Welcome to my writing and translation portfolio site.
- I am a writer, translator and journalist based in Washington, D.C.
- My writing career began as a technical writer with a software company.
- I have worked on a variety of independent projects since that time.
- My specialties are career-related themes, Chinese martial arts and international soccer journalism, respectively.
Professional Services
- Book reviews
- Editing
- English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring
- Publishing: Soccer-related content.
- Technical writing
- Translation: Italian and Spanish to English.
- Translation: Portuguese to English for soccer topics.
- Web page design
Profile
- Book Reviews: A diverse portfolio of detailed and objective projects. I participated in the McGraw-Hill Business Insider review program for five years.
- Cross-Cultural/Diversity Awareness: Multi-lingual and able to interact with others from diverse cultures around the world. I have been an English as a second language (ESL) writing tutor for a doctoral candidate.
- Editing: Twelve years at an international soccer publication. Three years at an international martial arts publication.
- Information Technology: Blogger, Google Documents, HelpBreeze 2.0, WinHelp, HTML, Microsoft Office Suite, and Windows, respectively.
- Journalism: Interviews and sourced articles on a variety of topics. I have contributed articles, book reviews, commentaries, interviews and translations at several publications in various genres. I covered the 2018 FIFA World Cup in three languages, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in four languages and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in three languages, respectively.
- Online Publishing: World Football Commentaries since 2006 with a global reach of 189 countries. The Soccer Translator from 2008 to 2015.
- Public Speaking: Experience giving live presentations to conference audiences.
- Software Documentation and Testing: Four years of alpha testing, online help development and software user guide creation at AZTECH Software.
- Spanish Interpretation: Five years of experience to assist Spanish-speaking tenants at a property management company.
- Translation: A significant portfolio of Italian and Spanish to English (and to a lesser degree from Portuguese to English) articles.
Primary Working Languages
- English: Mother tongue
- Italian
- Spanish
Secondary Languages
- Portuguese
- Bahasa Indonesia
Thank you for your visit.