Working languages:
Spanish to English

Philip Walker BA (Hons), Dip Trans, AITI
Financial and business translator

United Kingdom
Local time: 09:03 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: English (Variant: British) Native in English
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)Finance (general)
Investment / SecuritiesEconomics
AccountingManagement
Government / PoliticsHuman Resources

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Rates
Spanish to English - Rates: 0.09 - 0.09 GBP per word

All accepted currencies Pounds sterling (gbp)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 4, Questions answered: 2, Questions asked: 1
Translation education Graduate diploma - Chartered Institute of Linguists
Experience Years of experience: 5. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2011.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Spanish to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists)
Memberships ITI2
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
Professional practices Philip Walker BA (Hons), Dip Trans, AITI endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Bio

Profile:

Spanish to English translator. Native speaker of
English. Specialisms in financial and business translation. Also
experienced with political and journalistic texts.

Over 90 microfinance loan applications translated
for the NGO Kiva since 2023. www.kiva.org

Over 120 articles on Latin American politics and
social issues translated for the online newspaper "The Prisma" https://theprisma.co.uk/  Topics have
included Diego Maradona, national elections, politics and - my favourites -
articles on the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.

Website translations for an eco-tourism company and
an adventure holidays company.

Other recent assignments include translating and
proofreading for NGOs and charities through the Per Mondo project and
Translators Without Borders. Texts have included a museum guide, articles for
civil society groups in Latin America and research papers on the legalisation
of cannabis and the UN goal to eradicate poverty.


Professional background:

·      
19 years in market data
division of Thomson Reuters, a financial data provider.

·      
7 years in investment
management for the British Council.

·      
4 years in bilingual
business support for a wine importer and a fresh produce importer.


Book translations (all available on Amazon):

"The Polish Chef" by the Spanish author
Juan Moises de la Serna. Fiction. 2021.

"Narcosis" by the Ecuadorian author
Francisco Garofalo. Fiction. 2021.

"On the Tracks of a Shadow" by the
Spanish author Carlos Usin. Non-fiction (account of Spanish Civil War). 2022.


Qualifications and professional memberships:

Associate of the Institute of Translation and
Interpreting (CPD achieved 2019 - 2023).

Diploma in Translation (2 merits) - Spanish into
English - Chartered Institute of Linguists.

BA (Hons) (First Class Honours) in Spanish &
French – Anglia Ruskin University.

Translators Without Borders - Kato verified
translator Spanish into English.

Investment Operations Certificate (Financial Crime,
Cyber Security, Securities & Investment) – Chartered Institute of
Securities and Investment.

Project, programme and portfolio management
qualifications (PRINCE2, APMP, APMPQ, MSP, P3O) – Axelos (Cabinet Office &
Capita joint venture) and the Association for Project Management.

Keywords: spanish, translation, proofreading, business, finance, market data, politics


Profile last updated
Apr 28



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