SOL AZUL : Credentials

2000	Government Authorized Translator and Interpreter Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, NORWAY.

1998	Master of Fine Arts in Painting Parsons School of Design, New York City

1996	Master of Arts in Art History College of DAAP, University of Cincinnati, Ohio

1993	Master of Arts in Romance Languages and Literatures University of Cincinnati, Ohio

1992/ 1993	One academic year of various courses in fine art and Latin American literature Universidad Nacional Medellín, COLOMBIA

1992	Magistère de langue et de civilisation françaises Université Paris Sorbonne, FRANCE

1991	Equivalent to Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts & Languages	1990/1991	Universität Wien Vienna, AUSTRIA
		1989/1990	University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
		1987/1989	Université Paris Sorbonne Paris, FRANCE

Now a Government Authorized Translator certified by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs, I first got involved with translation work while still in high school, when I started translating German pulp fiction into my native Norwegian for various publishing houses.
Having worked continuously as a freelance translator and interpreter while pursuing studies in fine arts, languages, and literature in Paris, Vienna, Colombia and the U.S., I was employed by Eriksen Translations in New York City as an in-house linguist upon completing my final graduate degree. After working for this company for more than four years, I went fully independent again in 2002. Altogether, I now log 20+ years of translation experience in a variety of fields. My special expertise and official accreditation are in English, Norwegian, and French, but I also work with Spanish, German, Swedish and Danish.