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Working languages:
Portuguese to English
French to English
Spanish to English

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Christopher Patrick Fitzsimons
qualified, experienced and professional

Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Local time: 00:31 WET (GMT+0)

Native in: English Native in English
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Christopher Patrick Fitzsimons BA(Hons), MA, ACIL

Professional freelance translator working from
Portuguese, French and Spanish into British English


Services: Translation, Proofreading, Editing

E-mail: CFitzsimons17 [at] qub.ac.uk

Education and Background

I hold a Bachelor of Arts from Queen Mary, The University of London in Spanish, Portuguese and French, a Master of Arts with commendation in Film, Photography and Visual Studies from Queen's University Belfast and am an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.

My undergraduate degree at the University of London involved the study of translation, interpreting, linguistics, literature, history and culture. I have studied Spanish and French at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina where I spent one year living, teaching and studying and have also spent time studying my other source languages in France, Francophone Canada, Brazil and Portugal. Additionally I have taught English, Spanish and Portuguese. I live in Portugal and work full-time translating into my native language.

My personal interests include photography, cinema, visual art, music and cookery and I am particularly happy to accept work in any of these subject areas. My postgraduate degree programme in Visual Studies enabled me to develop, improve and perfect my writing skills whilst providing me with the opportunity to produce my own visual art. During the programme I was awarded a scholarship by Queen's University Belfast to spend a month in Argentina producing a photographic project which was exhibited on my return in the Queen's Film Theatre (Belfast). I also produced an artists' book in Lisbon, Portugal which was exhibited in the Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery and the Library at Queen's University Belfast.

Professionally the majority of my experience has been in the translation of documents relating to the European Union and law but I also accept general assignments and work in the following fields:

Specialisation fields: European Union, Law, Marketing, Business and Commerce, Economics, History, Civil Construction, Tourism, Anthropology, Media, Politics, Literature

Source Languages

Portuguese
BA(Hons) from the University of London
Diploma from CIAL Language Institute, Lisbon
Resident in Portugal

French
Courses taken at: Education Canada College and Platon College, Montreal,
The Centre for Canadian Education in Argentina,
the University of Buenos Aires and the University of London

Spanish
British GCSE(A*) and A-Level(A)
BA(Hons) from the University of London
DELE Superior Level Diploma-Cervantes Institute/University of Salamanca
Advanced Diploma from the University of Buenos Aires

Translation Rates (per source word)
Portuguese/ French/Spanish > English €0.10

Proofreading and editing (per source word)
PT, FR, ES > EN €0.03

Standard payment terms: 30 days from the date of invoice

Contact: E-mail CFitzsimons17 [at] qub.ac.uk or telephone (+351) 925453560
Standard office hours 9.00-19.00 WET
This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects18
With client feedback0
Corroborated0
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation14
Editing/proofreading3
Transcription1
Language pairs
Portuguese to English9
French to English5
Spanish to English3
2
Galician to English1
Specialty fields
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama3
Business/Commerce (general)2
Government / Politics2
Law (general)2
Law: Contract(s)1
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs1
Construction / Civil Engineering1
Advertising / Public Relations1
History1
Journalism1
Aerospace / Aviation / Space1
Computers: Software1
Forestry / Wood / Timber1
Other fields
Keywords: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Argentina, Professional, Quality, Software, hardware, customer service, IT, Brazil, Quebec, Canada, Film, Photography, Art, Culture, Business, Negocios, Francais Canadien, Castellano Rioplatense, Business, Finance, Museums, Galleries, Anthropology, Gastronomy, Tourism, Galego, tradução, português, Construção civil, Brasil, Portugal, Galicia, España, Castellano, Turismo, Antropologia, Bespoke Translations, engineering, artist statement, tenders, contracts, certificates.

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