Meet the linguists

Meet some of the talented professionals behind your translation project.


Matthew (Japanese into English)

Matthew has worked as a professional Japanese into English translator since 2001. Prior to his career in language services, he spent several years in the reinsurance industry specialising in the Japanese market. Moreover, he is a qualified member of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting and the Chartered Institute of Linguists. Outside of work, he has a passion for music, enjoys swimming and nature walks.

Isabelle (English into French)

Graduated with a Master of Science, Isabelle worked within private companies for 14 years, developing a multidisciplinary approach to environmental issues. Nowadays, she continues to use and hone her technical knowledge in her freelance career. She would however not mind expanding her activity to other topics and writing styles, such as creative writing.

Elena (English into Russian)

Elena is a professional interpreter, translator and editor working primarily with English and Russian, but also with Belarusian, Polish and Ukrainian. She worked for several years in the UK and US financial sector and has over 20 years’ experience interpreting for City financial and legal firms. A qualified member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), and the British-Russian Law Association, she enjoys travel, music, the arts, natural health, and gardening. Additionally, she actively participates in the life of the Belarusian community in the UK.

Tobi (English into German)

Tobi is a mechanical engineer with years of experience as a Technical Editor/Translator. He’s always interested in new and interesting technical fields. He is also interested in vintage cars and good music after work.

Otto (English into Dutch)

Although Otto grew up in the Netherlands and was educated in social sciences there, he ended up working in the financial industry in the UK. After a number of years, having a passion for languages, he decided to join the translation industry and the rest is history! He works as a financial, legal and technical translator into Dutch. Outside of work, he has a passion for helping people to find the root causes of things they struggle with in their lives and helping them to resolve these.

Félix (English into Spanish/Catalan)

After graduating in law and practising as a solicitor for 5 years, Félix decided to join his father’s translation company, with the aim of growing the business. That was 30 years ago. Since then, Félix has mainly been in charge of legal translations. Meanwhile, he delegates the rest of the projects to his most trusted team as he needs a bit of time for his granddaughters, who are his favourite hobby nowadays!

Alessandro (English into Italian)

Alessandro is a Mechanical Engineer with over 14 years of experience as a technical translator and editor.

Specialising in the automotive, manufacturing and agricultural machinery sectors, he is also a Project Manager.

Besides his professional work, he is an avid reader with a strong passion for writing and art in all its forms.

Isabell (English into German)

Isabell has spent many years translating specialised mechanical engineering and legal text for an international company. Then, she moved into freelance translation using the skills and knowledge she had gained. She is a great lover of Italy and is particularly interest in criminology.

Colin (English into French)

Colin works from English/Italian into French. He graduated with a master’s in professional translation from Aix-Marseille University (France). He started his translation business in 2016. He specializes in automotive, construction, recycling industries… anything related to machines, tools and vehicles. After work, he likes to go to the gym, fix some broken stuff or enjoy some time walking or biking in the Swedish forests where he lives.

Vincent (English into Chinese)

Vincent has more than 15 years’ experience in the translation industry. As a conscientious linguist, he takes great pride in his work. His hobbies include climbing, reading and music.

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