• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• Creative Writing -- Throughout my academic career, creative writing has remained my principle interest. I am an avid reader.
• Cooking -- Not only is cooking a great hobby of mine, but I have worked as a catering chef and line cook.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of English Literature | McGill University | 2009
• The English Department Prize for Achievement in Creative Writing | The Lawrenceville School | 2005

Experience

• (Food Preparation) Prep Cook, Catering Chef | Chamber's Walk Catering | 2006-2007 -- As a cook, I prepped "mise en place" and prepared full dishes. As a catering chef I prepared meals for catered events.

• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Land Transport -- I have 3 years work experience in the road transport industry, where I primarily dealt with transport between the UK/Ireland and Russia/Ukraine.

Qualifications

• Certificate of Accreditation as a One-way Translator from German into English | NAATI (Australia) | 2007
• Bachelors of Arts in European Studies (German and Russian) | University of Bath, England | 2003

Experience

• (Land Transport) Transport Manager | LKW Walter | 2003-2006 -- 3 years experience at an Austrian logistics company. I dealt with transportation between the UK/Ireland, Poland and Russia.

• Edits in English
• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Trade Law -- I was a practising attorney in the United States for many years. My areas of legal focus were commercial law, tax law and legal due diligence.
• Accounting -- Not only did I study business at University, but I also worked as an auditor and financial and transactional analyst for a big six accounting firm.

Qualifications

• Geprüfter Übersetzer (IHK) Dr. Jur. | ADÜ Nord - Assoziierte Dolmetscher und Übersetzer in Norddeutschland | 2008
• Geprüfter Übersetzer | Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Dortmund | 2008
• Doctor of Jurisprudence | West Virginia University - College of Law | 1998
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration | University of Nevada, Reno | 1993

Experience

• (Trade Law) Translator / Interpreter / Editor / Lecturer | The Legal Translator | 2003-Present -- Translator and Interpreter for English and German
  English language editor
  Lecturer for law and economics.
• (Business Law) Commercial law lecturer at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg | Bucerius Law School | 2004-Present -- Commercial law lecturer

• Translates from English to German

Area(s) of expertise

• Biology & Biotech -- My job requires to read medical and scientific literature in German and English. I also gave talks in both languages at internat. scientific meetings.

Qualifications

• Doktor der Philosophie im Bereich Molekulare Biologie | National University of Singapore | 2008

Experience

• (Neurology) Head of Laboratory | Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA | 2004-2006 -- We generate genetically engineered laboratory animals for scientist all over the world. Therefore I communicate daily in different languages.

• Translates from English to German

Area(s) of expertise

• Hotels -- I have already done a fair amount of translation work for hotels and because I am very interested in travel.
• Cultural Studies -- I translated a website for a nonprofit organization located in India. I also took many classes in Culture Studies literture, Race, gender

Qualifications

• Magistra der Philosophie in Anglistik und Amerikanistik (English and American Studies) | Universität Salzburg | 2008

Experience

• I translated a study on how to motivate hotel employees | Carolin Stocker | 2008-2008 (Hotels)
  -- I translated a master's thesis written by Carolin Stocker into English. She had conducted a study at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bali.
• translated a website for COPE | COPE Salzburg | 2008-2008 (Cultural Studies)
  -- I translated the website www.cope.com into English.
• edited numerous academic papers | freelance | 2006-2008 (Linguistics)
  -- edited many linguistics papers about topics such as grammar, second language acquisition, idioms, cross-cultural communication.

• Edits in English
• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Political Science -- I worked as a translator and editor for two political science chairs at the University of Konstanz
• Journalism -- I worked for nine months as Internal Communications Assistant for the PR Department of King's College London: creating and proofreading the newsletter
• Government Policy -- I worked for the government-owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) as translator and editor.

Qualifications

• MA Environment & Development | King's College London | 2010
• BA Political and Administrative Science (Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaften) | University of Konstanz | 2009

Experience

• (Political Science) Student Research Assistant | University of Konstanz, Chair of Empirical Theory of the State | 2008-Present -- Translation and proof-reading of scientific articles
• (Journalism) Assistant to the Internal Communications Officer of King's College London | King's College London, Public Relations Department | 2009-Present -- Editing and drafting of articles for the King's College London staff ezine which is sent weekly to 5,000 staff members.
• (Government Policy) Consultant | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | 2011-2011 -- - Conceptualisation and organisation of international conferences on international development
  - translation and editing of German/English documents
• (Political Science) Student Research Assistant | University of Konstanz Center of Excellence, Chair of Domestic Policy and Administration | 2008-2009 -- Translation and proof-reading of scientific articles

• Edits in English
• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Linguistics -- Following studies of linguistics at Freiburg, I have translated and copy-edited papers for academics in the field of linguistics.
• Non-Fiction -- I have a close working relationship with Verlagshaus J.Frank Berlin, for whom I translate literary and theological texts.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Translation | Institute of Linguists | 2008
• Zentrale Oberstüfe Prüfung Deutsch | Goethe Institut Berlin | 2006
• BA Oxon (English Language & Literature) | Oxford University | 2005
• Certificate TFL | LSI Berlin | 2005

Experience

• (Non-Fiction) Copy-editor | InterpretBerlin.de | 2008-Present -- Since 2008, I have been working for Dr. Alan Nothnagle on the copy-editing of English language texts.
  Clients have included kooks.de and Die Linke.
• (Non-Fiction) Freelance translator | Solarpraxis | 2008-Present -- I have translated extensively in the areas of art, linguistics, museums and solar energy.

• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• Social Psychology -- Dr. Lori B. Shelby is an Assistant Professor in the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism at George Mason University.

Qualifications

• Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | Colorado State University | 2006

Experience

• (Social Psychology) Assistant Professor | George Mason University | 2008-Present -- Social psychology, human dimensions of natural resources, tourism and recreation, conservation biology (social science).

• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• Linguistics -- My 18,000-word thesis on individual and societal multilingualism in Switzerland encompassed certain subject areas in the field of Sociolinguistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies (Honours) and Linguistics (minor) | University of Sydney | 2009

Experience

• (Journalism) Author of newspaper articles | Various different publications | 2007-Present -- Publication of articles on culture and society for various newspapers and newsletters.
• (Linguistics) Tutor for English Department Course 'Language, Texts and Time' | University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia) | 2009-2009 -- The focus was on certain linguistic theories. Editing my student's essays, I developed a keen eye for detail regarding the reading and writing process
• (Linguistics) Conference presentation | English Language Teaching (ELT) Conference of the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT) and the University of Sydney | 2007-2007 -- My paper was entitled "Language attitudes: intergenerational effects on language maintenance in a Greek-speaking Cypriot-Australian family".

• Edits in English
• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Business Law -- For over 34 years I resolved complex legal disputes and problems for my company's extensive operations in the US, Europe, S. America and Middle East.

Qualifications

• juris doctor | University of California, Los Angeles | 1959

Experience

• (Business Law) Legal Counsel | Litton Industries, Inc. | 1965-2000 -- Group Counsel and Division Counsel for Fortune 500 multi-national company, with operations in the US, Europe, S. America and Middle East.