Georgina Simpson

Source languages: Dutch, German, French

Target language: English

Fields of expertise: ICT, corporate and commercial, environment, contracts, tenders, railways

Favourites: Dutch terms and conditions

Turnaround/capacity: 2500-3000 words a day, depending on nature of text and availability

Experience: Has been working as a full-time technical translator since 1988

Membership: Member of Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI)

Education/qualifications: BA (Hons) (German, French), Postgraduate diploma in technical & specialised translation (German, French, Italian), Staatsexamen (University entrance examination - Dutch as a second language)

Past projects: Environmental impact assessments, BSH sustainability report, Dutch e-health monitor, ETCS maintenance contract, GDF Suez environmental performance assessment

Technical details: Software: MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, SDL (Workbench 2007 and Studio 2011), Visio

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Ziggie Keil

Source languages: German, Dutch, Afrikaans

Target language: English

Fields of expertise: Finance and accounting, auditing, real estate, corporate and commercial, legal, ICT, oil and gas

Favourites: Annual reports, prospectuses

Turnaround/capacity: 2000-3000 words a day, depending on nature of text and availability

Experience: Has been working as a full-time technical translator since 1987

Membership: Member of Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) and of the South African Translators’ Institute (SATI)

Education/qualifications: MA (English, Latin), Diploma in Translation (German, Afrikaans), Certificate in Accounting

Past projects: SAP Internal Audit Handbook, numerous annual and interim reports, prospectuses, offering memoranda

Technical details: Software: MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, SDL (Studio 2011), Visio

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