About me and What I do... 

Career summary 

Full-time experience in Italian/English translation since 1996 

Eighteen years experience in the administration and executive management of libraries

English and foreign language teaching experience on a variety of levels

Advanced degrees in languages, literature, and library and information services

Undergraduate majors in Art and English Literature 


"La Cupola di Firenze" (E.P.)


My Clients
Writers & Publishers / Translation agencies / Individuals & Corporations 

My Areas of specialization
Editorial & Literary / Business & Commercial / Advertising & Marketing 

Types of Projects include
Literary translations including novels, short stories, plays and non-fiction:

and

Multilingual corporate web sites
Business and financial reports / business plans / case histories / prospectuses
Advertising and promotional copy
Opinion surveys
Media reports and articles on current economic and political topics
Critical reviews of art exhibitions and books
Museum exhibit catalogs
Functionality testing for voice messaging systems and interactive video kiosks
Transcription/translation of taped video and audio soundtracks
Legal documents including deeds, wills, discovery documents and agreements
Procedures manuals
Product documentation and user manuals 
Commercial correspondence

Translation Awards 
23rd Annual Northern California Book Awards, winner in the Translation category for Stefano Bortolussi's Head Above Water, a novel (City Lights Press, 2003)
and
2004 PEN Center USA Literary Awards, finalist in the Translation category for the same book

Professional affiliations
ATA (American Translators Association)
NCTA (Northern California Translators Association)
ALTA (American Literary Translators Association)
PEN American Center (see Bio) 
PEN American Center West 

Academic degrees 
PHD 1970 and MA 1967 / Rutgers University / Romance Languages & Literature
MLS 1977 / Rutgers University / Library and Information Services
BA 1965 / Univ. of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) 

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