My approach
My goal is to provide you with high-quality English translations. I am flexible, work efficiently and respect your deadlines. If you need a translation urgently – ask me!
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I only translate into English, my mother tongue.
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With over 30 years of experience as a translator in Switzerland, I know the local customs and cultural aspects of the country.
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I appreciate personal contact with the customers – and, in my experience, customers who appreciate quality also value direct contact with the translator. They want to know who is responsible for the translation. In this way, we can get to know each other and build up a good relationship built on a spirit of partnership and trust – a win-win situation.
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I use customer-specific translation memories (CAT tool) in order to ensure terminological consistency. All texts are analysed in the TM, i.e. the more I translate for you the more you can benefit from a discount.
About me
I was born and grew up in Britain but spent several years living and studying in the USA. I moved to Basel in 1991. I have always loved languages and it was clear to me from an early age that I wanted to make languages my career.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in Germanics and Romance Languages, I decided to study translation and enrolled at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Applied Linguistics in Germersheim, Germany, with German and Italian as my languages, I was awarded a degree in translation in 1990.
In 1991 I came to Switzerland and started work in the translation department of Swiss Bank Corporation in Basel.
In 1997, I joined BMP Translations, a Basel-based translation company and from 1997 to May 2025 was Managing Partner in the company.
I started working as a freelance translator in June 2025.
Qualifications
Do you need linguistic support for your text?
I’m happy to help you – precisely, reliably, and humanely.
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Bachelor of Arts degree in Germanics and Romance Languages, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Translation degree in German and Italian,
Institute of Applied Linguistics in Germersheim, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Professional skills
Do you need linguistic support for your text?
I’m happy to help you – precisely, reliably, and humanely.
My working languages are German, French and Italian. During my career as an in-house translator in Switzerland I have worked for many Swiss companies, banks and federal departments and am familiar with the requirements that customers place on a high-quality translation.
What else you should know about me – I have a good sense of humour and an office dog, Jason.
