About me

Alexia Olona, freelance translator and reviser from English into French since 2018, after fifteen years in industry.

I have been working as a freelance technical translator since 2018, when I set up Translation Spirit after 15 years of experience in the nuclear and pharmaceutical industries, export and IT services. This career gave me solid technical knowledge across IT (hardware, software, security, networks), international trade and quality, safety and environment management.

Today I translate and revise from English into French in several fields:

  • climate, environment and European policy;
  • cycling and active mobility;
  • knitting and crochet.

I have translated, revised and written 4 million words, for European institutions and international organisations, directly or through agencies, and for companies. I am a cyclist myself (mountain biking, gravel cycling, bikepacking), which helps with cycling texts. I also knit and crochet, and have an in-depth knowledge of both crafts.

Before translation

Before becoming a full-time translator, I held the following positions:

  • IT manager (hardware, software, telephony, user support);
  • executive assistant for the QSHE and Large Projects departments in the nuclear industry;
  • online store manager (pet and organic products);
  • account manager in IT (IBM and HP products);
  • international after-sales assistant in the pharmaceutical industry.

These experiences shaped my rigour, my curiosity and my quality culture, which I bring to every project.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Technical Translation (CI3M, trainer D. Gouadec, 2018)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Export management of SMEs (Nancy 3 University)
  • Diploma of Higher Education in Economics and management (Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg)

Additional training: energy transition (IFP School), climate change and health (INSPQ), sustainable cities and territories (ADEME and CNFPT), agroecology (Montpellier SupAgro), Sustainable Development Goals.

Professional associations

I am a member of the SFT (Société française des traducteurs) and of Aprotrad, two French professional associations of translators.

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