Highly qualified, committed to quality
Training
- 1998: University degree in translation. Specialism: Technology / Engineering
- Graduate dissertation: ‘Fully-automatic automobile transmissions with hydrodynamic torque converters – a terminological study in German and English.’
- Industrial internships: Adam Opel AG (Rüsselsheim, D) and Vauxhall (Luton, GB)
Experience
- 2004 – present: Freelance specialist translator, marine engineering & automobile technology
- 2002 – 2004: In-company translator, MTU Friedrichshafen
- 1998 – 2002: Translator, London Metropolitan Area. Specialism: Automobile engineering
Specialization
- Marine engineering and automobile technology (Graduation: 1998. Exclusive, full-time professional activity in these two areas since graduation)
- Active languages: English – German & German – English
- American and British English
Further training
- Continual participation in in-company training events (technology and product-based)
- Continuous study of relevant technical publications in German and English
- Regular extended attendance at specialist exhibitions SMM, IAA, Commercial Vehicle IAA
Professional bodies
- Member of Federal German Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ)
- Former Board Member (Treasurer) of BDÜ Association of Rhineland-Palatinate