Working languages:
French to English
Elizabeth Tamblin
MA-qualified translator and proofreader

United Kingdom
Local time: 11:01 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: English 
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Law: Contract(s)Automotive / Cars & Trucks

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 153, Questions answered: 112, Questions asked: 7
Translation education Master's degree - University of Bristol, UK
Experience Years of experience: 13. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2010.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials French to English (University of Bristol, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Trados Studio
CV/Resume CV available upon request
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Bio
Professional, qualified translator with a Master’s Degree in Translation; proficient user of CAT tools; experienced in translating and proofreading a variety of text types, including legal, business and journalistic.

Education

MA Translation - University of Bristol 2010-2012
BLib French & Librarianship - University College of Wales (UCW) 1982-1986

Additional qualifications

Chapterhouse Certificate in Proofreading and Copy-Editing (2002)
OCR CLAIT (Computer Literacy and Information Technology) certificate (2004)

IT Proficiency

Mac Windows CAT tools
Mac iWork suite
Microsoft Office
SDL Trados Studio 2014, MemoQ (Translator Pro certified), Wordfast Pro

Translation and Proofreading Experience

Legal contracts, patents, tender documents

Technical and scientific documents

General business documents and correspondence

Articles on environmental issues, deforestation, etc.

Current translator for Global Voices (link to recent articles I have translated: https://globalvoicesonline.org/author/elizabeth-tamblin/)

Item descriptions for Amazon EU

Proofreading articles for an international plastics company on a regular basis

Proofreading and mentoring for Distributed Proofreaders, providing French and English texts for Project Gutenberg




2013 eCPD Webinars attended:

French-English Legal Terminology Workshop:

Part 1 - Corporate/Commercial Law Terminology
Part 2 - Intellectual Property Law Terminology
Part 3 - Civil Litigation Terminology
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 164
PRO-level pts: 153

Language (PRO)
French to English153
Top general fields (PRO)
Other48
Bus/Financial32
Tech/Engineering22
Marketing17
Law/Patents12
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion23
Business/Commerce (general)16
Construction / Civil Engineering10
Finance (general)8
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters8
Transport / Transportation / Shipping8
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings8
Pts in 15 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Dec 3, 2020



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