Member since Oct '08

Working languages:
French to English
English (monolingual)

John Fossey
On-time translations that you can trust

Canada
Local time: 21:59 EDT (GMT-4)

Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, UK) Native in English
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May 15 (posted via ProZ.com):  Annual report of a government's green purchasing policy, French to English, 15,500 words ...more, + 121 other entries »
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16 YEARS FULL-TIME TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
Certified PRO for French to English translation
SDL Certified Level 1 Post-Editor

Specialising in conversion of PDF documents
DeepL pre-translation available

Background

  • 100% native English speaker
  • 30 years spent in bilingual French/English technical business environment in Montréal, Canada
  • Followed by 16 years full-time experience as a freelance French to English translator
Expertise
  • Technical documents
    • Specifications
    • Technical and User Manuals
    • Quality documents
    • Patents and related documents
  • All types of business documents
    • Contracts
    • Annual reports
    • Finance documents
    • Blog posts, Newsletters
    • Marketing materials
  • Legal documents
    • Judgements
    • Expert assessments
    • Pleadings and case filings
  • Post-editing of machine translation (PEMT)

Experience (a few examples)
  • High-voltage grid maintenance (Hydro-Québec, Elia, RTE)
  • Flight and pilot training manuals (Airbus, Safran, French Air Force)
  • Nuclear reactor inspection and criticality detectors (Mirion)
  • Agriculture science and administration (University of Guelph)
  • Asset management and investment funds (Deloitte)
  • Data centre maintenance procedures (IBM)
  • Petrochemical plant risk analyses
  • Machinery failure analyses
  • Inspection procedures - marine/naval/aviation/spacecraft
  • Annual reports (ACOSS, National Bank of Canada)
  • Mine operating procedures (Glencore)
  • Workplace accident reports (WSIB)
  • Chemical plant employee handbook (Grace)

Some comments from clients:

“We absolutely recommend working with John. Communication with him was smooth and effective and quality work was delivered in good time.” - Tradophenia Ministry of Languages

“I work regularly with this colleague (I'm a French/Italian translator). He is reliable, responsive, speedy and patient. I do recommend him.” - Patricia Festa

“Very professional” - Jean-Pierre Jumez, EDIT France

“Professional service and excellent quality.” - Fluent Translations

“Good reliable work.” - Ulysse Translations

“Enjoy working with him!” - BLI Translations

“A fine professional translator, with excellent technical knowledge” - Languages for Business Centre

“Great translator. Deadlines and quality always respected.” - Scripto Sensu

“Mr. Fossey is an highly professional, being able to estimate precisely his effort and delivered first class quality. His support in the Hydro Project was very appreciated.” - Roy Kamp

“Thank you for your fast and accurate work!” - Exito Vertaalbureau

“Fast and reliable. Dealing with John has been smooth and pleasant.” - Frederik Reinbold

“Punctual to deadlines and quality work. Great to work with.” - US Translations

“John is very diligent, accurate and responsive. It was a pleasure to work with him and we recommend him highly.” - World Translation Center

“John provides excellent work and is reliable. We're looking forward to working with him again.” - Asiatis Translation Agency

“Very good. professional and reliable translator” - Agad Traductions

“Reliable, professional, great communication and on time. I can highly recommend him.” - World Translation Center

“John's assistance in providing translation services from French into English was invaluable and right on time. A very professional vendor” - Williams Language Solutions

“Highest quality, always at your service and an indispensable translator” - Bohemian Dragomans

“Good translator, fast, flexible and competitive prices.” - Summit Works Translations

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This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 145
PRO-level pts: 137


Language (PRO)
French to English137
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering73
Other28
Bus/Financial12
Medical8
Law/Patents4
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Mechanics / Mech Engineering16
Nuclear Eng/Sci12
Engineering (general)12
Construction / Civil Engineering10
Education / Pedagogy8
Petroleum Eng/Sci8
Human Resources8
Pts in 15 more flds >

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects51
With client feedback0
Corroborated0
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation30
19
Post-editing2
Language pairs
French to English51
Specialty fields
Construction / Civil Engineering9
Business/Commerce (general)8
Law: Contract(s)8
Finance (general)6
Human Resources5
Accounting4
Engineering (general)3
Government / Politics3
Medical: Health Care3
Electronics / Elect Eng3
Law (general)3
Safety2
Architecture2
Energy / Power Generation2
Engineering: Industrial2
Transport / Transportation / Shipping2
Marketing1
Management1
Aerospace / Aviation / Space1
Science (general)1
Law: Taxation & Customs1
Insurance1
Environment & Ecology1
Mechanics / Mech Engineering1
Computers (general)1
Computers: Hardware1
Education / Pedagogy1
Medical (general)1
Agriculture1
Economics1
Ships, Sailing, Maritime1
Other fields
34
Medical: Cardiology1
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