Certified translator, holder of the prestigious Diploma in Translation of the Institute of Linguists, internationally recognized as the mark of excellence for translation into English. Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. Member of the Société française des traducteurs (French Society of Translators). B.A. (Hons) Theology - University of Durham UK 1984; P.G.C.E. - University of Bristol UK 1992.

I was born and brought up in England; I have now lived in France for nearly 12 years. After working in the City of London (Midland Bank, Touch Ross & Co.) I came to France where I taught English to business professionals and then returned to Britain to qualify as a secondary school teacher. I then taught English and religion in French secondary schools. I began translating in 1998.

Languages have always been one of my great passions. My mother is German, my wife is French, our children are totally bilingual... and translating is part of my daily life. I specialised in Biblical Greek and Hebrew at Durham, and have never regretted the time spent learning these languages. Languages are our ticket to a whole new world, they literally open up our minds to new forms of meaning and logic.

I mainly specialize in translating financial, legal and commercial documents. I also translate an increasing number of technical documents. I also translate medical and pharmaceutical documents: my wife, who is French but also studied medicine for a year at Bristol University in the UK, is a doctor and I therefore have a perfect advisor in medical matters - and access to medical dictionaries.

For more details please visit my website: www.ilinguist.com

You can also visit my references

Terminology Resources

electronic dictionaries (CD-ROM versions installed on hard drive):
-> Collins Lexibase Pro 2005 (Collins French/English - English/French 2005)
-> Le Grand Dictionnaire Hachette-Oxford French/English - English/French
-> Harrap's Unabridged Pro French/English - English/French + Harrap's Business
-> The Unabridged Collins-Robert Electronic French Dictionary
-> The Oxford Pop-up English Language Reference Shelf: This dictionary contains:
- The New Oxford Dictionary of English (Second edition 2003)
- The New Oxford American Dictionary
- The New Oxford Thesaurus of English
- The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
- The Oxford World Encyclopedia
- Bloomsbury Business Dictionary, UK Version
- Bloomsbury Business Dictionary, US Version
-> The Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus on CD-ROM (2003)
-> Le Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique (Office de la langue française du Gouvernement du Québec)
-> Dictionnaire de la comptabilité et de la gestion financière - Louis Ménard, 2nd Edition 2004, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
-> Le Petit Robert - French Dictionary
-> Hachette French Dictionary
-> Encyclopaedia Britannica 2006 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD
-> Encyclopédie Hachette Multimédia