DIEGO SEBASTIÁN NAVARRO
Freelance Translator DE/EN/FR/FI>ES
Full-time freelancer since 2009
Specialised in Business/Finance and Legal translation,
broad experience in the Technical area,
also works extensively in the fields of IT, Marketing and Tourism
Recent début as literary translator from Finnish into Spanish
LANGUAGE PAIRS
Native language: Spanish (Spain)
German (DE) > Spanish (ES)
English (EN) > Spanish (ES)
French (FR) > Spanish (ES)
Finnish (FI) > Spanish (ES)
CAT TOOLS AND SOFTWARE
MemoQ Translator Pro
SDL Trados Studio 2014
Across Translator Edition
MS Office 2010
McAfee Internet Security
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Business & Finance: business reports, commercial contracts, society bylaws, terms and conditions, mortgages, investment funds, real estate, product guarantees, sales management...
Legal: certificates, deeds, agreements, powers of attorney, court minutes, service contracts, license agreements, import/export agreements, declarations of heirs, deeds of delegation of authority...
Technical: machine user manuals, product documentation, machinery instructions, technical dictionaries, plant inspection documents, vehicles, lighting systems, pump systems...
IT: software, user guides, web sites...
Marketing: business letters, catalogues, advertising...
Tourism: travel guides, hotels, gastronomy...
Literature: novels, short stories, books on history and culture...
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND EDUCATION
Full-time professional freelancer since September 2009,
with some initial in-house experience working at
Jaba Translations, Portugal (2010-2011)
Master's Degree in Translation,
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain (2008)
Sworn translator for French <> Spanish,
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2008)
Partial studies of a Master’s degree in Economics,
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain (2007-2010)
Introductory course to literary translation FI>ES (August 2019)
FILI - Finnish Literature Exchange, Helsinki, Finland
(previous year-long formations during 2018 and 2019)
Based in Madrid since 2012, with temporary stays in
Helsinki, Finland (2012-2013), Rennes, France (2015-2016),
Leipzig, Germany (2016-2017) and León, Spain (since 2021)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish: Mother tongue (Spain)
German C1: Goethe Institut Madrid (2006-2007),
3 years living in Germany: Iserlohn (2008-2009),
Bochum (2009-2010) and Leipzig (2016-2017)
English C1: Certificate in Advanced English, Grade A (2007)
French C1: DALF C1 (2006), 2,5 years living in
Rennes, France (2005-2006 and 2014-2016)
Finnish B2: Spanish Official School of Languages,
6 grades (certificate in 2019), 1,5 years living in
Helsinki, Finland (2012-2013)
CONTACT DETAILS
Translations that read like originals, all usual formats accepted.
Feel free to ask for an estimate or request any information!