Isabelle M.
Translator/Linguist Consultant, isatranslator.com
I am a French Linguist with extensive professional experience in the fields of Law, Medicine, Business, Technology, Education and Art; 8 years of pertinent college education and a lifelong interest world cultures, languages, and communication (both written and spoken.) Recognized for cultural awareness underpinning all authentic linguistic work. Proven success in delivering idiomatic material in both creative and technical fields. My combined education, professional and life experience allow me to offer an integrative approach to a specialized world.
3 contactsIndependently own and operate all aspects of a French linguistic service in English and French, in a multimedia environment:
• Translating 2,000-3,000 words a day in the fields of law and medicine;
• Proven success translating creative material in the fields of marketing, song writing, and metaphysics;
• Business liaison and relocation services.
• Currently writing a non fiction book on body-based modes of communication in world cultures.
2006 - 2007• Developed educational content for a foreign language training system targeting the private, business, and government sectors;
• Designed core curriculum and created interactive missions integrating pedagogy, linguistic and cultural material into a game environment.
• Collaborated with programmers, animators, and speech recognition experts to ensure educational components were viable in a real-life virtual environment.
• Suggested new creative resources, auditioned and directed voice over talents.
1998 - 2004• Conceptualized, designed and wrote all music production company’s promotional material including website, brochures, show reels and promo packages to market the composer’s work in the U.S. and in Europe.
• Translated instrumental music into words resulting in the production of 321X Music catalog.
• Created new revenue streams from existing music catalog.
• Collaborated with a wide range of individuals, serving as a liaison between artists, and business people, both in France and the US.
1987 - 1998• Worked extensively with translation firms all over the U.S., translating 100,000+ words in the fields of Law, Telecommunications, Electronics, Pharmaceutical, Medical instrumentation & Research, Advertising and Promotional material, Computer Documentation and software verification, project coordination;
• Participated in various aspects of the translation process including translating, editing, proofreading, terminology research;
• Voice-Over,
• One step translation/transcription,
• Translated lyrics, and coached actors and singers in delivering lines in French.
• Translated metaphysical works