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Literary and specialized translation from English and Catalan into Spanish, editing of Spanish texts, typesetting and copy and journalistic writing


EDUCATION

Degree in Translation and Interpreting from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1991).

Degree in Journalism from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and the University of Leeds (1994).

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Over seventeen years working in Barcelona, London, Kingston and New York as a translator, editor and writer for leading publishers, companies, periodicals and agencies.

In 1992, lecturer of Inverse Translation from English into Spanish at the University of the West Indies Postgraduate Diploma in Translation (Kingston, Jamaica, WI) and lecturer of General Translation to undergraduate students of Spanish.

AREAS COVERED

Fiction and non-fiction books.

Art books and exhibition projects.

Children's books.

Advertising, press materials and corporate literature.

MAJOR CLIENTS IN SPAIN, THE UK AND THE USA

Publishers – Ediciones Polígrafa, Dorling Kindersley, Haymarket, Ediciones B, Bruguera, Vicens Vives, Anaya, Zinco, Time Life Books, Salvat, Juventud, Actar, Lunwerg, Océano, RBA.

Periodicals – Dos.Dos, Nosotras, El País, La Vanguardia, El Temps, Digital Vision, Claro que sí.

Museums and art foundations – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Macba), Fundació La Caixa, Museu de la Ciència de Barcelona, Fundació Caixa de Catalunya, Select Foundation, Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, Museu d'Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona, Saló del Tinell, Venice Biennale, Fundación Santander Central Hispano, Museo Centro Nacional Reina Sofía, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (Musac), Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Fundación Cisneros, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (CGAC), Dia Art Foundation, NYU's Grey Art Gallery, Museu de les Arts Decoratives.

Companies – Wordbank, Atlas Translations, Zeitgeist, Jeanne Collins & Associates, Hewlett Packard, United Parcel Service (UPS), Kodak, GNC Foods, Visa International, Arthur Andersen, Amazon.com, Agfa, Unisys, Schneider International, Airbus Industrie, Burberrys, Educa, Oracle, Invensys, Lycos, Aer Lingus, Adidas, Puma, Bayer, Habitat, Hertz, Sun, Dyson, Mazda, Toyota, Vodafone, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hilton Hotel Group, Canal +, Discovery Channel, Antena 3, TVE, TV3, Disney, Dreamworks, Universal Pictures.

RECENT PROJECTS

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