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professional copywriting and translation services

Babble-on San Francisco copywriter and translator serviceThanks for asking about us. If you're reading this page, it means that you care about whom you work with—and that is pretty important when you plan to entrust your words to someone else. I started Babble-on way back in 2004 with the goal of providing high-quality language in every language. Each day, with every thoughtful bit of copy and carefully considered translation, I am proud to say Babble-on helps people around the world understand one another.

Besides writing, I work personally with an amazing and amicable group of the world's best translators. This group has grown so much that we can no longer fit everyone, so here is a rotating list of our team.

 

say hello to some of our team

Benny Zadik Benny Zadik. Since he first said "mama," Benny has had an affinity for language. He has lived in such far-flung places as Japan, Brazil, Ukraine, Colombia and Israel. He holds a degree in Writing from Pomona College as well as a Master's degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California at Berkeley.
Nationality: American
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Hebrew

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Web site: www.bzhumdrum.com


Sonia Martin Sonia Martín. A native of Valladolid, Spain, Sonia has a degree in Translation & Interpretation from the University of Salamanca.
Nationality: Spanish
Languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian

Rita Mendes Rita Mendes. A Portuguese translator living in the USA, Rita started her career as a researcher and consultant in Terminology. She holds Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Linguistics, and has experience translating a variety of texts, ranging from technical manuals to subtitling.
Nationality: Portuguese
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, French


Lena Redko Lena Redko. Born and raised in Kiev, Lena moved to beautiful San Francisco at the age of 22. Like most Ukrainians, she was raised completely bilingual in Russian and Ukrainian. Lena holds a BA in Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Management and Marketing. She has extensive experience both as an interpreter and translator, and is currently pursuing her MBA at the University of San Francisco.
Nationality: Ukrainian
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, English, French


Beatrice Basso Beatrice Basso. A native of the Veneto region in Italy, Beatrice has lived between east and west coasts for the past nine years and currently resides in the woods of Santa Cruz, CA. She has written and translated extensively for the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, for various theaters around the country, and in several publications—both Italian and American. Her background is in the classical languages, with a degree in Classics and Theatre Studies from the University of Padua, Italy.
Nationality: Italian
Languages: Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, Spanish, French, English


Lorena Vicente Lorena Vicente. Lorena graduated from the Lenguas Vivas "John F. Kennedy" Translation School in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After working in-house for a local engineering company for several years, since 2004 she has been working as a freelance translator, specializing in technical, medical, and engineering translation. As a result of her formal education, she has acquired extensive knowledge in discourse analysis, linguistics, project management techniques and regional variations of Spanish.
Nationality: Argentine
Languages: Spanish, English


Thomas Shou Thomas Shou. Born and raised in the USA, Thomas is a senior Chinese translation consultant with over 10 years of translation and interpretation experience in both US and Asia, as well as over 5 years of experience in managing high-tech marketing communication projects. In the summer of 2005, Thomas established SinoTrans International, a full-service multilingual agency that specializes in delivering high-quality, reliable and accurate Asian document/website/software localization solutions for all types of industries. He began his marketing communications career at Chinese high-tech startups in the nineties. He has a Master’s degree in Modern Chinese Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Nationality: Chinese (American-born)
Languages: English, Chinese

Lorena Vicente Dennis Seine. Dennis is responsible for Dutch translation and revision projects. He has lived, studied and worked in different locations all over the world, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, the United States and New Zealand. Dennis has now settled in Portland, ME, approximately two hours north of Boston, MA. He is a member of several professional translation organizations, including the Association of Maine Interpreters and Translators, the New England Translators Association and the American Translators Association. He holds a Master’s degree in Dutch language, literature and culture from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in the Netherlands and has completed the post-Master’s teacher’s course. Dennis taught Dutch at several high schools in the Netherlands and Dutch as a second language at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He has worked as a part-time translator and proofreader since 1999.
Nationality: Dutch
Languages: Dutch, English


L. Balasubramaniam L. Balasubramaniam. Balasubramaniam is passionate about Hindi. He completed his education in Lucknow and Delhi, and has a Master’s degree in Hindi from Delhi University as well as a Master’s degree in Computer Applications. After serving as Writer-Translator for 20 years in an educational institution, Bala took up freelancing as an English-Hindi translator in 2007. There is more to Bala than just translation: he is a regular writer of articles, short stories, children’s stories and essays in English and Hindi, which have appeared in many reputable publications in India.
Nationality: Indian
Languages: Hindi, English

Sabine Winter Sabine Winter. After gaining practical experience for several years as a legal assistant both in Germany and the U.S., and inspired by her role as law firm in-house translator, Sabine set out on her own. As an independent translator, she now specializes in legal translations and—her favorite—website localization.
Nationality: German
Languages: German, English

 


Grazia Fronzuto MoschovasGrazia Fronzuto Moschovas. Grazia has always had a true interest in diverse languages and cultures. She graduated from La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, with a Master’s degree in Foreign Languages and Literature, majoring in both English and Italian. In 1996, she moved to California where, after a few years of teaching Italian, she has been working as a freelance translator.
Nationality: Italian
Languages: Italian, English

 


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