Educational qualifications

• Oxford University
  – BA Hons (I) German and Russian
  – MA
• Bradford University
  Postgraduate diploma in translating and interpreting
• UK Chartered Institute of Bankers
  Diploma (8 subjects)
• Certificate – Dutch as a foreign language (advanced level)
  Continuing Professional Development
• Regular courses in my specialised fields

Professional experience

Freelance translator/editor since 1996

Registered in the:

• Dutch Register of Sworn Interpreters and Translators (registration number 136) for Dutch and German to English

Member of:

• NGTV (Netherlands Society of Interpreters and Translators)
• SENSE (Society of English-language professionals in the Netherlands)
• SVVT (Women Translators and Interpreters Network)

Banking career

Various commercial positions at:

• ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (1990 – 1995)
• National Westminster Bank PLC (1985 – 1990)