M.A. TRANSLATION STUDIES

ENGLISH - GERMAN TRANSLATOR

BUSINESS, IT & ENGINEERING TRANSLATION

15+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

www.Wollenschein-Translation.com

• Native German with a Bachelor's in Political & Administrative Sciences.
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• Master's in Translation Studies from the University of Portsmouth, UK.
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• Over 15 years as a professional freelance translator.
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• Interests: comic books, astronomy, genealogy, history, gaming (PS, PC, Nintendo Switch, Android, iPhone), and travel.
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• Prefers projects over 10,000 words; translates 60,000 to 70,000 words/month.

Some of the projects I have worked on
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Business

* Annual reports
* Storyline eLearning content (courier and parcel service)
* Terms of Use
* Lean management e-learning courses
* HR policies
* Retail logistics provider website
* Privacy policies
* Security screening provider website
* Business processing provider website
* Company incentive plan
* Quality assurance plan
* Renewable energy company press release
* Automotive company bulletins
* Retail logistics PR article
* Health care brochures
* Medical device presentations
* Tourism webpages and articles
* Survey report
* Newsletter of digital print ink manufacturer
* Hair and body care brand presentation
* Sales training material
* Watersports online marketing magazine
* Medical foundation brochures

IT & TECHNICAL

* Laser measuring device operation manuals and brochures
* Lifting platform operation manual
* Mobile Forensics brochures and web pages
* CMS provider website
* Online Java Programming Course
* Industrial inkjet printer manual
* Business documents Android app
* Software manual
* IT sevice provider PR article
* Articles on microcontrollers
* Telecommunications data sheet & brochure
* iPhone, BlackBerry and Android apps & games (with millions of downloads)
* Cloud software marketing brochure
* Website of metalworking tools manufacturer
* Brochures for environmental engineering (waste water treatment) company
* Education books and ebooks for children
* Consumer electronics user manuals
* Texts for tourist information centre in Israel
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
* IBCR, UK: Professional Business English
* eCPD, UK: Understanding Drives and Controls for Technical Translators
* eCPD, UK: Understanding Hydraulics and Pneumatics for Technical Translators
* eCPD, UK: Improving Quality and Productivity for Technical Translators
* ALISON, Ireland: Fundamentals of Using Six Sigma in Supply Chains
* Learning Light, UK: Information Security


Author of
* "C++-Programmierung für Anfänger" ("C++ Programming for Beginners")
* "Wörterbuch der kölschen Mundart" ("Dictionary of the Colognian Dialect")

Book Translation
* "Python 3 - Intensivkurs: Projekte erfolgreich realisieren" ("Dive into Python 3") by Mark Pilgrim, Springer Science + Business Media

Developer of
* Android app for hobby astronomers ("AstroSoft")
* TXT-to-HTML converter tool ("thc")

Software in Use
* SDL Trados Studio 2014, 2015 & 2017
* Wordfast Pro 3.4
* MemoQ 9
* Across 6.3
* Catalyst 10
* Poedit 1.7
* Microsoft Office 2013
* Abbyy FineReader 12
* Xbench 3
* Notepad++
* Sublime Text
* Dragon Naturally Speaking 12.5 (speech recognition for large & urgent projects)

Capacity
* ~3,000 words/day

My Goals
Customer satisfaction and long-term working relationships

Since all messages sent to me are forwarded to my tablet PC, you can reach me almost anytime during daytime in Germany (CET = GMT+1).