French into English translation, editing and proofreading of English documents, certified English teacher

B.A., English literature/French, California State University, Sonoma, 1989.
RSA Cambridge Univ. CTEFLA (English teaching certificate-CELTA), York House English Center, Barcelona, Spain, 1993.
California State Designated Subject Adult Teaching Credential (CSUDH), 1994.
Secondary Education Certificate Program, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1991
Spanish courses, Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, Malaga, Spain, 1993.
French advanced conversation, Savoir Faire Language School, Redondo Beach, CA, 2010
Russian A1 level course at Nova Mova school, Odessa, Ukraine. 2018

EXPERIENCE: Translation, editing, and teaching since 1991; residence and work in Spain and Andorra , Costa Rica, University of Marseille, France,Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey; fiction, 3 novels, and freelance travel writing.

I have managed my own translation agency and worked as a translator for 19 years.

I was a French and Spanish to English freelance translator for international business entities- legal contracts, reports, and brochures; and did editing of business-related and legal translations, technical, medical, book proposals and manuscripts.

Languages learned: Russian, Spanish, French, Polish, Czech, Latin and Turkish. I have lived in the Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey, Andorra, Costa Rica, and Spain.

I am also a credentialed and certified English teacher (EFL, ESL, writing, composition, business, high school, college) and writer of 3 novels.

Work Terms

Minimum, $80 per project, payment upon completion or within 2 weeks by PayPal/credit card. Large projects, 25-50% deposit.