Name: Simon John Berrill Address: C/ Lleida, 7, 3º 2ª
08912 Badalona
Barcelona
Spain
Date of Birth: 11/2/63 Birthplace: Kettering, UK
Nationality: British
Telephone: (0034) 93 397 1769 Mobile: (0034) 638541389
e-mail: simonberrill@sjbtranslations.com
Skype: simon.berrill
Services: Translation, Text Revision, Writing
Languages translated from (to English): Catalan, Spanish, French
Membership of professional associations: APTIC (Professional Association of Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia), C. Nàpols, 216, escala esquerra, entl. 1ª, 08013 Barcelona
Mediterranean Editors and Translators, Carrer Indústria 331, àtic 2ª, 08027 Barcelona
Specialist areas (with recent and important examples):
History
Synopsis of the TV3 series "Ermessenda" (2010) (Catalan-English)
Websites on the Monastery of Sant Benet and history of Manresa, Catalonia (Catalan/Spanish-English)
Book: "New Description of the Principality and Valleys of Andorra" (Catalan-English)
University studies on the Pyrenees in the medieval period (French-English)
Tourism
Book: "Walks through Literary Barcelona" (Grup 62, 2005) (Catalan-English)
Guideline Handbook on Orientation for Tourism Development and Management at World Heritage Sites (Spanish-English)
Display materials for Ripoll Ethnological Museum (Catalan-English)
Costa Brava tourism newsletter (Catalan-English)
Business
Training courses for SEAT, Canon and UNE beauty products (Spanish/French-English)
Websites and all publicity material for Marina de Badalona (Catalan-English)
Transcription and translation of conversations between well-known people for Banco Sabadell advertisements (Spanish-English)
Publicity material and advertisements for Desigual clothing chain (Spanish-English)
Journalism and PR
Reports and company newsletters for transport management group Abertis (Spanish-English)
Series of newspaper articles on the country of Oman (Spanish-English)
University article on "Evolution of television news in Spain: the boom in infotainment from the perspective of editors" (Spanish-English)
Sport
Books: "Barça: In the Heart of the Legend" (Angle, 2011) (Catalan/Spanish-English)
"Barça: We're Making History" (Angle, 2010) (Catalan/Spanish-English)
"The Heart of Barça" (Angle, 2010) (Catalan/Spanish-English)
"Barça: Our Best Year Ever" (Angle, 2009) (Catalan/Spanish-English)
"Universal Barça" (Angle, 2007, 2009) (Catalan/Spanish-English)
"Legends of Barça" (Angle, 2005) (Catalan/Spanish-English)
Translations for FC Barcelona museum (Catalan-English)
Sport-related translations for former FC Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta (Spanish-English)
Music and Arts
Website and all publicity material for Mas i Mas concert promotion and venue group (Catalan-English)
Proposed outline for children's film based on the early life of footballer Lionel Messi (Spanish-English)
Book: “25 years of the Tàrrega Street Theatre Festival” (RBA, 2005) (Catalan-English)
Subtitles for two films: "Pepe Sales: Pobres pobres" and "La Secta de los misteriosos” (Spanish-English)
Series of articles on Spanish cinema for university authors (Spanish-English)
Food and Drink
Website for Sumarroca and Ferratus winemaking companies (Spanish/Catalan-English)
Content of Asian recipe book/website (Spanish-English)
Website for Antara catering firm (Spanish/Catalan-English)
Others
Book on the history of Joviat schools, Manresa: "Joviat: 50 years making a school" (Catalan-English)
Winning 2011 European competition entry on SITXELL geographical information system for Barcelona Provincial Council (Catalan-English)
Equipment:
Computers: Standard PC running Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2007 and Open Office, with ADSL line; Laptop with Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Open Office.
Translation software: MemoQ and Déja Vu X, compatible with most other translation tools.
Previous work experience:
Writing: English classroom materials, WSI, Barcelona, 2001-03
English textbook, Opening, Barcelona, 2000
Teaching: English teacher, Badalona and Premià de Mar, 1999-2002
Journalism: Trainee, Reporter, Sub Editor, Business Correspondent and Deputy News Editor, East Anglian Daily Times and Western Morning News, 1985-1999. Pfizer Award for best overall performance and prize for best interview in NCTJ Proficiency Test, October 1986. Examination marker for NCTJ 1991-9
University education: Special Honours degree in History, 2:1, from University of Bristol, 1981-4
School education: 2 S-levels: (History, French), 4 A-levels (History, French, Mathematics, Further Mathematics), 12 O-levels. Sudbury Upper School, Suffolk, UK
