Good with a wide variety of texts, including advertising copy, technical documents (eg spare parts lists), medical and dental documents, general articles and so forth. I am at home in Word, WordPerfect, Excel and Quattro Pro. Plus I use a translation memory tool - namely TRADOS Freelance Edition 6.5.5.

I have a good sense of style and, as any translator should be able to do, can make a text look like it's been written by a native speaker of the target language (in my case, English). I also have a good understanding of the Internet, and have designed three Web sites (though these are not related to translation).

At present, my rates are US$10.00 or € 8.00 per 100 words, or US$15.00 or EUR10.00 per hour for jobs such as proofreading.

I strive to deliver a translation which both reads naturally and captures the essential meaning of the source text. In addition, I can always, barring exceptional circumstances, meet deadlines.

I work with clients all around the world, in Europe, Asia and right here in little old New Zealand.

I have a BA with First Class Honours in French from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. I have also studied German and Spanish at university level, and have translation experience in all three languages. German is my "bread-and-butter" language, being the one in which I get the most work and have the most experience.