About

Lisa Dahlander

Native Swedish translator with 13 years of full-time experience. Lived in Sweden, Spain and Mexico

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Corporate/Business: Codes of conduct; corporate, employee and customer communications; corporate brochures; training materials, etc.

Marketing & Advertising: Press releases, magazine articles, advertisement texts, brochures, websites, etc.

Market Research: Surveys, survey responses, etc.

Tourism & Travel: Brochures, websites, etc.

Website and Software Localization: Software interfaces, websites, help files, user manuals, etc.

LAST YEAR'S PROJECTS INCLUDE:

Other recent projects include:

145,000 words for a ticket selling website (transcreation); 30,000 words for a hotel booking site; 200,000 words for online casinos; and250,000 words of localization of GPS software.

WORK EXPERIENCE

.dr-word (own translation company) since 2003
Several manager positions at luxury hotels in Sweden and in Mexico.
Flight attendant in Spain during six years.
Spanish teacher for Swedes in Spain.
Marketing/PR manager for businesses in Sweden and in Spain

RELEVANT EDUCATION

Spanish at Folkuniversitetet in Gothenburg, Sweden (1990-91).
Marketing/Economics and Languages (Swedish, English, Spanish and French) at Stagneliusskolan in Kalmar, Sweden (1987-1990)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Have attended ATA's Annual Conference every year since 2007

MORE ABOUT LISA

Grader and Language Chair for ATA’s English into Swedish certification program.
ATA Nordic Division Leadership Council Member.
Part of a team of Swedish translators covering different subject areas and time zones.
More than happy to recommend a colleague if busy or not the right person for your project.