Icelandic translator and proofreader

Contact:
E-mail:    ph(at)pht.is
Tel:         +354 661 7219

Language combinations:
English to Icelandic (including certified translations)
Icelandic to English (including certified translations)
            
Expertise:
Experienced in a wide range of fields, principally in finance, law, general business/commerce, economics and medical/pharmaceutical translations.

Education and qualifications:
2004    Certified/sworn translator for Icelandic to English/English to Icelandic
2001    MA in Applied Linguistics (with Distinction) from the University of Sussex, England
1997    BA in English from the University of Iceland

Professional experience:
2007-                 Freelance translator
2005-2007         In-house translator and proofreader at Landsbanki Íslands hf (one of Iceland's
                          big-three banks)
2002-2005         Translator and Quality Assurance Manager at Skjal Translations ehf

1999-2000         Translator under tutelage of certified translator Dr Jón Skaptason
1997-1999         Translator, interpreter, consultant and market researcher for TV Strategy in London,
                          UK; Telemarketing Executive at Sitel UK Ltd in Kingston upon Thames; English
                          teacher

Páll is also one of three examiners for the Icelandic-English/English-Icelandic qualifying examinations for certified translators in Iceland. Chairman of the Examiners Committee for this language pair in 2020.

Professional memberships:
The Icelandic Association of Certified Court Interpreters and Translators; The Icelandic Association of Translators and Interpreters

CAT tools:    SDL Trados Studio 2019; memoQ 11.0

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