Statement: Official interpreter-translator for the courts, Public Prosecutor's Office and police in Geneva and in the Canton de Vaud (Switzerland).
I worked as a P3-level staff translator at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague for eight years. In that role, I provided Arabic and French to English translations and revisions of legal documents and completed short-term assignments at the International Criminal Court and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
My language combinations for translation are French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Dutch and Catalan to English.
For interpretation: French <> Spanish <> Arabic <> English.
Feel free to contact me for a price quotation.
Kind regards,
Michael McCain
Name: Mr Michael MCCAIN BA DipTrans MCIL CL
City: Coppet
Country / Territory: Switzerland
Native language(s): ENGLISH
Language(s) of qualification: ARABIC, SPANISH, FRENCH
CIOL number: 42852
Membership number (pre-Autumn 2016): 025334
Membership grade: Member
Membership status: Current
Chartered?: Yes
Chartered Linguist section(s): CL (Translator)
Telephone number: +41782600331
Advertising and Marketing: Brochures, Flyers, Leaflets & Printed Material, Guide Books, Handbooks & Newsletters, Websites
Agriculture and Horticulture: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture
Architecture and Building: Property, Commercial, Residential
Art: Graphics, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
Astronomy and Cosmology: Scientific
Banking and Finance: Banking, Finance, Economics
Biology: Botany, Ecology, Zoology
Business: Annual Reports, Contracts, General Business Documentation, Management
Chemistry: General, Industrial
Education: Assessment, Certificates and Transcripts, Educational Management, E-Learning, Materials Production, Pedagogy, Teacher Training
Engineering: Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Machinery, Mechanical
Environment: Biodiversity, Conservation and Protection, Pollution Control, Town Planning, Waste Management, Water Treatment
Fashion: Catalogues, Clothing, Fashion Shows
EU Matters: General and Political, Agriculture and Fisheries, Financial, Energy, Environment, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Trade and Competition
Food and Drink: Drink, Food
Geography and Geology: Geography, Geology
Humanities: Anthropology, Education and Training, History, Linguistics, Psychology, Religion, Sociology
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Insurance: Accident, Aviation, Domestic, Financial, Life and Pension, Marine, Property, Reinsurance
Law: Certificates, Civil, Commercial, Company, Contracts, Criminal, Data Protection, Employment, Health and Safety, International, Family, Property
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Literature: Biography, Children's Literature, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Plays, Poetry
Manufacturing: Consumer Goods, Industrial Equipment
Media: Film, Journalism, Printing and Publishing
Medicine: Alternative Therapies, Mental Health, Public Health
Military: Defence, Security
Music: Classical, Contemporary, Opera, Popular
Oil and Gas: Oil, Gas
Patents: Copyright, Engineering, Environment, Transport
Pharmaceuticals: Clinical Research and Trials
Politics: Human Rights, International Development, International Politics
Telecommunications: Internet, Mobile
Textiles: Fabrics, Machinery, Technology
Transport: Air Traffic, Road Traffic, Shipping
Other Skills: Bilingual Editing, Copywriting, DTP (Desktop Publishing), Proofreading, Software localisation, Subtitling, Transcription, Voice-overs