Kim Thibault

Translator with a Ph.D. in Physics

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Intro

Montreal, Canada

Translator (English to French) at translated

Translator / Writer at Freelance

Studied Physics at Université de Montréal

Joined December 14, 2020

Skills

Languages

French

Native or Bilingual

English

Native or Bilingual

German

Basic

About

My natural curiosity got me a Ph.D. in Physics, followed by industry experience, first in research applied to audio engineering, then in translation of scientific and general content. I have also translated over 100,000 words of scientific content on Wikipedia. Now a freelance translator.

Experience

translated

Oct 2020 – Present

Rome, Italy (remote)

Translator (English to French)

Translated content from English to Canadian French in domains including fashion Proofread translations in Canadian French Tools used: MateCAT, Polyglot

Freelance

Jul 2020 – Present

Verdun, Canada

Translator / Writer

Translated scientific and corporate content (English to Canadian French) Wrote and edited articles on topics such as audio, hydrodynamics, physics, applied math and electrical engineering

Math Vault

Aug 2020 – Sep 2020

Canada

Contributing Writer

Wrote engaging long-form articles about advanced math with a focus on awe and wonder Researched math literature Proofread content Self-edited articles

Nüvü Cameras

Mar 2020 – Apr 2020

Montreal, Canada

Scientific Translator (English to French)

Translated scientific content from English to French (Canada) for the website of a high-tech imaging company

Amilia

Jan 2019 – Sep 2019

Montreal, Canada

Technical Writer

Wrote the documentation for an API (in English) Wrote friendly descriptions of endpoints and response samples Designed the interface to make it accessible, ensuring the relevant information was easy to find www.amilia.com/apidocs

Education

Université de Montréal

Jan 2008 – Jan 2014

Ph.D., Physics

Université de Montréal

Jan 2007 – Dec 2007

Master's, Physics

Université de Montréal

Sep 2003 – Dec 2006

Bachelor's, Physics