Translation is a Passion, not just a job

Volunteer Translator: 9317 words translated

My native language is US English. I was raised in a bi-cultural family, a Spanish father and a native New York mother. My paternal grandfather lived with us but his English was quite limited, therefore I always heard Spanish spoken on a daily basis. At the age of 7 my family moved to South American where my formal education in Spanish began. As I child I just soaked it all in. I spent 7 years overseas and upon my return to the United States I continued to study Spanish in high school and in college. In college I earned my BA in Spanish and a teacher’s certificate for the State of New Jersey. I have also recently received a certificate in translation from Adelphi University. Living in New Jersey, which has a large population of Hispanic people, the ability to read, write and speak Spanish has come in quite handy.

For the last fifteen years I was employed by a company that manufactured the products necessary for the photonics industry. During that time I was called upon to translate customer orders from overseas and to interpret for the Spanish speaking employees whose English was limited. In many ways this was much more gratifying than my positions as purchaser, production planner and calibration specialist. However, in these positions I acquired an extensive knowledge of, not only the terminology natural to those positions, but also the terminology of the photonics world.

I am an extremely focused individual and have been known to attack any project, no matter how trivial or important, as a dog worries a bone, not letting go until finished to the utmost satisfaction. I am very happy to work alone or with a team. Spending many hours researching a field and tracking the different meanings of a word or a phrase is a joy. Punctuality is very important to me so every job I take on will always be on time and of the highest quality.