Sue was recruited to MTT in 1991 by Brian De Thame (the founder of Midland Technical Translations). Coming from a background of Automation & Engineering, Sue was the ideal person to take up the challenging role of in-house senior technical translator in French and German. She has a real passion for languages and as well as being a translator she's an interpreter, technical proof reader and teacher of German & French to Business clients.

Sue’s interest in automotive translation is fuelled by her passion for Big Motorbikes but since having two children Sue has given up her 98 horsepower for pedal power but still occasionally gets to go out on her Honda NTV 650 bike. She also enjoys race cars, climbing, kayaking, really anything outdoors that gets the adrenalin going.

Sue was made director in 1993 and bought the company in 2004 when MTT (UK) Ltd was born.

Sue’s vision was to create the best type of translation agency, one that not only offered technically accurate translations but also offered great customer service and peace of mind to her customers. This has been achieved as MTT can boast that for the third year running they have a customer satisfaction rating of 99%. This is due to Sue’s dedication and her fabulous team of translators and admin staff backing her up.

Sue’s passion for languages doesn’t just stop at the office door, she has lectured to students from local schools to Oxford university graduates on the importance of languages in business and how it can improve their future career prospects in the international business market.

Louisa was recruited to MTT in January 2000 after working with horses as an Event Groom travelling around the UK and Europe. Louisa came to MTT with a mixed background of horses and recruitment administration.

Starting as an office administrator, Louisa has now worked her way up to Senior Account Manager, and Sue’s right hand woman, stepping in to take command when Sue is away from the office. Throughout her time at MTT Louisa has gained a wealth of experience, meaning as part of her day-to-day routine she oversees the Project Management team, Finance and HR.

Louisa is also very enthusiastic about continuous learning and development in the workplace and is always looking for new courses to send herself or the rest of the team on. Through her adult learning courses she has become a master of typesetting and can often be found preparing the latest translation of a customer’s manual. She also trained to become our in-house Health & Safety officer, and always keeps the rest of MTT in check when performing dangerous yet essential office tasks such as preparing the morning tea.

Even though Louisa left her role as an Event Groom to join the team here, she still has a great passion for horses. As well as owning a few horses herself, in her free time she also volunteers as a Welfare Rep for the British Horse Association (BHS) and occasionally still competes at events.

Gavin was recruited to MTT in April 2006 and is his official title is ‘Computer Geek’. Gavin is our nutty professor when it comes to IT and loves it.

His skills and knowledge are completely priceless when it comes to translating websites and getting them uploaded properly without any bugs! With the World Wide Web changing so quickly it is invaluable to have someone on the ball at all times and in our case that someone is Gavin.

With Gavin’s passion for computers and programming we have a new application to try out on a regular basis; Gavin has designed programs around our needs from what’s going on in the office at that time – anything from a new translator database to a file counting program.

Coming from a background in Electronic and Software Engineering, lecturing in ICT at Worcester College and website design, Gavin has a wealth of knowledge that our customers tap into on a regular basis. Gavin also takes care of our in-house computers, which is vital to the efficient running of the office.

In his spare time Gavin can be found anywhere from looking after his 2 children, sea kayaking, riding his bicycle or his big motor bike around the countryside or having a quiet day at home with Sue and the children ‘Gaming’!

Karen was recruited to MTT in June 2009 after working for an international manufacturing company; Karen has fitted well into the team and has quickly become a key point of contact for several major clients, she brings with her a diverse range of skills and knowledge in Engineering, Product Design & Drafting using 2D and 3D CAD and also B2B Marketing.

Karen is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and helps to manage our marketing activities. Always keen to expand her knowledge and learn new skills Karen is currently learning French, Arabic and Quark.

Karen’s passion is recurve archery and most weekends, come rain or shine she can be found competing in tournaments all over the UK. She also loves spending time with her daughter, long walks with the dog, foreign travel and Taekwondo.