Sandra began learning German, English and French at an early age. She completed her secondary education at the German School in Lisbon before gaining a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Lusíada University. She completed postgraduate studies in Political Science at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in translation at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon. In her professional life, she has shown interest and aptitude in several areas. She began by working in historical research and as a copy editor. She subsequently worked in customer service and aircraft and crew scheduling for an airline, taking on the roles of team leader, supervisor, and project manager. She also has experience of writing content for digital marketing. She has worked as a freelance translator since 1992 and joined the KennisTranslations team in 2011 as a translator, proofreader and project manager, managing and supervising service provision and developing new business.