Hilary Burdess

BA (Hons) QTS DipTrans MCIL

Professional experience and qualifications

Qualifications

1. • 2010 Chartered Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation, French to English with Distinction in Technical Merit in Science examinations
   

2. • 2006 GTC Qualified Teacher Status as Primary Teacher (Language Specialist)
   

3. •1997 BA (Hons) 2:1 in French & German, UCL
   

4. •1996 Trinity College CertTESOL
   

Translation

1. • June 2011-April 2012 In-house French & German translator for APT Transtelex in London. Specialize in medical, legal, scientific and business translations into English.
   

2. • October-December 2011 Environmental building project in Poland for Bouygues Immobilier France.
   

3. • Word count to date: 600,000+
   

Editing and Proofreading

1. • Academic editing for contributors to JICMS. Word count to date: 50,000+
   

Language Training

1. • 2001-2004 Business English trainer for multinational companies in France, including Alstom, Bausch & Lomb, SITA, Smurfit and Saint Gobain, University of Montpellier I & II.
   

Specialist Primary Teacher

1. • 2005-present Qualified UK teacher with Leading Teacher status. Promotion of Primary Languages for Kent County Council. Organised and ran training for staff, including in best practice in language teaching. Managed intercultural and linguistic projects for schoolchildren. 
   

Software Documentation

1. • 1998-2001 Content management software documentation writer and trainer for Mediasurface plc., London
   

2. •2002 Translator of software product documentation for Brightrivers Technology, Savoie