More about me

Mothertongue:

• Dutch

Working languages:

• English and German

Education/qualifications:

• College of Education, English and German

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University (4 yrs)

• State exam Translator/Interpreter of English (SNEVT)

• Sworn Translator/Interpreter of English (exp. Jan 2019)

• State exam Translator of German (SNEVT)

• Sworn Translator of German (exp. Jan 2019)

Work experience:

• Full-time freelance medical translator since 2005

• Extensive experience in medical-pharmaceutical translation of SPCs, PILs, protocol synopses, ICFs, patient education brochures, CME modules, scientific articles, etc.

• Translation and revision services for a wide range of general and specialized medical translation agencies in the Netherlands and Europe

Continuing professional development:

• Medical/Pharmaceutical Translation Courses (5), 2005-2008

• National Translation Conference, Eindhoven (NL), June 2009

• ProZ.com Netherlands Conference, Amersfoort (NL), November 2009

• Translation Conference, Utrecht (NL), June 2010

• Translation workshop, Rotterdam (NL), October 2010

• National Translation Conference, Utrecht (NL), November 2010

• Revising workshop, Utrecht (NL), January 2011

• Medical Translators' Meeting, Driebergen (NL), June 2011, organizer

• National Translation Conference, Amersfoort (NL), November 2011, speaker

• Minor Scientific Editing, ITV Utrecht (NL), January-May 2012

• Medical Translators' Meeting, Driebergen (NL), May 2012, organizer

• National Translation Conference, Amersfoort (NL), May 2013

• Conference 25 years VZV, Ede (NL), September 2015

• Introduction to Medical Writing, EMWA, The Hague, November 2015

• Interpretation and Translation Conference, Hilversum (NL), March 2016

• Anatomische Les, AMC/VuMC, Amsterdam (NL), November 2016

• TiNT-dag, 'Terminologie in de gezondheidszorg', Bilthoven (NL), Nov. 2016

• CBG Collegedag (Dutch MEB), Utrecht (NL), June 2017

• SENSE Professional Development Day, Amersfoort (NL), September 2017

• Lof der Geneeskunst, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam (NL), October 2017

• CBG Collegedag (Dutch MEB), Utrecht (NL), June 2018

• Lof der Geneeskunst, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam (NL), October 2018

• CBG Regulatory Science Day, Utrecht (NL), February 2019

• Workshop 'Vertalen op B1-niveau', Amersfoort (NL), June 2019

• CBG Collegedag (Dutch MEB), Utrecht (NL), June 2019

• MEB Science Day, online, February 2021

• MEB Science Day, online, February 2022

Computer/resources:

• Microsoft Windows 10 / Microsoft Office 2019

• Fiber optic 50 Mbit/s Internet & e-mail

• F-Secure advanced virus protection

• Pinkhof Medische Spellingcontrole v. 4.0 (Dutch medical spell-checker)

• Pinkhof Medisch woordenboek online (Dutch medical dictionary)

• Van Dale Online Professional Dutch/English/German/French (online dictionary)

• CAT tools Wordfast Classic v. 5.92m / WordFast Pro 6.2.0 (Studio compatible)

• Printer/scanner/copier

Professional memberships:

• Dutch Association of Freelance Professional Translators VZV 2011-2016,

• Chair October 2011 - April 2014

• SENSE (Society of English-Native-Speaking Editors), associate member

Other memberships:

• LinkedIn, Basic account