Background

 - Native German, married, 2 children
 - Academic background (Germany and  U.S.):
   German linguistics and literature, music
 - Certified translator, Germany (Staatlich geprüfter Übersetzer)
 - other credentials:
   Staatsexamen (Germany), M.A. (U.S.);
   ATA accreditation exam (G->E and E->G)
 - Active Member, ATA (American Translators Association)
 - Member, BDÜ (German Translators Association)
 - Over 6 years of professional, hands-on experience as an industrial technician:
   line worker, BASF video tape factory (Germany); line worker,
   Mercedes Benz car factory (Germany); theatre technician - designed
   and set up an entire computerized, mobile stage lighting system (U.S.);
   4.5 years as a technician at a U.S. wind turbine manufacturer
   running fiber glass department and doing field work
   Industrial interpreting:
   various assignments of several months each assisting an expert
   maintenance technician from Germany rebuilding large
   CNC-controlled machines at a plant in the U.S.
 - 20 years of professional experience as a translator
 - 8 years of copywriting experience
 - Lived, studied and worked in the U.S. for 8 years
 - Equipment: PCs, MS Office, TRADOS, SDL, Passolo, Adobe InDesign etc.

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