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Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Verified site user
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Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Catalyst, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Google Translator Toolkit, IBM CAT tool, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, ACDSee, FullShot, PhotoShop, RoboHelp, UltraEdit, UltraEdit, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDLX, Smartling, Trados Studio
Established independent contractor with over 25 years of experience in the interpretation, translation and localization industries, including procurement, resource & project management, software verification and reporting
Interpretation (consecutive and simultaneous), translation and editing of English into German, linguistic quality assurance
Specializing in information technology, life sciences, as well as marketing and advertising
Personal interests: Botany, zoology, education, textiles
Dual citizenship – German/American
SKILLS
Linguistic: German native speaker, near-native English, working knowledge of French and Spanish, tech-writing, ad-copy, translation, editing and proofing for multimedia scripts, documentation (including collaterals) and marketing material; identifying, researching and resolving localization-specific problem areas; cultural adaptation to target market
Technical: Technically and linguistically proficient, thorough, diligent, efficient, organized; developing and following test plans; scenario testing; designing intuitive end-user interfaces and (proprietary) translation tools; working with a variety of bug reporting procedures (from simple spreadsheets to complex bug data bases); source file management; light HTML programming
Interpersonal: Quick learner and team worker with excellent communication skills, easily develops rapport with project management, translation team, and other project participants
Expertise