After my studies in business information technology in 1994 at Paris V and Brighton universities, I started out as a database developer, systems and business analyst.

I moved to France in 2000, and spent 4 years in the purchasing department of a large PC manufacturer, working with buyers to manage data and produce purchasing indicators.

In 2004, I set out as a freelancer, initially in PC maintenance, then 9 years as a video technician. I started to take on translation work in 2012 and in the last 3 years have specialized in technical and audiovisual translation.

Translation Experience

I have undertaken diverse projects for an industrial and defence contractor, in quality document management, railway construction management, road management, data protection, dam engineering, tourism, winemaking, horse breeders, carpet weavers …

• Supply Chain and Management
• Information Systems
• Industrial and Technical
• Tourism

CV and further information

• Mark Lewis’s CV
• Experience relevant to translation
• List of recent translation projects

I worked on a TV report, a conference presentation, a set of videos for a well-known writer. See Transcription, translation and subtitling.

Two projects as liaison interpreter in industrial environments.

Pricing for translation and proofreading

Usual daily capacity: 2500 translation / 5000 words proofreading

In general, the minimum order is £50.

Translation tools

I use the following tools to provide rapid quality delivery:

• Dragon Naturally Speaking to dictate as much as possible
• Trados Studio 2019 to retain formatting and manage translations
• I also use Smartcat and Memsource platforms

Proofreading tools

• Antidote to check written prose non-technical documents
• Microsoft Azure Text-To-Speech to read back translated documents.

I accept all file formats including pdf, doc, docx.

Agency customers

I have translated for agencies in Nantes, Paris, the UK, Ireland, Spain, and the US including:

• SVP Traductions
• Powerling
• Paysdoc
• Solten International
• Com Translations
• Woods Redaction Technique

Proz.com member

I am a long-term member of proz.com, a community of translators.

Check our availability for translation here at proz.com

Linked In

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Mindmapping

I use mindmapping and visual modelling to help understand the sometimes complex environments, vocabulary and concepts that encountered during translation