Educated in France (Master's in Marketing) and born in Britain, I am bi-cultural but my native language is French. I've been based in Catalonia-Spain for 5 years, where I teach and translate.
I've got extensive experience in using four languages on a daily basis (English, French, Spanish, -Castilian & Argentinian- and Catalan).

As a former student of Marketing, I specialise in Business, as a teacher in Education and Linguistics, as a passionate sportsman in Sports and Leisure and as a man of mixed cultures I specialise in Tourism and Travel.

I've been teaching and working with languages since 1993. Since my origins and experience combine a mix of cultures, I have become particularly receptive to how languages operate to the point of specialising in this field. (Born in Wales, English mother, French father from North African descent, educated in France, worked in Norway, Egypt and Spain/Catalonia).

So far, I've offered my professional services (teaching and translating/interpreting) to the following companies and organisations: CIBA-GEIGY, Air Outre Mer, IBM, BEC, ALCATEL, KVAERNER, SANOFI, CHAUVIN, Coupe du Monde France 98, CHU Montpellier, Aéroport de Paris, CARTE BLEUE, PROGRESS, France Telecom, NYC MARATHON, ENHER FECSA, SARA LEE, Volkswagen/Audi, SEAT, SYNTHESIA, MENARINI, XEROX, Unilever Bestfoods, RESTAURA, CHECKPOINT...

You can read more about me at: www.jmkarsenti.com

Latest translation piece for the GENERALITAT de CATALUNYA (10,000 words from Catalan into French, Nov.2005)

Translation turnaround based on 2000 words per day.