Mark Lewis Translation
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Mark Lewis offers translation of French and English documents, specializing in Supply Chain Management and Information Systems, Marketing, Tourism, and Business Legal. I also provide video subtitling services.
Resumé
- Mark Lewis’s CV detailing my career
- Information Systems Studies in France and the UK in 1992
- 8 years as an IT contractor in the UK
- Lived and worked in France for 18 years
- 4 years as database manager in a PC manufacturer
- 8 years as an independent providing digital transfer services
- Started translating in 2012
- Full time freelance translator since 2018
- See my Experience relevant to translation
- List of recent translation projects
- I have translated 2.5 million words since 2015.
From Developer to Translator
1994: I started out as an Analyst Developer in the UK after studying business information technology at Paris V and Brighton universities.
2000: I moved to France, where I spent four years in the purchasing department of a large PC manufacturer, working with buyers to manage data and produce purchasing indicators.
2004: I set out as a freelancer, initially in PC maintenance and then as a video technician digitizing analogue media.
2012: I started translating in 2012 and, since 2018, have specialized in technical translation and video subtitling. Please see the CV of Mark Lewis.
Experience in translation
I have undertaken diverse translation projects in supply chain, parts engineering, system specifications, document management, finance, construction, GDPR, engineering, tourism, winemaking, horse breeding, carpet weaving, and food safety.
I have done transcription and subtitling for a France TV documentary and other series, conference presentations, a set of videos for a well-known writer, a video games company showcase.

Areas of Speciality
My experience working for a computer manufacturer, and an 18-month training course has given me a good overall vision of supply chain and management. As Purchasing Database manager I was responsible for producing and maintaining the Purchasing KPIs.
In Information Systems, I have developed numerous databases in Microsoft Access and the accompanying analysis. I was engaged in 1999 to evaluate PC systems for Y2000 for a large insurance company.
I have tended to focus on manufacturing and Technical subjects, with a good helping of legal and business translation. I have done a lot of translation for a specialist in tourism Paysdoc.
Translation and proofreading
- Usual weekly capacity up to 14,000 translation / 25,000 words proofreading
- The minimum order is normally £50.
- I accept all file formats including office, pdf, xlf
- Please see here our translation prices
Please see here further details of recent translation projects by domain and subject type with examples of projects, and client profiles.
Customer references
I have translated for customers in France, Belgium UK, Ireland, Spain, and the USA. Some examples of my agency customers are as follows, but I also have several direct customers in manufacturing and process automation.
- SVP Traductions – business, technical, engineering, finance
- Powerling – technical translation
- Paysdoc – tourism in the Pays d’Oc region in France
Translation and proofreading tools
I use five key translation tools to provide rapid quality delivery:
- I use Trados Studio 2021 to retain formatting and manage translations. Trados is the leading CAT tool, although I have also used Déjà Vu, CaféTrans, Smartcat and Memsource.
- Dragon Naturally Speaking helps me to dictate wherever possible rather than type.
- Antidote helps me to check grammar, punctuation for written prose in non-technical documents. It also has advanced lexical tools to analyse for repetitions, passive voice and constructions.
- Microsoft Azure Text-To-Speech is a very useful plugin for Trados which reads back translated documents. This additional oral dimension, helps to ensure that documents sound right.
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