I hold a Translation and Interpreting Bachelor’s degree by the Autonomous University of Madrid, which always ranks among top Spanish universities. I also hold a Master’s degree in Conference Interpreting by the University of La Laguna, a direct collaborator to the SCIC (European Commission’s interpreting service). From May 2017, the latter is also a proud member of the EMCI, a consortium of European universities in collaboration with the European Commission and the European Parliament.

In order to increase expertise and improving the quality of my services, I attend continuous professional competence courses (CPD) that you can check in this section.

First steps in translation and interpreting

My experience in translation dates to my university years, when I specialised in financial translation. In fact, I had a special interest in the financial and economic fields. For that reason, I wrote my final paper about a comparison between terminology and structure between English and Spanish fact sheets (available in Spanish).

After finishing my Bachelor’s, I continued improving my expertise and joined the Masters in Conference Interpreting. While pursuing my studies, I started my first translation projects translating purchase agreements, personal documents, e-learning courses and transcriptions. On the interpreting side, I also had my first interpreting missions in education seminars and international organisation conferences, such as the FEBA (European Food Banks Federation).

Gaining experience: project manager

Before launching my career as full-time freelancer, I was interested in increasing my knowledge in finance from the inside. At the same time, I felt that it was important to be aware what is to be expected from a translator and interpreter from the client’s perspective. Therefore, I started working as a translation project manager at Kneip, a Luxembourg-based company specialised in regulatory reporting registration and investment services. As a project manager, I have organised and supervised that the projects we delivered met the expected quality and professional standards. Most importantly, I also translated and proofread many of them, such as annual/semi-annual reports, KIIDs, fact sheets, prospectuses.

Next adventure…

Since 2018, I am based in Madrid (Spain) working as a freelancer translator and interpreter. From Madrid, I work internationally building quality relationships with direct clients and agencies.