Philippa Hammond

Current

• Owner at Philippa Hammond Translations

Past

• Business English Teacher at Language Studies for Business
• Teacher at Malvern House International
• Staff Translator at Interpol

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Education

• University of Westminster
• Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

Connections

60 connections

Industry

Translation and Localization

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website
• Twitter

Philippa Hammond’s Summary

I am a freelance language professional translating from Spanish, French and Portuguese into English (native language) with a proven track record of delivering reliable translations to a professional standard.

My subject areas are:
Law
Marketing and Communication
Business and International Development

I previously worked as an in-house translator or a number of years, during which time I honed my translation skills and nurtured a semi-specialism in law and law enforcement. I also have extensive experience in translating for international development and human rights organizations.

I am passionate about language and am committed to delivering excellent results.

Philippa Hammond’s Specialties:

Excellent writing skills.
Quality translations which read like original English texts.
Solid experience in translation.

Philippa Hammond’s Experience

• Owner

  Philippa Hammond Translations

  (Translation and Localization industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Strong background as a legal translator:
  
  • Several years as in-house translator translating and editing legal texts including official court documents; police reports and inter-agency presentations
  • Substantial portfolio of freelance work in legal translation for various clients, including commercial contracts and EU framework decisions
  • Eagle-eyed proofreading, editing, revision and Quality Assurance services
  
  Solid experience in business, marketing and international development:
  
  • Press releases and marketing material for major international conglomerates
  • Translations of corporate literature and website material
  • Market research questionnaires
  • Pilot studies and planning documents for UN Development Fund projects
  
  Commitment to excellence:
  
  • Delivering workshops to translation students at a central London university
  • ITI French Network newsletter editor
  • Member of several ITI networks and groups.

• Business English Teacher

  Language Studies for Business

  (Education Management industry)

  June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)

  1-1 tuition at student's place of work in the City of London. Creative classes tailored to student's language needs.

• Teacher

  Malvern House International

  (Education Management industry)

  March 2008 — June 2008 (4 months)

  Teaching English to mixed nationality group classes, intermediate and upper-intermediate levels.

• Staff Translator

  Interpol

  (Government Agency; Law Enforcement industry)

  November 2004 — February 2008 (3 years 4 months)

  - High quality written translation of at least 2,000 words per day from French and Spanish and Portuguese into plain, clear English.
  
  - Developing and researching profiles on the judicial systems of France and Spain, later circulated to the whole department for information and training purposes.
  
  - On my own initiative, researching Computer Assisted Translation and translation technology solutions for the translation team, and advising on the future implementation of these solutions.

Philippa Hammond’s Education

• University of Westminster

  MA , Translation and Linguistics , 2003 — 2004

  Spanish Translation into English; Portuguese Translation into English; Principles of Science and Technology; Sociolinguistics; Written Discourse Analysis; Developing Professionalism in Translators.
  
  I achieved a distinction for my MA thesis, which was an 8,500-word translation of a situational analysis report on Nicaragua, with a 6,500-word linguistic commentary. The translation was later published by the charity ‘Womankind Worldwide’.

• Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

  BA , French and Spanish , 1999 — 2003

  Translation; European Fiction; Post-Revolutionary Cuban Film and Writing; Revolution & Reaction in Spain 1890-1939; 20th Century European Intellectual History.
  
  1 academic year spent studying abroad at the Université de Nantes, France, and the Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.

Additional Information

Philippa Hammond’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website
• Twitter

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