Career / Experience

Peter van Wijk / Peter VanQuick
translator


“Translating is not about knowing the words, it’s about knowing the right words and the right tone. These cannot be found in a dictionary.”

Mother Tongue: Dutch

Languages:
English — Dutch
German — Dutch
Dutch — English (occasionally)

Services:
Translation, Editing, Proofreading

Spoken languages:
Dutch, English, German, French, Italian (basic).

Payment: PayPal, my bank account in Canada, or my bank account in Holland.

Daily output: 2000 words / day

How I see my profession
It is a common misconception to assume that everybody who is bilingual or speaks a language other than his or her mother tongue, can translate or proofread. Translating/proofreading is a profession, only to be mastered through hard work and training.

Very short Bio
I moved from Amsterdam to Montreal in 2001. In Amsterdam I have worked in the field of film and television for more than 15 years — as director, scriptwriter, script editor, line producer and translator.
In Montreal I work fulltime as a freelance translator English to Dutch and German to Dutch and as a proofreader Dutch.

Specialisations:
Advertising; Arts; Automotive; Business; Children; Cinema, film, TV; Communications; Computers (general); Cooking; Games; Education; Environment & Ecology; Games; Geography; Graphic Arts = photo/imaging; Human Resources; Internet, e-commerce; Literature; Media/multimedia; Music; Photography; Psychology; Subtitles; Tourism & Travel; Entertainment; News; Search tools; Social Networking; Sports; Utilities; Weather; etc.

Some recommendations from clients I worked for:

“I need to correct my feedback :-) I don't know what Peter used in his translations, but now we get x10 revenue from Netherlands and it is more than what we get from Germany, France and Spain combined!!! Highly recommended!” – Karman Games

“We hope to work with Peter as a translator more times! Very fast, reliable and super friendly :) Highly recommended!” – KIT

“Peter is just great. He did such an excellent job translating our mobile app. It is an adventure game and has a large amount of creative writing...so it was not an easy challenge. He worked so diligently to get the translations done for our deadline. Very responsive, insightful and super enjoyable to work with. Would highly recommend!! Thanks Peter, we look forward to working together again.” – Pat84

“Quick turnaround. Great attention to detail. Very responsive. Thanks Peter! We'll do more business together.” developer

“Quick, accurate, and not afraid to ask questions so that the translation will be precise! Highly recommended!” – Tamas

“Peter's work was fast and accurate. I look forward to working with him again.” jhokit

“Peter is super quick while taking great care to get the translations correct.” – ricosave

“Great work and fast job. 5 Stars out of 5!” – YipY YipY

“Very quick translator! Will definitely use him for all my Dutch localization needs :)” – m3ndi3

“I would highly recommend Peter's work. Like most mobile app companies we are always working at the last moment, finding text strings that were added but no one knew so we need translations fast with great accuracy. We get that every time. Because we're not linguists, we rely on our users to tell us when translations are wrong - and we've never had ANY negative feedback on accuracy or style. We will hire Peter again!” – Shuttersong

“A very helpful, precise and co-operative translator. Great to work with. Peter helped out on a quick turnaround project when support was required.” – brynster

“Peter is very fast, easy to work, and very professional. Ill definitely choose him again to do any future translations for me.” – bonfiremedia

“Peter did an excellent job on our iOS iPad app Feed2Go translation and the related questionnaire preparation. He pays attention to details and is absolutely reliable to get the job done to the highest level of quality. I am looking forward to working together with him again.” – Klaus

“Peter did excellent job translating complicated technical texts. Translation was done very quickly and any questions I asked were answered as soon as I hit the submit button. Don't look for a Dutch translator any further!” – dracon


Some of my mayor clients:

Cirque du Soleil – websites; iCanLocalize – Websites & Apps; International Language School Collège Platon, Montreal; New Global – Business reports; SDI-Los Angeles/Amsterdam – subtitles; Cargo (Dutch publisher) – proofreading; Kasander Film Company, Holland/England – film scripts; Etc.

Software: Microsoft Office 2011 (Mac); Microsoft Office 2003 (PC-laptop) Wordfast; Trados Studio 2011; Jubler, et cetera;

Hardware: iMac OS X 10.11.6; Acer PC-laptop – Windows Vista;
WiFi Internet connection; scanner; inkjet (colour) & laser printer (B&W);

Personal and contact information:
Surname : Van Wijk
Name : Peter
Translator’s name : Peter VanQuick
Address : 1243, rue Bélanger
City : Montreal (QC)
Postal code : H2S 1H7
Country : Canada
Telephone : + 1 514 271 8671
E-mail : pvquick@videotron.ca (work)
Skype : pvwque
Nationality : Dutch / Canadian
Gender : Male


Education:
– Pedagogy, University of Utrecht; The Netherlands; Bachelor Degree in Education;
– Social Science, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands; Master’s Degree in Adult Education;
– Scriptwriting, American Film Institute; Los Angeles / Brussels
– Film Science, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands;
– Film & Video Editing, Media Academy, Hilversum, The Netherlands
– Course Teacher English Second Language; Montreal, Canada.

   Pricing / Other services

US $ 0,10 / € 0,09 per word; negotiable when regular work.