Languages & Background:
- Native Languages: English, Hebrew
- Born in England, 1973; immigrated to Israel, 1980; immigrated to the U.S., 1997
- Freelance translator, editor, copyeditor and proofreader
Specialization Areas:
- Legal
- Business, Marketing
- Education (diplomas, transcripts, credentials)
- Academic (social sciences, arts, humanities)
- Journalism, Correspondence, Personal Documents
- Literary (fiction, non-fiction)
Professional Memberships:
- American Literary Translators Association (Board Member 2007-2010)
- American Translators Association (Active Member)
- Colorado Translators Association
- Israel Translators Association
- PEN American Center
Awards & Grants:
- American Translators Association Student Translation Award, 2000
- Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Grant, U.S. Department of Education, Summer 2000
Published Translations:
- David Grossman, To the End of the Land. New York: Knopf, 2010
- Yael Hedaya, Eden. New York: Metropolitan, 2010
- David Grossman, Writing in the Dark. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008
- Amir Gutfreund, The World a Moment Later. New Milford: Toby Press, 2008
- Tom Segev, 1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2007
- Amir Gutfreund, Our Holocaust. New Milford: Toby Press, 2006 (winner of the Sami Rohr Choice Award, 2007)
- Yael Hedaya, Accidents. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2005
- David Grossman, Her Body Knows. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005 (winner of the Koret Jewish Fiction Award, 2006)
- Ronit Matalon, Bliss. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2003
- Three poems by Yehonatan Geffen, Beacons 6 (2000)
Editorial Work:
- Translation editing for the Hebrew edition of The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander. Jerusalem: Keter, 2008
- Compilation of bibliography and transliteration for Modern Hebrew Fiction by Gershon Shaked. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000
Education:
- Localization Certificate, University of Washington Extension / Seattle, WA (2004)
- M.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures / Indiana University (2001)
- Graduate Certificate of Literary Translation / Indiana University (2001)
- Literary translation workshop, New York State Summer Writers Institute / Skidmore College, NY (1999)
- B.A. in English Literature, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Israel (1997)
Employment:
- Freelance Translator / 1998 – present
- Translation of commercial material for translation agencies and corporate clients
- Translation of academic material for scholars and institutes of higher education
- Translation of personal and official documents for individuals
- Translation of literature for publishers and authors
- Editing and proofreading of translations
- Software Localization and Quality Assurance, Microsoft – Middle East Product Development Group / Redmond, WA / February-June 1998
- Hebrew localization of Office 2000 applications
- Monitoring and quality assurance of outsourced localization
- Designing and testing of localization tools
- General translation work, including legal documents and product packaging
- Bilingual Secretary & Translator, Ephraim Abramson & Co. Law Offices / Jerusalem, Israel / July 1996 – June 1997
- Translation, editing and proofreading of legal documents and correspondence
Computer Equipment:
- Hardware:
- PC (Intel Core i5 2.40GHz, 4 GB of RAM)
- Cable internet connection
- Laser printer
- Internet fax service
- Software:
- Windows 7 Professional
- Office 2003 Professional (English/Hebrew)
- Adobe Acrobat 9.0
- Wordfast 5.0