Our Team

Director & Translator

Andrew was appointed as a Director of Linguatext Ltd. in January 2017. Together with Rahel, he oversees the company's overall strategy, with a particular emphasis on operational aspects. He continues to work as a translator. Andrew entered the translation industry shortly after completing his degree, which involved periods of study at Karl-Franzens University in Graz (Austria) and Moscow State Linguistics University. He worked at a translation agency in Glasgow for three years, where his duties included translation, proofreading, typesetting and project management. Andrew joined Linguatext in 2006.

Qualifications:

Master of Arts (Honours) in Interpreting and Translation (German and Russian) from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Director & Project Manager

Rahel was appointed as a Director of Linguatext Ltd. in January 2017. Together with Andrew, she oversees the company's overall strategy, with a particular emphasis on back-office aspects. She continues to work as a project manager. Rahel joined the company in 2008. Originally from Switzerland, she has a solid background in customer support and extensive experience in managing multi-lingual teams. She also speaks English and German fluently. As Project Manager, she is responsible for all administrative matters, in particular customer care and checking translations into German.

Qualifications

Eidg. Fähigkeitszeugnis Buchhändlerin (Swiss Certificate of Proficiency in Bookselling)

Project Manager

Katrin joined the team in 2013 to add additional support for project management and to proofread translations into German. She moved from the Ruhr to Scotland in 2003 to study for a Masters Degree in German and Gaelic Studies at the University of Aberdeen, which she completed in 2007.

Qualifications:

Master of Arts (Honours) in German and Gaelic Studies from the University of Aberdeen

Translator

Alison spent various periods studying and working in Germany, France, Switzerland and Luxembourg, including as an intern in the English translation division of the European Parliament. She then worked as a freelancer for many years, translating and proofreading a wide range of texts for many different clients, before joining Linguatext in 2021.

Qualifications:

Master of Arts (Honours) in Modern Languages (French – German) from the University of St Andrews

Postgraduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translating from the University of Bradford

Translator

Prior to joining Linguatext in 2005, Anita spent periods at companies in Switzerland, France and the Netherlands and then worked as an in-house translator in Glasgow for some 13 years, gaining a great deal of experience in the translation of technical and commercial texts.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Modern Languages (German and French with Dutch subsidiary) from the University of Salford

Translator

After graduating, Morag trained as a teacher. She worked in Scotland for two years before moving to Magdeburg, where she spent nine years as a freelance teacher and tutor of English, French and German as a foreign language. She returned to Scotland and joined Linguatext in 2012.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in French and German from Stirling University

PGCE (Secondary) French and German from Paisley University