Lisa Chontos

FR>EN, ES>EN

• Bachelor's degree in English, writing specialization; graduated Magna Cum Laude
• Freelance French and Spanish to English translator since 2005
• Experience as a professional writer since the late 1990s, specializing in medical and marketing
• Member of AMWA, ATA and AATIA

Born in the United States, Lisa was raised in San Antonio and started learning Spanish in school at age 10. After college, she started studying French in preparation for a trip, sparking a lifelong fascination. Since 2007 she has divided her time between France and the US, and she looks forward to raising a bicultural, multilingual family in the future. She loves language and culture, and her work as a writer/translator is her dream job. With friends and clients on almost every continent, she thrives on international exchange.

Her Spanish translation work includes over 150 medical projects for several agencies and direct clients, such as hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. Her French translation work includes countless medical and marketing projects for clients such as GoodPlanet.org, ITL North America, and top agencies in France and the United States. She is also skilled in transcreation, adapting ad campaigns for the U.S. market.

She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), American Translators Association (ATA), and Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA). Her volunteer work includes texts on human rights issues in Africa and medical translation for Traducteurs Sans Frontières (Translators Without Borders).

She is also working steadily to improve her beginner level of Japanese, for traveling and strengthening her friendships in Japan.