Working languages:
French to English

Neil Allen
You are only as good as your last job...

Chalifert, Seine et Marne, France
Local time: 23:25 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: English Native in English
Willingness
to Work Again

3 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Website localization
Expertise
Specializes in:
Finance (general)Economics
Investment / SecuritiesAccounting
IT (Information Technology)Telecom(munications)
Computers (general)Computers: Software
Computers: Systems, NetworksInternet, e-Commerce

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2

Translation education OTHER-IOL Diploma in Translation
Experience Years of translation experience: 20. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2004. Became a member: Sep 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials French to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists, verified)
Memberships IOL, SFT
Software DejaVu, FrameMaker, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, C/C++/Java source code, GNU Gettext, Help Content (.cnt), HTML/Web sites, Interleaf/Quicksilver (ASCII), Java properties, Microsoft Access, Open Office, PDF, RC (Resource) files, SGML/XML, Trados RTF/Word Files, Trados TagEditor Files, Pagemaker, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress
CV/Resume English (RTF)
Professional practices Neil Allen endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

I am a full-time freelance translator, with a background as a professional programmer specialising in Intranet applications, mainly for the financial services industry. I also have fifteen years experience in an international investment and brokerage firm, in London and Paris, in both back-office and front-office positions. My mother tongue is English and I have a thorough knowledge of the French language and culture.

British nationality
Languages : English (mother tongue), French.

Professional experience:

01/2007 – Present Full-time freelance translator.
04/2005 – 01/2007 Part-time freelance translator.
02/2001 – 01/2007 IT Services company COGNITIS France — Senior Software engineer / designer
Subcontracted to clients:
• Société Générale (3 contracts)
• Direction Informatique Services Financiers de La Poste
• Renault S.A.
03/1999 – 02/2001 UBIZEN – Software developer
08/1984 – 03/1999 Prudential Bache International
(London and Paris) — Several administrative posts, then Registered Representative. During this period, I was a member of the U.S. "National Association of Securities Dealers" and the "National Futures Association".
11/1976 – 08/1984 Royal Navy — Radio Operator (including 5-1/2 years service on R.N. ships)

Training and diplomas
• 2006 Institute of Linguists' Diploma in Translation (French > English)
• 1998 SUN MICROSYSTEMS – Certified Java Developer
• 1997 Microsoft Certified Professional: Developing Applications with Visual Basic 5 – Windows Architecture 1
• 1997 The Open University – Diploma in Computing
• C.E.P.T. Class 1 Radio Operator's licence
• Basic training: Radio Communications, Royal Navy.
Keywords: Banking, Financial, Computer science, Information technology, Multimedia, Data Communications, Data Processing, Telecommunications, Economics, Finance, Tourism, Travel, html, website, business, commerce, banque, finance, informatique, économie, tourisme, sites web, télécommunication, multimédia, English mother tongue, Langue maternelle anglais

Profile last updated
Nov 18



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