I have been living and working in France since 1990, with the result that my areas of specialization are my areas of work and interest, as I have to be bilingual in all these domains simply to continue functioning.

Before coming to France, I worked for a large semi-governmental organisation, and my achievements included the design and implentation of an accounts/banking system for integration with the Bank of England, and the design of a payments system. I was also involved in computer and interpersonal skills training.

I became involved in microcomputers in 1980, and still am, although now it is now mainly in French. I use software in both French and English. I frequently have to work in a number of academic fields that are not strictly my own, but that is normally in French. I would, of course, not translate into French on a professional basis, only into English.

My German is still of a very high standard, although without the advantage of day-to-day use that I have in French. I continue to work in German to maintain that standard.

Although I am a fulltime teacher, the nature of the job allows me sufficient time to respond quickly and fully to the translation work I take on. I work in a school that specialises in Visual Communication, Audio-Visual and Theatrical courses, which gives me access to professionals working in all these areas.