Member since Feb '07

Working languages:
English to German
German to English
Spanish to English
Spanish to German

Werner Behnke
Communicating science and industry

Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Local time: 06:06 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: German Native in German, English Native in English
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SUMMARY

Born of German parentage in Trinidad & Tobago, I grew up bilingually German/English. Following college I moved to Berlin Germany where I studied chemical and electrical engineering at the Technical University. During my studies I supported myself financially by doing translation jobs for individuals and companies. After completing studies in 1980, I opened up my own translation office, in which I have been working ever since.

Most extensive translation job: English-German translation of 4000 web pages covering all aspects of meteorology for an Internet training course (Free University Berlin).
In depth knowledge of electrical and chemical engineering together with a complete mastery of both English and German.
5 year university engineering studies, 2 year correspondence course in translation.


SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS

4000 page course in meteorology, English to German, for the Free University Berlin;

230 page translation, German to English, of the summary of the THESEUS accident simulation project for the Federal Institute of Material Research and Testing;

Complete TeS website, German to English, for the Federal Institute of Material Research and Testing, total 1200 web pages;

Complete 300 page TeS website, German to English, for the Federal Institute of Material Research and Testing (BAM);

130 pages "Emissions from Storage", English-German, for the Federal German Ministry for the Environment";

Translation, German to English, of the 360 page book "Polymer Optical Fibres";

Long-term translation contracts with companies like, Siemens, Vanguard, Hagemann, Toyota, BAM and others.


EXPERIENCE

1980 - Present Owner and operator, trans-tech translations , Berlin, Germany.
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