Our service is operated by Sophia Sakellis, a highly qualified native Greek speaker with over 20 years of translation experience. Sophia completed her primary, secondary and tertiary education in Greece, obtaining a Bachelor of Science equiv. degree in Physics from the University of Patras, Greece, and, subsequently, a Master of Science in Physics from the University of NSW, where she also worked as a Tutor while doing research in Astrophysics.
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She was awarded a two-way, English into Greek & Greek into English, NAATI Professional Accreditation (Level 3) in 1997 and has been a freelance Professional Translator since. She has been working full-time as a panel translator for leading agencies and Australian Commonwealth, State and Local Government organisations, and is a professional member of the
Australian Institute of Interpreters & Translators (AUSIT) and the
Panhellenic Association of Translators (Πανελλήνια Ένωση Μεταφραστών - ΠΕΜ).
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Sophia has recently completed a Diploma of Language Studies and a Master of Arts by Research at the University of Sydney's Department of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies, where she is currently a PhD candidate.
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She has taught Advanced Greek as a casual Lecturer at the University of NSW, and is currently a Lecturer in Translation Studies at Macquarie University's Department of Linguistics and the University of Sydney's Department of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies.
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In 2012, Sophia received a community volunteering award for her support of her local high school as P&C Secretary and other roles.
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Sophia takes an active interest in both the Greek and English language and literature and keeps in touch with new terminology and the latest advancements in technology and its applications.