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Tim DAVIES
Flat 27 Tannery House, 6 Deal Street
London, E1 5AG
Country code : UK
Tel : +44 020 7655 0936
Fax : +44 0845 280 1846
Languages and specialist subject areas
Danish > English
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Norwegian > English
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Swedish > English
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Memberships, accreditations
ESF, IOL, ITI, SFO
CV
Presentation :
Freelance full-time translator, native speaker of British English.
Lived 15 years in Denmark and Germany and have been working as a translator since 1980, both in full-time in-house posts in the UK and Denmark, and as a freelancer for the past 10 years or so.
I offer a broad range of specialisms (see below) and cover most technical subjects within my specialist languages. I work fast, accurately and reliably.
References :
Available on request from agencies in the UK, Denmark, Sweden etc.
Interests :
Motorcycling
In-line rollerblading
Windmills and watermills
Rooftop gardening
Exotic cooking and wines
Ancient monuments and heritage buildings
Music and literature
Film
Qualifications :
Secondary education:
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Birmingham, 1970-77
9 'O' levels, 1974-75
4 'A' ' levels, 1977. Grade A "Use of English, 1976
2 'S' levels, 1977
Tertiary education:
Awarded open exhibition to Trinity College, Cambridge, 1978
Part I: French and German, Double II:I, 1979
Certificate of Competent Knowledge in Italian, 1980
Part II: German, French, Italian and Philology, General Linguistics and Phonetics (incl. Turkish), Double II:II
Postgraduate study:
Diploma in Technical and Specialized Translation at PCL London (now University of Westminster).
Main languages: German, French. Subsidiaries: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian, Dutch, Greek. Result: Passed in all 7 languages.
Professional courses :
Courses in Word for Windows, other MS programs, theory and practice of translation
Professional experience :
In-house French/Italian/German translator, Transtelex, London, 1983
Freelancing for various agencies in London and Midlands, 1984
Post of English translator at Inter-Set, Vojens, Denmark (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, French, Dutch, German, Italian) plus proofreading
Post of English translator at IFF, Copenhagen, 1985 (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German) plus proofreading and lexicographical work
Part-time post as wordprocessor, proofreader and editor at WHO, Copenhagen, 1989-1992
Freelance translator for companies across Scandinavia and UK since 1985
Journalistic experience:
* Member of the Danish Writers & Authors Association
* Member of the UK Society of Authors
* Coordinator/editor of the British European Association in Denmark
Affiliations:
* Member of the UK Institute of Linguists (IoL)
* Member of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (MITI)
* Member of the Swedish Association of Professional Translators (SFÖ)
* Associate Member of the Danish Association of Business Language Graduates (EsF)
After managing own company called Eurolingua in Copenhagen, a two-man agency specializing in all Scandinavian-English translations and mediating between all major European languages, now working from home in London.
Prices :
Rates upon request, depending on country of origin.
Hourly rate also available.
Minimum charge applicable in some cases.
Working method :
From electronic documents (Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Powerpoint, DOS/ASCII etc.)
Direct download from webpage, where relevant.
Traditional working method but incorporating the use of online research tools and electronic glossary management systems and databases.
Tim DAVIES, translator: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
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