Working experience

from May 1999

Freelance translator

• Translation of software, online help, html documents, technical documentation, training books, marketing texts
  - Microsoft online documentation, online help systems
    and coursewares
  - Microsoft Press Ressource Kits
  - Microsoft trainings (NT, Exchange, SQL)
  - Novell software and online help
  - IBM online documentation, online helps and web sites

May 1997 - May 1999

Translator and project manager at
Lemoine Gesellschaft für Übersetzungen und
Softwarelokalisierung mbH, Cologne

• Translation of software, online help, html documents, technical documentation, training books, marketing texts
• Creating and maintaining of both common and product related glossaries
• Defining of stylistic guidelines (Style Guide)
• Resizing of software
• Compiling and testing of online help
• Preparing of translation and terminology databases
• Handling of translation projects

Feb 1996 - Apr 1997

Freelance translator

• Translation of software, online help, html documents, technical documentation, training books, marketing texts

Education

Sep 1991 - Jan 1996

Fachhochschule Flensburg (Flensburg University of Applied Science)
Technical Translation for English/German with a degree as a technical translator

               Oct 1993 - Feb 1994

 Degree course at
  Buckinghamshire College of Higer Education,
  High Wycombe, England
  International Systems for Business in Europe

               Mar 1994 - Jun 1994

Placement abroad
 Tek Translation Ltd., London, England

IT/Computer skills

Office applications

Microsoft Office
Corel WordPerfect Suite
StarOffice

DTP applications

FrameMaker
Pagemaker

Translation systems

Trados Freelance Edition
Transit
IBM Translation Manager
SDLX
TEdit