ATHENA Translations & Voiceovers


 ...specializing in communication of all kinds...


Home Nanette Michèle Cooper-McGuinness                                                         
Contact (translating, voiceovers, editing, writing: FR, IT, DE, EN > EN)                                   
Opera

Voice Studio
 EDUCATION

PhD in Music (specializing in musicology): Univ. of Ca., Berkeley

MM in Vocal Performance: Holy Names College

MA in Music (specializing in musicology): Univ. of Ca., Berkeley

AB in Music, cum laude: Cornell Univ.

Goethe Institute: Ludwigsburg, Germany
Centre International de Formation Musicale: Nice, France
Writers Workshop at Chautauqua (Highlights Foundation)



ENGLISH SKILLS

Native speaker of U.S. English

Published writer: Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators (P.A.L. Member)
                          California Writers Club (Member)

EXPERIENCE ABROAD
Operatic and concert performances in Italy, Germany, and the Czech Republic
Interpreting (informally) for rehearsals: Italy (Italian, French, and English)
Maid and café waitress: Switzerland
Foreign exchange student (EIL): Switzerland


LANGUAGES STUDIED
French: Cornell Univ., Kinkaid School (10 years), native speaker in childhood
Italian: Univ.of Ca., Berkeley
German: Univ. of Ca., Berkeley, Goethe Institute, Cornell Univ.
Latin: Univ. of Ca., Berkeley, Kinkaid School
Spanish: Cornell Univ.
Portuguese: Centro Latino, Berkeley
Czech & Dutch: Private studies
Russian & Hebrew: upcoming language studies 2011/12


BOOK TRANSLATIONS (all Italian into English)
Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels, #1-8), Papercutz, 2009-2011
Sin ilusion (No pasaran, v. 3, by Vittorio Giardino), NBM Publishing, 2008

PUBLISHED BOOKS EDITED
Awakening the Essential Feminine, by Maureen Simon (Essential Feminine Publishing.2011)
Translator Certification Manual (upcoming, 2011, coeditor, coauthor, expert content provider


 SELECTED VOICE OVER CLIENTS
Helicon Software, Ltd., TikTak Translations Ltd., Pronto E-Services, Global Translation Institute   

WORK & OTHER EXPERIENCE
  • Opera and classical singer: 1989-present; Fabulous Femmes CD on Centaur Records, 2000, 2007
  • Voice Teacher, 1986-1995, 2002-present
  • ATHENA Translations & Voice overs: Technical & Scientific (software, technical instructions, medical &
                scientific research), Localization (websites, software, video games), Business (marketing,
                press releases,  presentations, human resources, resumes, official documents, websites),
                Journalism (tourism, sports, journal articles, interviews, & editorials), Humanities (art,
                music, literature, history, economics, politics, current events), from French, German, &
                Italian into English: 2001-present;     Voiceovers, English, French, 2010- present;
                Editing, nonfiction and childrens’ books, 2008-2010
  • Translated song lyrics, poems, and libretti for concerts, program notes, and CD liner notes, from French, Italian, German, Latin, and Spanish into English: 1989-present
  • Designed/ maintained professional website (1997-2010); SOHO network & database, 2000-8

SOFTWARE: MS Office (Word, Excel Powerpoint, Publisher), Adobe Acrobat, Camtasia, NCH Sound/ Video

Other interests: travel, health & fitness, skiing, knitting

Resume (pdf) and References available upon request.




Photo by Russ Fischella