Experience
In business since 1987, as a freelance translator and interpreter
for a number of translation agencies in the US, Canada and Europe as
well as direct clients such as the federal and provincial governments
in Canada, law firms, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
PriceWaterhouse-Coopers, Verbund (a major power utility company), Magna
International, etc.English and German teacher at Hansa Language Centre in Toronto
(1997-2000).
I also tutored students at the University of Vienna,
Austria, in English, German and German/English translation.I did the English voice-over and translation for a daily German
newscast for CBC International for two years (now: Current, the new
current-affairs channel run by Al Gore). I did a number of voice-overs, English and German, for corporate
videos as well as TV & radio commercials (e.g., TV & radio
commercials for a new album by Rammstein for Canadian TV and radio).
I was also the interpreter for one of the members of Rammstein for interviews on MuchMusic (the Canadian version of MTV), Canadian radio and magazines.Interpreting at the International Alpbach Forum, an annual international conference in Austria specializing in science, medicine, economics and politics. I interpreted for various European heads of state and government (Austrian government; German ministers and government officials; Vaclav Klaus from the Czech Republic; Thabo Mbeki (now the President of South Africa); Al Gore, etc.).While a student at the Univ. of Vienna, I would do translations for corporations (Philips Electronics), the RCMP (the “Mounties”), etc. and work as an interpreter at various international conferences (e.g., UN in Vienna, such as a meeting on space debris, Amway, etc.).
For about two to three years in Toronto, I used to work as a freelance proofreader/editor for Bowne, a printer specializing in financial documents and IPO documentation. This task also required me to be trained on their own in-house computer systems. I am a fast learner: picking up new tasks and skills is relatively easy for me.During my last two years at university, I served as a student representative on various faculty boards of the School of Translators and Interpreters.
In the mid-1990s, I served on the Executive Board of the Austrian Translators’ Association.Examples of previous projects:
German to English:
- Financial statements, quarterly reports and marketing material for a major European power utility and two of its subsidiaries
- Contracts
- Large project dealing with the "mysteries of the ancient world" for a new theme park in Switzerland
- Huge environmental report (approx. 50,000 words) dealing with water quality, spectroscopy, and all sorts of other scientific methods of measuring and monitoring water quality, water substances, etc.
- Various marketing materials for multinational companies24,000-word paper on the WTO negotiations on agriculture
- Several marketing brochures for PricewaterhouseCoopersManual for online banking platform for a major online broker
- Management training manual (approx. 9,000 words)Various SOPs regarding blood-transfusion products and processes (quality assurance)
- “Fantasio”, a little-known opera from the late 19th century
- Two published book translations on medicine and history
- Regular translation of medical study reports on a range of topics (various conditions, genetics, etc.)
- Large project over several months regarding the translation of tourist information on Gothic ("Brick Gothic") architecture in Europe (Germany, Baltic countries, etc.) and its history.
English to German:
- Website translation for a company producing stairlifts for the elderly and disabled
- Extensive translation project involving a large number of agreements and website material about software, hosting services, organization of a major international event, etc.
- Statement of claim for a class-action lawsuit against a multinational pharma company - this project was done for the no. 1 class-action lawyer in Canada
- Extensive marketing brochures for the Ontario government; for example: Ontario's biotech industry
- Extensive newsletter for the automotive industry
- Several translations for major automotive and engineering companies
French to English:
- Contracts
- Photo essay (literary translation/journalism)
- Jewellery/watchmaking
- Press releases
Spanish to English:
- Contracts
- Business & marketing documents (e.g., marketing material for department stores)
- Websites and other documents in the field of international law
- Extensive study report on adolescent development
- Extensive brochures for a major hotel chain
Other:
- Simultaneous interpretation for German newscast “RTL aktuell” on CBC International (daily; German to English; 1998-2000)
- Simultaneous interpretation for LifeScan Annual Sales Conference (English to German)
- Simultaneous interpretation (German-English-German) at "Arcelor Mittal" conference in Montréal, Fall 2007
- Simultaneous interpretation (German/English) at Annual Congress of the International Luge Federation, Calgary, Summer 2008
- Various voice-over assignments (German & English) for corporate videos, radio/TV commercials, etc.
- Subtitles for movies – DVD editions (the movie, director’s commentary, bonus features, etc.) (German to English & English to German)
