Qualifications
Working Languages:
- Native language: English
- Near native fluency: German
- Able to order a margarita in: Spanish
Traditional Education:
- 1991–1995: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts with Honors
- Major: English Literature
- Minor: German
- 1995–1998: University of Bonn, Germany
- Degree: Vordiplom
- Major: Psychology
Recent Continuing Education:
- April 2017: Annual conference of the Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators (AAIT) in Atlanta, Georgia
- October 2018: Annual conference of the American Translators Association in New Orleans, Louisiana
Professional Memberships:
- Accredited member of the American Translators Association (ATA) in German to English translation
- Member of the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ)
Career:
- Since 1999: Full-time freelance German-English translator
- 1998: Student assistant at the University of Bonn, responsible for translation and correction of research papers and scientific tests for international publication
- 1996–1998: Freelance English teacher at Berlitz Sprachschule GmbH, Bonn
CAT tools:
- SDL Trados Studio 2019
- Transit NXT
- MemoQ 8
- Across
DOG tool:
- Polly 1.0