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About us

Who we are

We are Absolute Translations, a bunch of experienced and enthusiastic language professionals who help you cross boundaries, open doors, and – why not – even conquer the world.

How? With tailored advice, a passion for languages and cutting-edge technology. We’re boutique, flexible and creative, and we have an amazing track record in delivering quality work.

We have a global presence with offices in Australia, Asia and Europe, so no matter where you are in the world, with our “follow the sun” principle, we can assist you 24 hours a day.

We will work with you to identify, define and understand key issues and offer recommendations, strategies and solutions to your specific needs.

We combine language and technology to maximise efficiency, quality and speed.

Technology

Absolute Translations offer innovative technology solutions that make our translation, localisation and interpreting processes seamless and straightforward.

From implementing AI into your workflows to enabling on-demand interpreter access, we will assist you in scaling up your multilingual communications in a smart and effective way.

Website localisation is made easy through integration with our Connection and Integration service. It saves time and costs by automating content import and export operations, and it decreases manual steps enhancing quality throughout the localisation workflow.

Our LINK Phone and Video Interpreting platform offers the most complete interpreting management and communication technology suite available today.  An easy to use interface lets you lodge interpreting requests, manage your schedule and track your expenses.

Expertise

Historically, being founded in Australia, we grew up with mining and engineering. But in the past 10 years, we decided to move further afield and explore other industries, like science and technology and IT and software development.

This proved a great success because around the same time Australia’s renewable energy market hit off and we could hitch a ride on its technology and innovation wave.  The scientific experience gained by our team over that period is second to none and we are proud of our clients’ achievements over the years.

Also to our marketing and advertising clients we can say that there is no bigger joy in seeing our clients win their pitch with the help of our creative writing and transcreation services.  Our audiovisual production services like voice-over and subtitling are highly sought after for a wide range of services and industries.

If you are in government, science/biotech, mining/engineering, IT/software development, marketing/advertising, media/TV, banking/finance, law/legal or the agribusiness, you’ve come to the right place.

We have exactly the right team available for your project.

Our team

We are committed to quality and client satisfaction. We handpick our translators based on native language, qualifications and specialty fields and we assign them to our clients according to the project needs. You will work with a team that is ‘your’ dedicated team.

A team consists of a translator, a reviewer and an editor. All translations get reviewed by a peer and output checked in-house before delivery. We have a QA system in place that ensures the highest quality at all times.

What our clients value the most from working with Absolute Translations is peace of mind. You can get on with your work and be confident that your multilingual communications are looked after by a professional team.

Our team of project managers are trained language professionals in their own right, so they understand the translation process and the need to adapt our methodology to suit the requirements of individual clients.

We understand the different strengths of our translators and therefore ensure that the right translators are selected for each client every time.

Want to know more? Please contact us – we love to hear from you.

Our team

Click on images to find out more about each team member

Maïté René-Watts
Account Manager

Maïté René-Watts

Aysen Bee Baran
Project Manager

Aysen Bee Baran

Andrea Reinacher
Senior German Translator

Andrea Reinacher

Emmanuelle Hautbois
Senior French Translator

Emmanuelle Hautbois

Samuel Pavin
Digital Marketing Manager

Samuel Pavin

Veerle Vanderplasschen
Managing Director

Veerle Vanderplasschen

Maïté René-Watts

Account Manager

Maïté René-Watts

Born and raised on the Atlantic Coast of France, Maïté, our newest addition to the team, was trained in both France and Germany. Maïté holds a European Master’s degree in specialised translation for English, German and French. After working several years in Berlin as a translator both in-house and as a freelancer, she moved to Australia in 2012.

In 2014, Maïté was recruited into a project management role in the language industry. She developed a passion for the role, working as a key link between linguists and clients to ensure successful multi-language projects. It was a fast-paced role, never a dull day, and this is what made it a thrilling position for her.

As her career progressed, Maïté realised that her experience in the industry could benefit clients, big and small, by developing a closer relationship to understand their specific needs and provide the best suited services to guarantee outstanding quality and outcomes. This is what led her to assume an account management role. Maïté strongly believes that despite the constant technology improvements in the industry, meaningful human interactions are still the key to successful projects and she looks forward to being personally in touch with all of Absolute Translations’ clients.

In her spare time, Maïté enjoys practising yoga and meditation. She also loves a good book with a cup of tea. Travelling is also one of Maïté’s passions allowing her to discover new countries and cultures. To date her most memorable trip is when she travelled to the Ukraine, where she spent 3 months in a school as a French language assistant.

Maïté lives in Brisbane with her husband and daughter and their purring companion, Millie.

Aysen Bee Baran

Project Manager

Aysen Bee Baran

Aysen, aka Bee, is our Project Manager. Bee brings 18 years of linguistic experience to our team. She started her language career with book translation services in 2000 and she later moved into translation project management roles, having seen firsthand what difference there was to make. Bee has worked with translation agencies around the world and was finally recruited by Absolute Translations in Brisbane earlier this year.

Bee holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorological Engineering. Her technical background helps her to quickly learn and adopt the latest technologies in order to maintain the high quality of work she delivers. Thinking analytically, Bee finds optimum solutions quickly for challenges arising during project management. Besides, she likes to think having a strong background in meteorology helps her to survive the Queensland summers.

Having lived in Turkey, the Netherlands, Brazil, and the United States, Bee’s insights on different cultures help her cater with finesse to the needs of all of her clients, be they from different cultural backgrounds or not.

Being client oriented, working together with her clients to solve their problems, understanding what really matters and delivering the expected value, Bee is dedicated to creating long-lasting relationships with her clients.

Bee likes reading (a lot), reading/watching sci-fi (more than a lot), acrylic painting, and needle felting. She lives in Brisbane with her husband, two fluffy cats and a cat-sized dog.

Andrea Reinacher

Senior German Translator

Andrea Reinacher

Andrea Reinacher is our senior German translator and reviser with native-level English, fluent French, and basic Spanish and Italian.

While Andrea was born and educated in Southern Germany, she went to study in Scotland, she taught German in France and has been living in London for many years where she has made her passion – spoken and written communication – into a successful career.

Andrea holds an MA in French, English and Psychology from the University of Heidelberg (Germany) and the postgraduate Diploma in Translation awarded by the Chartered Institute of Linguists in London of which she is also a member.

In addition to the above, she has a Certificate in Marketing from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Diploma in Arts Marketing and Management from Birkbeck College/University of London.

She also lends her voice to voice over projects and is an accredited German teacher, having taught many students the intricacies of the German language. Furthermore, she acts as a German examiner for several British institutions.

In her free time, she does yoga, goes on countryside walks and enjoys the opera.

Emmanuelle Hautbois

Senior French Translator

Emmanuelle Hautbois

Emmanuelle is Absolute Translations’ senior translator and reviser for the French language and is part of our secretariat in-house team.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Technical translation (English/Spanish/French) awarded by the CFTTR (Centre de formation des traducteurs, terminologies et rédacteurs de Rennes) of Rennes, France.

Emmanuelle started her career as a translator and project manager in Paris. She continued to pursue her career in Vienna, Austria and in Winnipeg and Toronto, Canada.

On returning to France in 2007, she began a career as a freelance translator specialising in technical, legal and medical translations from English and Spanish into French.

In 2009 she was recruited by Rennes University to become associate professor in technical translation and oral communication (Spanish<>French), which she continued until 2012.

In addition to her busy career, Emmanuelle is an active member of ASETRAD and IAPTI, international associations of translators and interpreters, which help her keep up to date with all the latest in the translation and interpreting industries.

Having lived in Austria, Canada and France, she’s particularly sensitive to linguistic and cultural differences and always willing to discover language intricacies and share with others the passion she has for her profession.

When Emmanuelle is not working, you can find her practicing yoga and trekking in the countryside and along the coasts of Brittany. She loves to travel and whenever she can she “escapes” to discover and explore new cultures. She’s also a true opera and theatre lover.

Samuel Pavin

Digital Marketing Manager

Samuel Pavin

Samuel Pavin is our Digital Marketing Manager. He brings more than 15 years of experience in sales, customer service, marketing and management to his role. Samuel is a dedicated and relentless multilingual professional who is devoted to achieving outstanding results for Absolute Translations’ clients.

Prior to joining Absolute Translations, Samuel worked in the tourism, financial and information technologies industries, in roles ranging from sales to marketing, management, customer relations and business development. A wealth of experiences that he brings to the table not only for Absolute Translation but for our clients too.

Some of Samuel’s career highlights include some unique roles and projects. From a one-of-a-kind international sales role for small businesses at Arval (BNP Paribas) dealing with customers all over Europe to building, launching and managing IBM’s initiative for startups (Global Entrepreneur) in France as a founding member of the program.

As a result of having managed complex projects worldwide, Samuel has gained an excellent understanding of clients’ needs when it comes to global market targeting and expansion.

Samuel holds a Master’s degree in Foreign Languages applied to Business and Trade from the University of Rennes II, France. A solid business qualification and background topped with strong translation qualifications, at the core of his diploma, and dedicated work done in both the corporate, small business and startup worlds.

Finally, in addition to his passion for foreign cultures, travel and sports, Samuel is also a freelance brand strategist and an influencer; a jack of all trades who brings all his passions and experiences – and most of all, dedication – to his role at Absolute Translations!

Veerle Vanderplasschen

Managing Director

Veerle Vanderplasschen

Veerle is the Founder and Managing Director of Absolute Translations. She has such a passion for what she does, she reckons she hasn’t worked a day in her life.

Her respect for her team is immense and her devotion to her clients is second to none. She believes the company’s success is built on quality, integrity and exemplary customer service.

Veerle holds a European Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and Specialised Translation for the French, Spanish and Dutch languages, awarded with distinction by the prestigious Mercator College in Belgium. Mercator was integrated in recent years into Ghent University.

In addition, she holds the Australian NAATI accreditation for English and Dutch translation.

Her Master’s thesis studied the interpreting decisions made by simultaneous conference interpreters when confronted with inadvertent ‘errors’ and ‘error corrections’ by the speakers. The research received a high distinction.

Whenever Veerle has time off, she can be found MTB riding on hazardous trails, flying off ski slopes in winter and exploring the country-side on horse-back.

Quality & guarantee

At Absolute Translations we want to exceed your expectations. We want your communication to score, in every language.

Our secret recipe? A combination of carefully selected native translators and industry professionals.

Our language services are performed by highly skilled and native translators who specialise in different sectors and industries.
For emerging languages where no NAATI certification is available, we work with embassies, universities, tertiary institutions and multicultural organisations to select the most suitable language speakers.
Translations and language services such as voice-overs are always double-checked by independent native revisers and industry experts to ensure accuracy.
We use memoQ server, a server based CAT tool, which improves the translation quality and assures a consistent style and terminology.
We guarantee accuracy in every respect, observing integrity of content, suitability to the target market, respect for cultural sensitivities, correctness of grammar, spelling, tone, style, register and format.
We build and maintain translation memories (TM) per client, per language pair and per topic/sector.
Our Australia based translators and interpreters are NAATI accredited.

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We are a global company with offices in Australia, Asia and Europe.

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