EXPERTISE AS A FINNISH-ENGLISH TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER

Eighteen years residence in Helsinki translating and interpreting for Finnish clients including:

Ten years in Washington DC translating and interpreting for US clients including:

- Awarded Finnish Government Scholarship for postgraduate studies at Oulu University.
- Recognized by Habitat, the U.N. Commission on Human Settlements, for linguistic skills.
- Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for pre-planning of the new Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C. (1989-92)

 

ACADEMIC STUDIES, PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND, MEMBERSHIPS

- B.A. Modern Languages (French, Spanish) National University of Ireland, Dublin.
- B.S. Architecture, College of Technology, Dublin. Member of the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA)
- Credits from the Department of Finnish, University of Helsinki.
- Further credits at Computational Science and Space Studies Center, University of Maryland.
- Member of the American Translators Association (ATA). Favorably reviewed by ATA Credentials Review Committee as a Finnish-English Translator.
- Member of the National Capital Area Translators Association (NCATA), Washington DC.
- Member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT), New York.
- Member of the Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters (SKTL), Helsinki.
- Member of the Finnish Literature Society.
- Accredited (Finnish-English) by Translators Review Board of Finland and sworn by Ministry of Justice, Helsinki.
- Adept in all translation areas with specialization in legal, scientific and technical fields.

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