• Edits in English
• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Education and training -- I have extensive, high level international experience in this field at middle management level.
• Books on landscape and culture -- I have been involved as a translator on several book projects dealing with culture, landscape, history and geography.
• Automotive -- I have worked as a translator in the automotive field for many years.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts (distinction) Contemporary German Studies | Ealing College of Higher Education (now Thames Valley University) | 1990
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education | Oxford University | 1987
• Bachelor of Arts in German and French | Oxford University | 1982

Experience

• (Automotive) Translator/proofreader | Various agencies in Munich | 1990-Present -- Translation and proofreading of a wide variety of texts in the automotive industry, including corporate design, training, press releases.
• (Regional culture and landscapes) Translator/proofreader | Verlag Kiebitz Buch, Vilsbiburg | 2006-2008 -- Translating and proofreading of articles and captions for book projects including "Der Ammersee" and "Das Isental".
• (Education and training) Head of language department | Munich International School | 1990-2005 -- Responsible for curriculum, budget, staff selection and evaluation in the area of foreign language and mother tongue at a major IB school.