Austrian, German native speaker

SPECIALIZED IN:
+ mechanical engineering
+ plant engineering
+ automotive engineering
+ food production machinery & food technology (baked products, confectionery)
+ military, defense technology

EDUCATION:
+ automotive and mechanical engineering at technical college in Vienna, graduation with distinction
+ translation studies at University of Vienna and Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan; translator diploma for Japanese and English
+ continuing education about marketing, technical documentation, terminology management, patent research, and patent management at various national, international and private institutions in Austria
+ Korean and Chinese language studies at Vienna Community College and University of Vienna

MILITARY BACKGROUND:
+ national service, Engineer Corps of Austrian Armed Forces
+ specialist and NCO training
+ engineer squad leader and instructor
+ extensive military studies and military history research

EXPERIENCE:
+ 1.5 years as in-house translator/interpreter for an Austrian consumer product export/import business; business negotiations, business correspondence, product descriptions, operator manuals; Japanese<>German
+ 5 years in Japan as in-house technical writer, translator, editor and interpreter for a technical documentation company; R&D materials, service and owners' manuals for passenger cars, motorbikes, power equipment and car stereo equipment; Japanese<>English
+ 16.5 years as in-house technical writer/translator/editor and patent engineer/translator for a worldwide leading Austrian food machinery producer; translation of patents, R&D materials, sales brochures, product descriptions, business correspondence, websites, technical articles, service reports; Japanese<>German, English<>German
+ translation of military news articles for Austrian military magazine; Japanese>German
+ translation of military history articles; Japanese>German, English>German