maaike van westen

Carefully crafted

For each translation project, I research the end client and their corporate culture. I want to know who they are and what their objectives are. In my translations, every sentence has to be part of a cultural bridge that brings a client's message across. And that's simply what I enjoy: carefully crafting sentences.

Maaike van Westen has worked as a corporate journalist for a Reed Elsevier company and as a lexicographer for a prestigious Dutch publishing house. During her 20+ years as a translator, she's worked on a wide range of projects for various multinationals, including many Fortune 500 companies.