Phoebus offers a comprehensive, high-quality French-English translation and interpreting service:

Translation (French - English), specializing in promotional and literary texts designed for publication

Interpreting (French - English bilateral): Simultaneous, Consecutive & Liaison

Other Services: Proofreading, Transcription, Abstracting & Copy-Editing

IBM-compatible PC (Microsoft Windows XP; Word etc)

Work returned by e-mail, fax or post

High quality, cost-effective service (no minimum charge)

I am committed to providing a friendly and professional service, and would be happy to provide a detailed quote or discuss your requirements for other language-related work


Experience

- In-house translator/interpreter for a multinational life sciences company based in Lyon, France
- In-house translator/editor for a London consultancy
- Numerous freelance translation / interpreting assignments completed
- Previous employment in language teaching, publishing and tourism

Qualifications

- BA Joint Hons. in French & Economics (Class I Honours, distinction in
spoken French), 1995
- Postgraduate Diploma (with distinction) in Translation & Interpreting, 1997
- Fully trained proofreader (Publishing Training Centre, London; pass with merit)

- Prizes awarded:

A.T. Baker French Prize, 1995
Gibbons Prize (faculty prize for outstanding performance), 1995
Madeleine Blaess Prize for Medieval French Literature, 1995
Sheffield French Society Prize, 1992

Key specialisms:
Food and drink,childrens,French life and culture,tourism,agriculture,economics,history