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Boost Your Translation Workflow with My Custom Tools

Hi, I’m the founder of TraduSpot Financial Translation, Proofreading, and Interpreting. With over 15 years of experience, including 7 years in-house at translation companies and freelancing since 2018, I’ve translated and proofread over 7 million words. My passion for precision and efficiency drives everything I do, and I’m excited to share how I can help companies and fellow translators elevate their work. As a translator, I understand the challenges of managing heavy workloads while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines. That’s why I’ve developed a set of offline tools to streamline the process, enhance precision, and boost efficiency. These tools are the same ones I rely on daily, and I’m thrilled to introduce them to you.


Experience

Project management


April 2015 - March 2018
Project Manager, AT-LanguageSolutions, Barcelona

October 2011 - April 2015
Translator/Proofreader, Arvato Technical Information, Barcelona


Translation and proofreading


Technical
Technical documentation for SEAT, Airbus Military, Iberdrola and Ormazabal.

Financial
Project lead for annual reports, apps and websites for BBVA, Bankinter and Caixabank.

News media
Translation of a magazine since March 2010 in a journalistic style.

Attention to detail
Optimisation of the QA process in each project, implementing Xbench, and proprietary self-built translation tools.

Internal/External communication
English teacher giving classes in private and public schools, and businesses at CEFR A2 and B1 levels.


Education

2005 – 2009
Coventry University
Bachelor of Arts (Hons 2:1)
Modern languages French and Spanish


2008
Oviedo University, Spain
Erasmus Programme


Ongoing training

2017
Certificate of English for contract translation
English financial translation certificate

2014
Softobert
HTML 5, CSS 3 (advanced)

2012
Shufra Consultancy
Certificate of Simplified Technical English

Gamesa
Certificate of introduction to the G11X wind turbine

2011
Cambridge University
CELTA English Teaching Certificate

Contact

Request a quote free of charge and without obligation.

email: samkirk84@gmail.com
tel: +34 605 365 510