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Patrick Geddes, Manager, BA, Grad.DipTrans, NAATI Translator (German)
Patrick joined the Translation Service in January 2003. He took on the role of Acting Manager in August 2007. Patrick completed his degree in English and Modern Languages at the University of Auckland and then spent nearly five years working in Berlin in the tourism industry. He returned to New Zealand in 2002 and completed the one-year graduate diploma in translation studies at the University of Auckland. His working languages are:

  • German
  • French

Bill Ashwell, Translator, BSc, MA (Japanese), NAATI III (Japanese, Spanish)
Bill joined The Translation Service in 1978. In 1985 he left the service to take up a three-year appointment with Fujitsu Australia as a technical Japanese translator. In 1988 he resumed employment with the Translation Service as a translator. Bill provides translations from:
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Scandinavian languages

Amy Zeng, Translator, BA, MA
Amy immigrated to New Zealand in 1993. She studied at Tsinghua University in China. Amy commenced employment at the Translation Service in 1994. Her working languages are:
  • Chinese
  • Korean

Katherine Dovey, Translator, BA, BD, NAATI Translator (French, Spanish)
Katherine has been working at the Translation Service since November 2004. Her working languages are:
  • French
  • Spanish

Jing Chen, Assistant Translator
Jing joined the Translation Service in August 2005. Her working language is Chinese.

Jane McGimpsey, Translator, BA (Hons), PGDipMkt, NAATI Translator (French, German)
Jane joined the Translation Service in November 1997. She left the service in November 2002 and returned in September 2004. Her working languages are:
  • French
  • German
  • Dutch

Quintin Ridgeway, Translator, BA(Hons), MProfStuds (Translation), NAATI Translator (German)
Quintin joined the Translation Service in December 2005. His working languages are:
  • German
  • Japanese

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Last updated: 06/10/2009