• Edits in English
• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Government Policy -- I studied Politics and History at Bonn University and specialized in geo-strategy and international relations. My thesis was on US-Russian relations.

Qualifications

• Magister Artium of Political Science, History and History of Art | Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn | 2009

Experience

• (Government Policy) Recruitment Cell at UN-Volunteers | United Nations Volunteers Special Operations | 2007-2007 -- Worked for UNV Recruitment Cell involved in contacting candidates for assignments in Peacekeeping Missions, Electoral Support and Medical Assistance
• (Journalism) Worked in the English editorial office of Deutsche Welle | Deutsche Welle | 2005-2006 -- Worked as an assistant to the news editor, updating the liveticker for DW-TV and the Frankfurt Airport
• (Journalism) Volontaire at Deutsche Welle Radio | Deutsche Welle English and Polish Office | 2003-2003 -- Worked in the polish and english editorial offices. Written several articles on various topics that were aired on DW-Radio.

• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• Mechanical Engineering -- 45 years professional experience, extensive publications, textbook author, 20 years teaching technical communication, excellent English editing skills

Qualifications

• Phd in Mechanical Engineering | The Queens University of Belfast, N. Ireland | 1970

Experience

• (Mechanical Engineering) Full Professor of Engineering | Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 1973-2008 -- 35 year experience in academic engineering, Director of Engineering for 4 years, instructed a wide variety of engineering courses. Many publications.

• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Cultural Studies -- I have translated a book-length academic work on Aby Warburg, one of the fathers of cultural studies as a discipline.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts (Germanic Languages & Literatures) | University of Pennsylvania | 2004

Experience

• (Cultural Studies) Teaching Assistant | University College London | 2006-2009 -- Three years teaching undergraduate German-to-English translation, using a range of texts from literature, history and scholarship through blogs & c.

• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• Biology & Biotech -- I have obtained a PhD in molecular neurosciences at UPenn, Philadelphia & worked as a postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience and oncology/cancer biology

Qualifications

• PhD in Molecular Neurosciences | University of Pennsylvania | 1996

Experience

• (Health Sciences) Editorial Project Executive | Excerpta Medica, an Elsevier business | 2008-2010 -- I edited manuscripts, meeting materials, slide sets, managed project timelines, liaised with freelancers, offshore companies and internal departments
• (Biology & Biotech) Postdoctoral Fellow | NKI - Dutch Cancer Institute | 2005-2009 -- I investigated the role of naturally occurring short interfering RNAs (microRNAs) in the metastasis of cancer cells to the lungs and other organs
• (Biology & Biotech) Postdoctoral Fellow | Netherlands Institute for Brain Research (NIBR) | 2001-2003 -- I showed that cellular quality control systems for mRNA and protein generation were impaired in brains of patients with Alzheimer's and Down syndrome
• (Biology & Biotech) PhD studies | University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA | 1990-1996 -- I examined effects of corticosterone on NMDA receptor-mediated calcium influx and synaptic transmission in glutamate receptors in hippocampal neurons

• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Sociology -- I taught post-doctoral students about cultural studies, history, philosophy and psychiatry at a Harvard University teaching hospital.
• Psychiatry -- I am a retired academic psychiatrist with many publications in the areas of eating disorders and psychotherapy, and mentored students for many years.

Qualifications

• Medicine | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 1972
• Michael Rockefeller Travelling Felow | Harvard University | 1968
• Magna cum Laude, History | Harvard College | 1967

Experience

• (Psychiatry) Private Practice of Psychiatry | Private | 1986-2008 -- I maintained a successful private practice of psychotherapy, private supervision, consultation and pyschopharamcology.
• (Education and training) Assistant Professor of Psychiatry | Harvard Medical School | 1989-2008 -- I taught psychiatry residents in a highly prestigous training program and wrote peer-reviewed articles.
• (Health Sciences) Doctor | Private Practice - General Medicine | 1973-1983 -- I managed a busy private practice treating patients from birth to nursing home.

• Edits in English
• Translates from German to English

Area(s) of expertise

• Fiction -- I have translated opera librettos and novel extracts for my research and studies, and poetry for the Stephen Spender Poetry Translation competition.

Qualifications

• DAAD Stipendium | DAAD | 2009
• Deutsch Intensivsprachkurs | Universität Mannheim | 2008
• MPhil (Research) Music | University of Birmingham | 2005
• BMus Bachelor of Music | University College Cork | 2002
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Music and English | University College Cork | 2000

Experience

• (Fiction) Translation course | Queen Mary, University of London | 2007-Present -- I translated the novel Das Versprechen and extracts from other Swiss novels.
• (Classic) MPhil Research Student | University of Birmingham (England) | 2003-2004 -- I translated opera librettos and personal letters and took a taught module 'Italian for Musicologists', which dealt with translation technique.

• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• Linguistics -- Editing for publication: books, papers, chapters and course materials on linguistics and languages education for over 10 years.

Qualifications

• Accredited Editor | Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) | 2008
• Graduate Diploma Library Studies | South Australian Institute of Technology | 1979
• BA (hons) Psychology | University of Adelaide | 1978

Experience

• (Linguistics) Casual and freelance editing, copyright management, indexing | Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia | 2000-Present -- Articles, books, chapters, for submission to publisher.

• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• Journalism -- Clean writer and ruthless editor of newspapers / magazines. Attention-grabbing headlines; dynamic, succinct news stories; lifestyle features; profiles
• Creative Writing -- Advertorials, people & product profiles, restaurant reviews; press kits; PR/marketing with adaptable use of language, appropriate to target market.

Qualifications

• RSA Cambridge Certificate - The Teaching of English as a Foreign Language | University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, International Examinations / International Language Centre (France) S.A. | 1993

Experience

• (Creative Writing) Writer, PR Consultant | Freelance; Spark Communications (Bangkok, Thailand); Kinnaree Media (Phuket, Thailand) | 2003-Present -- Intelligent, balanced creative writing for lifestyle publication features; PR / marketing material (press kits) for high-end resorts, spas etc.
• (Journalism) Features Editor - Managing Editor | The Phuket Gazette | 2007-2010 -- Managing weekly English-language tabloid content and production, including writing, editing and laying out news, lifestyle and property features.

• Edits in English

Area(s) of expertise

• IT/Computer Science -- Expert has the ability to create specialized models and tools that mimic the detailed behavior of real systems, processes and social networks etc.
• Mathematics & Statistics -- I have a longstanding interest, understanding & relevant academic/professional application of mathematics and statistics related to computer science.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Computation | University of Oxford | 2005
• Master of Science in Mathematics and Computation | University of Oxford | 1999

Experience

• (IT/Computer Science) Research Scientist | Concurrent Computer Corporation | 2007-2008 -- Established and lead research program for Video On-Demand (VOD) computing. Analyzed VOD cache management algorithm and created a mathematical model.
• (Mathematics & Statistics) Postdoctoral Fellow | School of Industrial and System Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology | 2006-2006 -- Conducted research on swarm intelligence inspired algorithms for resource management in an Internet data center. Authored and published papers.
• (IT/Computer Science) Invited Talk | Yahoo! Research (Barcelona, Spain) | 2006-2006 -- A talk on my D.Phil. research work -- Bio-inspired self-organizing algorithm was given at Yahoo!/Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
• (IT/Computer Science) Invited Talk | OGETA Forum (Atlanta, GA, USA) | 2006-2006 -- A talk on self-organizing systems entitled "Honeybees,Webservers and Highways" where I articulated research findings to a larger professional audience
• (Mathematics & Statistics) Research Scholar | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2002-2005 -- Proposed an innovative nature inspired self-organizing algorithm for managing servers workload optimization. Created and implemented simulation models

• Edits in German

Area(s) of expertise

• Journalism -- Durch meine Tätigkeit in namhaften deutschen Verlagen habe ich fundierte Erfahrungen im Lektorieren von journalistischen Texten und Sachbüchern.

Qualifications

• Magisterabschluss: Romanistik, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeografie, Germanistische Literaturwissenschaft | Technische Universität Chemnitz | 2003

Experience

• Kinderbuchautorin | Freiberuflich | 2010-Present (Books for Children)
  -- Autorin von "Jakob und ein oberdoofer Tag", erschienen Januar 2010 im C.V. Traumland-Verlag
• Redaktionsassistenz/Research, Dokumentation, Verfassen von Ratgebertexten | Reader's Digest Deutschland: Verlag Das Beste GmbH (Stuttgart) | 2006-2008 (Journalism)
  -- Research/Lektorat der Texte für „Reader’s Digest“ und „Daheim in Deutschland“. Schreiben verschiedener Ratgeberrubriken
• Schlussredakteurin | Pabel-Moewig Verlag KG (Rastatt) | 2008-2008 (Journalism)
  -- Schlussredaktion der Unterhaltungszeitschrift „Woche Heute“ und Research des Medizinteiles von „Woche Heute“
• PR-Texterin | pr-werkstatt Seidel & Seidel | 2003-2003 (Creative Writing)
  -- Verfassen von PR-Presseinformationen und Mailings, Lektorats- und Recherchearbeiten
• Lektoratspraktikum | Verlag Herder GmbH | 2003-2003 (Journalism)
  -- Manuskriptprüfung deutscher, englischer und französischer Manuskripte, redaktionelle Aufgaben, Korrektur von Satzfahnen
• Redaktionspraktikantin | Schwarzwälder Bote Mediengesellschaft | 1998-1998 (Journalism)
  -- Verfassen von Artikeln über lokale Ereignisse, Recherche und Interviews vor Ort, Verfassen von Pressemeldungen, Redigieren fremder Artikel