About Us

Lucy studied French and Spanish at the University of Westminster. She set up Parallel in London, in 1997. Relocating the business to Southampton in 2003, she remains hands-on as Managing Director and sole proprietor. Her main day-to-day focus is quality control in all aspects of the business, as well as fostering the team ethos on which the company has been built.

Nick graduated in German and European Studies from the University of the West of England in Bristol. He has studied some French and Russian in the past and has also returned to Germany for an intensive short course at the Goethe-Institut in Munich. He is now trying to teach himself some Welsh, and is a keen hiker and runner in his spare time.

Laura studied French & German (Linguistic Studies) at the University of Southampton. 2018 has seen her preparing and implementing changes for GDPR and training staff on our new, bespoke Project Management software programme in preparation for launch. And, of course, always seeking new translators to join our network of expert freelancers.

Tessa studied European Studies (French and Spanish) at the University of Southampton, including a year living and studying at university in France. She has since studied Beginner’s Greek and Italian for three years and hopes to further her Italian studies in the future. She is hoping that this might include a trip to Italy to brush up on her language skills and sample the cuisine!

Paul studied Scientific Illustration at S.I.H.E (now Southampton Solent University) He oversees all general operations, staff recruitment and welfare, as well as new business development. He presently supervises our translation technology research and evaluation programme. Paul has spent a large part of 2018 negotiating and co-ordinating our move to larger premises.

Hannah studied German and Spanish at the University of Southampton. In 2018 she was awarded the CIoL Diploma in Translation. She enjoys participating in medical translation webinars and has recently finished her third year of Russian evening classes. Having completed Parallel’s Management Training Programme, Hannah deputises for Nick on a regular basis.

Karina studied French and German at the University of Southampton, including a year abroad at the University of Bayreuth. In 2018 she completed her first year of Polish evening classes and has also previously studied Italian and Russian. Karina attended the ITI’s Dual French/English Contract translation workshop and is also responsible for producing our Certificates of Translation.

Inma is a native Spanish speaker. She studied the Translation and Interpreting of English, German and Modern Greek at the University of Málaga and her Master’s in Translation Studies at the University of Portsmouth. To date, she has completed four online courses related to clinical trials and med/pharm translation into Spanish. She has just finished her second year of Russian evening classes.

Vicky studied Japanese & Spanish at the University of Leeds and completed her Master’s in Translation Studies at the University of Portsmouth. She continues to study new languages part-time, including Russian and Korean, in addition to researching current translation technology trends, most recently achieving Level 1 Certification with MemoQ.

Rebecca studied French and Spanish at Cardiff University before completing a Master’s in Translation and Professional Language Skills at the University of Bath. In 2018 she completed her first Arabic course, and hopes to travel abroad to Morocco or Dubai to put her knowledge to the test. She plans to continue with Arabic but would also like to learn Russian – maybe not simultaneously!

Summer studied French, Spanish and German at the University of Southampton including a year in Germany, working as a language assistant. She recently completed a stage 1 language course in Arabic, which proved challenging but very interesting. This year she went to Paris for the first time, and she is presently house-hunting in Southampton.

Lizzie graduated from the University of Southampton with a degree in German and Spanish Linguistic Studies, which included a year in Murcia, teaching English, followed by a month in Berlin writing and editing a travel guide about the city. This year she finished her first year of Italian evening classes and is looking forward to continuing them next year.

Ellen graduated in late 2017 with an integrated Master’s degree (MLang) in French and German from the University of Southampton, spending a year at the University of Potsdam in Germany. She has studied advanced Spanish and completed one year of Polish evening classes at the University of Southampton. She would now love to visit Kraków to test her newly acquired skills.

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