John Ellis (a.k.a. John Ellis-Guardiola), has a master's in translation and interpretation (MATI) in Spanish and English from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. He currently lives in São Paulo, Brazil, where he translates, interprets and trains new interpreters at Associação Alumni.


His career in translation and interpretation started in 2010 after working as a TV news producer for Japanese broadcasters Tokyo Broadcasting System and NHK in New York City and Los Angeles, respectively. He speaks Japanese from his two years working as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) Program in Miyagi Prefecture. 


He has a B.A. from Macalester College and grew up speaking English, Spanish and later French. 

John Ellis

Translator and Interpreter

Our name says it all: AKA, in other words, another way to say the same thing but in a different language. We seek to get your message across, be it into or out of English, Spanish, Portuguese or French. 


We are ready to work with you remotely or in person as interpreters, translators, proofreaders and even language instructors. 


Interpretation

simultaneous

​Consecutive

LEAD Linguist

​AKA 

TRANSLATION

Translation & Interpretation specialized in Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English

Translation

ACADEMIC ABSTRACTS AND ARTICLES

BOOKS

BUSINESS & LEGAL


Bio

We provide language solutions.

Proofreading

DOCUMENT REVIEWS FOR CORRECT ENGLISH USAGE