Working languages:
French to English

Zoe Beal
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Local time: 06:58 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization
Expertise
Specializes in:
ManagementBiology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Medical: PharmaceuticalsInvestment / Securities
Medical: Health Care

Rates
French to English - Rates: 0.06 - 0.08 GBP per word / 22 - 22 GBP per hour

All accepted currencies Pounds sterling (gbp)
KudoZ activity (PRO) Questions answered: 1
Blue Board entries made by this user  1 entry

Payment methods accepted Wire transfer
Translation education Master's degree - University of Leeds
Experience Years of experience: 15. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2007.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials French to English (University of Leeds)
French to English (Bournemouth University)
French (University of Birmingham, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Trados Studio
Website http://www.buzztranslations.co.uk
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Events and training
Powwows attended
Professional practices Zoe Beal endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.1).
Bio
I am a qualified French-to-English translator specialising in corporate communications, finance and life sciences after a 16-year career in business-to-business publishing. I am proud to offer flexibility and a fervent commitment to linguistic accuracy, combined with exemplary customer service.

Qualifications
  • BA (Hons) French Studies, Class 1, with distinction in spoken French, University of Birmingham, UK, 1991
  • Postgraduate Diploma, European Enterprise Management, pass with distinction, Bournemouth University, UK and Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Poitiers, France 1993
  • MA Applied Translation Studies, pass with distinction, University of Leeds, UK, part-time 2010-2012
Experience
My translation portfolio includes:

Corporate communications
The wealth of day-to-day documentation that is a feature of corporate life:
  • Corporate blog articles and press releases
  • Employee communications
  • Financial statements and annual reports
  • Management reports
  • Presentations
  • Policy documentation.
Finance
Investment and securities product documentation, such as:
  • Investor relations communications
  • Financial statements and annual reports
  • Fund prospectuses and KIIDs
  • Investment risk management documentation.

Retail banking documentation, including:
  • Customer communications
  • Help files for online banking
  • User guides for banking CRM software.
Life sciences
Covering agriculture, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals:
  • Research papers, reports and articles
  • Press releases announcing new discoveries, partnerships and funding
  • Patient information leaflets and consent forms for clinical trials (forward and back translation)
  • Clinical trial partnership agreements
  • Transcripts of symposia
  • Instructions for medicinal products and medical devices
  • Product and sales presentations.
Other EU – forecast reports; meeting minutes; pre-meeting briefing notes; staff representation communications
Horse-racing - regular pre-race trainer/jockey/horse profiles; on-site translation of post-race press releases at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2012
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Profile last updated
Jun 1, 2016



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