Summary CV and recent work

Native language: Dutch

Language pairs: EN and FR into Dutch

Specialised fields of translation:

o Tourism/Accommodation/Travel guides
o Food & Beverages
o Legal
o Personnel/Employee benefits
o Tax and Finance

Translations in 2011 include:

Translations EN->Dutch
14 000 words – manuals dental equipment
8 000 words - manual swimming pool
8 000 words - instructions and web site text hospital beds & furniture
4 000 words – catalogue & documentation agricultural precision farming equipment
8 000 words - ordering system web site

Translations FR -> Dutch
6 000 words - web site second hand car dealers
5 700 words - conditions hairdresser's contest
8 000 words - catalogue/marketing instructions dealers farming equipment
9 000 words - web site manufacturer of canned fish
7 500 words - recruitment campaign
23 000 words - cake recipes, cookbook
4 700 words – manual food dehydrator
6 000 words - web site of a community on the French Atlantic coast
ongoing, 20 000 words last 12 months – legal documents, summons/judgements etc
ongoing, 6 000 words over the last 12 months documentation for hotels & campings


Background info:
I´m a native speaker of Dutch and lived and worked in the Netherlands for over 30 years. I moved to France in 2003 and have a bachelor´s degree in translating EN -> Dutch as well as in Hotel & Catering management. My knowledge of Human resources and Employee benefits comes from working as an intermediary and project manager with a temp´s agency for 5 years. I gained expert knowledge of business management related subjects as a consultant with the Chamber of Commerce.
After moving to France in 2003, I took up a study to become professional translator.
I now live in Southern France, where I set up as an independent translator EN and FR into Dutch in 2007. As an activity on the side, we have guest accommodation to accommodate up to 7 guests. During the summer season I love to cook for our guests so we propose a 4-course dinner twice a week.