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Design specifications, validation standards, hazards analyses Internal and external technical documentation for hardware and software related to medical instrumentation Scientific papers, reference works, manuscripts Marketing and training materials |
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| Business and Marketing |
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Ad copy, sales folders, product surveys Web sites Corporate identity Press releases Book-length projects (recently a 60,000-word book on change management theory and practice) |
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| Media |
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Documentary films Sales videos (voice-overs) |
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| Railcar Industries | |
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Technical specifications Invitations to tender Supply and consortium agreements |
Non-confidential samples available upon request.
Software documentation
Corporate identity, press releases, brochures
In-house style guides and glossaries
Scientific publications
Non-confidential samples available upon request.
| Medicine | |
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Cardiology, (electro) physiology, antiarrhythmic agents Clinical trials FDA submissions |
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| Engineering | |
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Hybrid circuit production Reliability testing Materials engineering Battery technology Telemetry |
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| Heavy industries | |
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Railroads Freight cars Logistics |
| Employment | |
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May 1999 to present: Sole owner
and operator of March 1997 to May 1999: In-house German Language Translator (BIOTRONIK, Inc.) August 1997 to May 1999: Medical Translator and Copyeditor of the journal Progress in Biomedical Research (ISSN 1431-8202), published by the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität in Erlangen, Germany October 1994 to May 1995: German Instructor (University of California at Davis) June 1993: Coordinating English Translator (Blühende Fantasie Stuttgarter Natur Filmfestival) October 1992 to July 1994: English Instructor (University of Stuttgart) August 1991 to July 1994: Corporate Language Trainer (Personal Communication Services) |
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| Pro Bono Services | |
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Proofreader and scanner with the German literature section of Project Gutenberg, an ongoing volunteer effort to put public domain texts on the Web. Making millions of books available every year to anyone with computer access -- at no cost. |
| Education |
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Master of Arts in German (cum laude), University of California at Davis Bachelor of Arts in German (magna cum laude), University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
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| Published Translations | |
| Schaldach, Max. "Pacemakers". In Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, edited by J. G. Webster. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999 | |
| Extended Stays Abroad |
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June 1998 to January 1999, Berlin, Germany August 1991 to July 1994, Stuttgart, Germany September 1988 to July 1990, Konstanz, Germany |
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| Professional Accreditation and Membership | |
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American Translators Association (ATA), German Language Division, Active Member, German-to-English Accredited Translator Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS) Society for Technical Communication (STC), Willamette Valley Chapter |
I attained fluency by studying German and living in Germany for nearly six years. On a personal note, I still speak German in the home, even though I am now based in the United States. My mother tongue is (U.S.) English.
My own career as a translator
began in 1989. I was an exchange student in Konstanz, Germany, and getting that
essential "real-life experience" as a waitress. One day, a customer
admired my command of German and insisted that he bring me a typewriter
to translate a brochure for his company. After finishing a graduate degree in
German, I joined the technical publications department of a German pacemaker
company. This in-house experience solidified the skills I gained during my early
years of freelancing and ultimately was the springboard for founding 
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I now have the pleasure of working with a network of other colleagues. Together, we produce excellent translations that are ready for print and appropriate to the customer's audience.