Raised in a fully bilingual household (German/English), I have over 15 years of experience translating and interpreting. My areas of specialization include websites, marketing, architecture, construction, design, real estate, medical, financial and legal translation. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and a Master's Degree in French Literature from New York University. In addition, I am Director of Development + Communications at a 40-person architecture firm in New York City and have experience naming products and services as a Naming Associate at Interbrand Corporation.

I have worked with numerous translation agencies including, but not limited to: Merrill Brink International, Sajan, AIT, Inlingua, Eurolanguage, KJ International, Archetypon, Sajan, Global Linguistic, Linguistic Systems, Berlitz Language Services, Trustforte, BrainStorm AG, TransPerfect Translation, Aquent, Choice Translating, Eurolanguage, Paradigma, Spectacular Vernacular, Lexicomm International, Access Languages, Global Translation Network, Be Translated, U.S. Translating, Top Service Translations, and MaxiLingua. At Berlitz, I taught German, French, Italian and English.