About

Although I knew early in life that I wanted to be a translator, I “accidentally” became an engineer on the way here. During a 6-year stint as a Nuclear Electrical Technician in the military, I earned a BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology. Following my time in service, I worked as a Process Engineer in textile production and subsequently as a Manufacturing Engineer in heavy machinery manufacturing.

During the latter position, I earned an MA in Translation Studies from the University of Birmingham. For my dissertation, which earned a Pass with Distinction (highest category), I translated two articles about artificial intelligence from German to English and contrasted the translation techniques.

I left the corporate world behind to launch Translations by Becca, and less than a year in, I had already witnessed countless times that translators working with subjects in which they have no professional experience deliver poor results. Frequently, their terminology is inappropriate for the context, their phrasing would never be used in the given domain, and their lack of true comprehension of the subject matter results in dangerous or nonsensical mistranslations.

As such, before adding medical translation to my repertoire, I returned to school to earn an AAS in Nursing. I graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA (maximum score). I hold a Registered Nurse license (#271138) that is valid for any state in the Nurse Licensure Compact.

In short, over 350 hours of clinical practice and over a decade of experience as an engineer guarantee correct, industry-standard terminology and phrasing in my translations.