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    The document provides information about a freelance translator with over 30 years of experience. She has worked as both a freelancer and in managerial roles at translation agencies. She offers translation services from French to English and Spanish to English, specializing in subjects like medicine, law, and intellectual property. She has a BA in French and Spanish and is a Fellow of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, with which she has also been involved in a tutoring and advisory capacity.

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    I have been working as a professional translator for over 30 years in various

    capacities: freelance, running my own agency as a sole trader, staff translator


    and – until 2010 – owner/director of a successful specialist translation
    company. Having now returned to freelance work, I am able to offer a wealth
    of practical translation experience combined with an intimate understanding
    of the issues faced by project managers.

    Key qualities
    ▶ Thorough in researching my translations
    ▶ Passionate about quality
    ▶ Meticulous use of English
    ▶ Excellent layout and formatting

    Languages Services
    ▶ French to English (UK) ▶ Translation
    ▶ Spanish to English (UK) ▶ Revision
    ▶ Italian to English (UK) ▶ Transcription (English and French only)

    Subjects
    Medicine/ ▶ Product information for regulatory affairs (SmPCs, labelling, patient leaflets)
    pharmaceuticals ▶ Clinical trial applications (dossiers, patient information leaflets/informed
    consent forms, correspondence); clinical trial contracts
    ▶ Hospital discharge reports, SUSARs and other AE reports
    ▶ Articles in medical journals
    ▶ Expert witness reports (medical)
    Intellectual ▶ Patent specifications, claims and utility models for filing and information, and
    property trade mark documentation, in a wide range of subjects including:
    o electronics and telecommunications
    o packaging
    o medical prostheses
    o textiles
    o domestic appliances including refrigeration
    ▶ Patent litigation and decisions by the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
    Law ▶ Contracts
    ▶ Commercial law

    Qualifications and professional memberships


    ▶ BA degree from the University of London in French with Spanish (1973)
    ▶ Diploma in post-graduate secretarial/linguistic studies from Ealing Technical College School of
    Management (1974)
    ▶ Founder member and Fellow of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)
    ▶ Member of ITI Medical, STEP and LIFT networks
    Continuing professional development (examples only)
    ▶ Medical translation workshops (e.g. anatomy, chest surgery, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, erectile
    dysfunction)
    ▶ Séminaire d’anglais médical, Lyon
    ▶ Chemistry and biotechnology courses offered by PharmaGuide
    ▶ Workshops on French law run by ITI and Lexacom
    ▶ Contract law module of ILEX diploma

    Professional experience
    12/2010 to date Freelance translator
    1999-11/2010 Director/Language Manager, Zebra Translations Limited
    1994-1999 Senior Translator, Peter Barber Languages Ltd
    1981-1994 Freelance translator also sub-contracting to colleagues

    IT skills
    High level of proficiency in MS Word, competence in PowerPoint and Excel (Microsoft Office); MemoQ;
    transcription hardware and software.

    Professional recommendations
    “Gillian Hargreaves completed a translation project from French into English for one of our clients...
    This project was very technical, and a high volume (around 40,000 words) and was for publication so
    the quality and fluidity had to be the highest. Gillian provided a translation which met our initial
    expectations, and in a timely manner. As a result our customer is delighted and has let us know it was
    an excellent translation.” Gaëlle Giraudeau, Project Manager, Translation Department, Ubiqus Ireland
    "Gillian Hargreaves provides accurate, professional translations of a high quality. She always delivers
    punctually and is a pleasure to work with." Parallel Translations Ltd, UK
    “Thanks again for a top-notch job, I am very pleased and proud to have worked with you on this
    project! Your work is excellent; this is the way a back translation of this sort is supposed to go.”
    Duncan Shaw, President, DTS Language Services, USA

    What else?
    Current member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)
    Tutor on ITI’s Orientation Course 2011-13
    Contributor to ITI’s PSG (Professional Support Group) from its inception until 2010
    Keen choral and a-cappella singer

    Networking
    ProZ profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/8409
    LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gillianhargreaves
    Viadeo: http://www.viadeo.com/fr/profile/gillian.hargreaves
    Twitter: @ghargreaves

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