Curriculum Vitae


Languages German (native tongue)
English (Degree Level 1st class, language of habitual use)
French (Degree level 1st class)

Professional
Memberships IOL (MCIL)

TM Software Wordfast



Employment History

01/2006
Diploma in Translation (Dip Trans) from the Institute of Linguists
English into German translation. 2 Papers passed with distinction.
Since then, but also before that, I have undertaken translations and interpreted for various companies and agencies, mostly in technical and business-related areas
(see Recent Translation Projects)

9/2004 - ongoing
Language tutor for the Institute of Applied Linguistic Studies,
University of Edinburgh


02/1999- 07/2007
Part-time Secondary School Teacher for German and French in various secondary schools in the Edinburgh area, teaching children between the ages of 11 to 18.

07/1998-01/1999
Freedman International, London
Coordinating and proofreading technical translations.

09/1990 -06/1998
University of Bonn, Germany.
MA (First), English, French and German as a foreign Language
The degree includes two years abroad in the UK, France, Italy and Australia.






Recent Translation Projects
(last two months)

University of Edinburgh
Numerous technial texts, mostly IT and surveillance related (English into German)

JR Languages Translation Company
Project on Translation of Sewing Patters (English into German)

Multilingual Solutions Ltd.
Translation of company training schedule (English into German)

Karen Riggio Translations
Various texts on Online Gaming (French into German)

Traduset Translations
Translation of a legal contract (English into German)

JLT Translations
Translations of various technical and financial texts (English into German)

Lingua24 Translations
Proofreading technical and financial texts (French into German)

Efmands Translations
Translation of academic dissertation in biology (English into German)

Various Privat Clients
Website Translations


References/Samples of my Work are available on request.