (including pharmaceutical and clinical trials) and the luxury automotive sector, in particular classic cars.

During the past 16 years, I have completed numerous translation projects in a variety of fields, but mainly in the legal, defence, general business and tourism sectors. These projects have included both in-house positions and freelance translation work for the following leading companies:

Credit Suisse, Indra, SBB General Dynamics European Land Systems (fifth largest defence contractor in the world), SAPA, SAAB, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Hispano Carrocera, IVECO-PEGASO, Enel S.p.A., WEDECO, Occidental Hotels & Resorts, Clifford Chance, Pfizer and the Notary Public of Altea (Alicante – Spain).

Additionally, a few years ago I set up a small Internet Consultancy Firm and I am therefore proficient in SEM/SEO (currently studying for the Google Advertising professionals Diploma) and keyword listings as well as various content management systems including Typo 3 and Joomla.

Also, I have written, translated and published several books and articles on various topics including falconry, history, scuba-diving and marine biology. My first publication, a falconry book, El Gran Desconocido: The Red-tailed Hawk, published in Spanish in 2004, won the award for Best Digital Book at the British Book Design & Production Awards.

Details of referees are available on request. For more information please see my cv or visit my website.

I look forward to assisting you on your next translation or editing project. I will provide you with a free quote and offer suggestions and options as to how to best proceed.

Discounts available for first time clients and large translations / on-going work.

Testimonials

“Beatriz came to us through a recommendation and we employed her as a translator for a forthcoming book. The translation was from a Spanish manuscript into English and given within a short deadline. We very much appreciated the diligence applied by Beatriz to deliver this text promptly, thus meeting with our deadline – and within cost. The text required considerable further work to which Beatriz was both astute and accurate in highlighting within the manuscript. We would have no hesitation in recommending her services as a translator.”
Dr. Nick Fox – International Wildlife Consultants

“…During the period that Miss Beatriz Candil worked for us, she performed at our full satisfaction, translation works from Spanish into English and English into Spanish of legal, technical and commercial documents, at all times showing a great professionalism and dedication.”
General Dynamics European Land Systems - Santa Bárbara S.A

“Bea did a most professional, timely, and talented translation. She made the process very easy. She understood my business needs. I am very glad that I translated my website into Spanish. I am even more glad that Bea was my translator."
William C. Oakes - Author, Publisher & Falconer