Member since Feb '06 Working languages: German to English English to German English (monolingual) German (monolingual) | Availability today: | November 2009 | | | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | | 29 | 30 | 31 | | | | | |
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Freelancer and outsourcer, Verified member | | Blue Board: NYA Translation Services | | Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization | | Specializes in: | | Business/Commerce (general) | Marketing / Market Research | | Advertising / Public Relations | Management | | Tourism & Travel | General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | Linguistics | Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs |
| Also works in: | | Human Resources | Internet, e-Commerce | | International Org/Dev/Coop | Media / Multimedia | | Sports / Fitness / Recreation | Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | | Cooking / Culinary | Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | | Printing & Publishing | IT (Information Technology) | | Education / Pedagogy | Transport / Transportation / Shipping | | Journalism | Computers (general) | | Religion | Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Philosophy | Food & Dairy | | Geography | Government / Politics | | History | Anthropology | | Cosmetics, Beauty | Nutrition | | Other |
More Less | | Questions answered: 89, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 46 PRO, PRO-level points: 68 | 37 projects entered 18 positive feedback from outsourcers | Project Details | Project Summary | Corroboration | Translation Volume: 11500 words Completed: Dec 2007 Languages: English to German | Tourism Website
travel and tourism website, hotel advertisements for the island of Curacao
Tourism & Travel | No comment. | Translation Volume: 10899 words Completed: Nov 2007 Languages: German to English | Lease Agreement
Lease Agreement
Law: Contract(s) | positive WordSystem Ltd: No comment. | Translation Volume: 10 pages Completed: Oct 2006 Languages: English to German | Death Penalty Information Handbook
'Right to Life', Information manual on the death penalty
Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop | No comment. | Translation Volume: 9 pages Completed: Oct 2006 Languages: German to English | Tourist Website
Tourism Website for a region in Brazil
Tourism & Travel | No comment. | Translation Volume: 12600 words Completed: Jul 2006 Languages: English to German | Marketing Book
Translation of a Marketing Book (MLM)
Marketing / Market Research | No comment. | Translation Volume: 6 pages Completed: Jul 2006 Languages: German to English | Work References
Translation of various work references, partly from English to German and partly from German to English
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs | No comment. | Translation Volume: 45 pages Completed: Jul 2006 Languages: German to English | Sewing Machine User Manual
Sewing Machine User Manual Translation
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion | No comment. | Translation Volume: 2 days Completed: Jul 2006 Languages: English to German | Dubai Ministry of Tourism Posters
Translation of Posters for the Dubai Ministry of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Tourism & Travel | No comment. | Translation Volume: 4 pages Completed: Jul 2006 Languages: German to English | Sales Offer / Vertriebsangebot
Sales offer (Vertriebsangebot) to potential resellers
Business/Commerce (general) | No comment. | Translation Volume: 12000 words Completed: Jul 2006 Languages: English to German | Nokia Survey Translation
Translation of Nokia Survey Results
Marketing / Market Research | No comment. | Translation Volume: 2500 words Completed: Jun 2006 Languages: English to German | Cosmetics brochure
Translation of a brochure advertising cosmetics
Cosmetics, Beauty, Advertising / Public Relations | No comment. | Translation Volume: 2000 words Completed: Jun 2006 Languages: German to English | Financial Magazine Article (Interview)
Translation of an article in a financial magazine (interview with a CEO)
Finance (general), Business/Commerce (general) | No comment. | Translation Volume: 1 pages Completed: Jun 2006 Languages: German to English | Marriage Certificate
Translation of a German marriage certificate for a British registry office
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs | No comment. | Translation Volume: 8000 chars Completed: Jun 2006 Languages: English to German | Adult Text Translation (for website)
Adult website text translation
Internet, e-Commerce, Other | positive Ability Top Translations (Ettore Peyrot): fast and accurate | Translation Volume: 16500 words Completed: Feb 2006 Languages: English to German | TEP Fund Scheme Particulars
Finance (general) | positive Wolfestone Translation: Professional as always! | Translation Volume: 2 pages Completed: Mar 2006 Languages: English to German | Letter of Credit Translation
Business/Commerce (general) | positive HArdman Language Buraeu: Schnell und zuverlässig wie versprochen, fachlich einwandfrei! | Translation Volume: 1 pages Completed: Jun 2006 Languages: German to English | Marriage Certificate
Translation of a German Marriage Certificate for a US court
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs | No comment. | Translation Volume: 8 lines Completed: May 2006 Languages: German to English | Translation of Hotel Business Cards
Business Cards advertising a hotel (Marketing)
Advertising / Public Relations, Tourism & Travel | No comment. | Translation Volume: 5000 words Completed: Apr 2006 Languages: English to German | United Planet Website Translation (non-profit)
non-profit website translation for a charity (United Planet)
International Org/Dev/Coop, Tourism & Travel | No comment. | Editing/proofreading Volume: 8399 words Completed: Apr 2006 Languages: English to German | Proofreading / Reformatting of a Sewing Machine Manual
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion | positive Blue Board outsourcer (10 to 20 entries): No comment. | Translation Volume: 1853 chars Completed: Apr 2006 Languages: English to German | MAC Buying Guide
Computers (general) | positive Unlisted : No comment. | Translation Volume: 20 hours Completed: Apr 2006 Languages: German to English | Linguistic Data Entry / Questionnaire Translation
Translation of Airport Questionnaires and entering translations online
Marketing / Market Research | No comment. | Translation Volume: 2 pages Completed: May 2006 Languages: German to English | Business Development Plan
Translation of a company's business development plan
Business/Commerce (general) | No comment. | Translation Volume: 4 pages Completed: Mar 2006 Languages: German to English | Business Letter regarding company liquidation
Business/Commerce (general) | positive A-Z Lingua: No comment. | Translation Volume: 3838 words Completed: Feb 2006 Languages: German to English | Digital Print Media (brochure)
Media / Multimedia | positive Blue Board outsourcer (20 to 50 entries): Accurate and very high quality work. | Translation Volume: 16 pages Completed: Mar 2006 Languages: English to German | Company Website Translation
Website Localization for a Translation Agency
IT (Information Technology) | No comment. | Translation Volume: 2650 chars Completed: Mar 2006 Languages: German to English | Charity Website Translation (non-profit)
Tourism & Travel | positive Active Translators: Thank you very much for your work. | Translation Volume: 2400 words Completed: Mar 2006 Languages: German to English | Telecommunication Services Offer
Telecom(munications) | positive Wolfestone Translation: Professional work | Translation Volume: 200 lines Completed: Mar 2006 Languages: German to English | Internet Market Place Portal Translation (Website)
Spanish Internet Market Place Portal (Website) Translation
Internet, e-Commerce | No comment. | Translation Volume: 1 pages Completed: Feb 2006 Languages: English to German | Maintenance Renewal Quotation
English to German
Business/Commerce (general) | positive SafeNet: Job completed very efficiently and accurately, and before deadline. | Translation Volume: 12 pages Completed: Sep 2005 Languages: English to German | Service Level Agreement
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Business/Commerce (general) | positive Blue Board outsourcer (20 to 50 entries): Professional and timely | Translation Volume: 1200 words Completed: Apr 2006 Languages: English to German | Erotic Website Translation
Translation of a website for adult toys and chats
Business/Commerce (general) | positive Unlisted : very good and quick, also not too expensive | Translation Volume: 5 pages Completed: Aug 2005 Languages: German to English | Conference Programme
Invitation letter and conference programme (Small Towns Conference)
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | positive Wolfestone Translation: Excellent work | Translation Volume: 16 hours Completed: Jan 2006 Languages: German to English | Database Localization
German to English
Business/Commerce (general) | positive Unlisted : Very professional | Translation Volume: 38 pages Completed: Jan 2006 Languages: English to German | Business Strategy Proposal
Pharmaceutical Industry
Business/Commerce (general) | positive Blue Board outsourcer (20 to 50 entries): Great as usual | Translation Volume: 2 pages Completed: Oct 2005 Languages: German to English | Tourist brochure
Tourist brochure advertising sights and features of a certain area
Tourism & Travel | positive Unlisted : Good quality and quick responses | Translation Volume: 2 pages Completed: Oct 2005 Languages: German to English | Leaflet advertising a school's pedagogic principles
Faltblatt Tausendweg
Education / Pedagogy | positive Blue Board outsourcer (20 to 50 entries): Very professional |
More Less | 31 entries| Outsourcer name | Country | LWA  | Comment | Outsourcer feedback | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very friendly and reliable | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very friendly, payment on time. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 4 | Payment delay but sorted out eventually. Very helpful and friendly. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very prefessional, friendly, reliable and uncomplicated. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very professional, interesting work and extremely fast payers. Look forward to working with them again. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Reliable and efficient, payments always on time except for a problem in accounts problem once, then Mo went out of is way to resolve it immediately | Thanks Nicole,We have been constantly working together on several projects and you are very professional and reliable. | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | | Thank you and see you soon! | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Professional, trustworthy, straightforward, extremely fast payer. Pleasure to work with. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very friendly, easy communication and payment on time. Recommended! | Thank you! Nice to work with. | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Friendly and uncomplicated, nice to work with | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very professional, very friendly | very professional, accurate, flexible,fast. It's always a pleasure to work with Nicole! | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Interesting projects, very friendly, fast payment! Highly recommended. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Great communication, lovely PM, extremely fast payment within 2 days instead of the agreed 15. Great agency! | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 1 | Cheque in wrong currency(!) was sent 3 months late, then bounced. Payment finally received 5 months late after Proz non-payment report filed. Unacceptable, stay clear | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 1 | Their strategy: They pay very small invoices to pretend they are trustworthy but never pay subsequent larger ones. Will take legal action against them. Stay well clear! | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 1 | Their strategy: They pay very small invoices to pretend they are trustworthy but never pay subsequent larger ones. Will take legal action against them. Stay well clear! | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 4 | | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 4 | | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Pre-payment requested and received within minutes, no problems at all in my case, friendly and professional communication | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very professional, friendly staff and great communication. Payment on time. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Extremely fast payment after just 1 day. Nice contact. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | One of my favourite outsourcers. Great online system that works very well, no problems at all, punctual payments. | Thanks Nicole, how sweet of you! It is always a pleasure working with you too! Ylva, supplier relations manager | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very courteous and professional. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Excellent outsourcer! Very professional, prompt payment and very friendly. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Straightforward, punctual payments, interesting projects, good communication. Great outsourcer! | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Excellent agency. Very professional, great communication with PMs, payment always on time. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Clear communication, professional impression, immediate payment. | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 1 | Never again | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Professional communication, punctual payment, interesting assignments | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Great communication, interesting jobs, always been paid on time for many years | ... | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | Very friendly, punctual payments, highly recommended | ... |
More Less | | Wire transfer, Paypal | | <3 employees | | Australian dollars (aud), Euro (eur), Pounds sterling (gbp), U. S. dollars (usd) | | EN 15038, SDL Certified | | MA-University of Reading, UK | | Years of translation experience: 6. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2005. Became a member: Feb 2006. | | English to German (German Courts, verified) English to German (SDL TRADOS Translator's Workbench Certified, verified) English to German (Staatliche Prüfungsstelle Bayern, verified) German to English (Staatliche Prüfungsstelle Bayern, verified) English to German (Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer, verified)
German to English (Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer, verified) English (TAFE Queensland, verified) English to German (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters, verified) German to English (German Courts, verified) English to German (SDL TRADOS Translator's Workbench Certified)
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I am a full-time certified and sworn freelance translator, proofreader and editor. Having lived, worked and studied in Germany, the UK, Australia and the US, I am bicultural and bilingual in English and German. I am a permanent resident of Australia and currently reside in the UK.
Specializations:
Business / Commerce
Marketing / Communications
Advertising / PR
Market Research
Travel / Tourism
Humanities / Social Sciences
Certified Translations
Qualifications/Accreditation:
Staatlich geprüfte Übersetzerin / State Certified Translator (English/German and German/English), Institut für Fremdsprachen und Auslandskunde, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Öffentlich bestellte und beeidigte Übersetzerin für die englische Sprache, Landgericht München I, Bayern /
Publicly Appointed and Sworn Translator for the English language, Regional Court Munich I, Bavaria, Germany
NAATI Accredited Translator (English/German), Australia
Masters Degree in Contemporary English Language and Linguistics, University of Reading, UK
Certified Translation Courses (English/German and German/English) at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany
TEFL Diploma (Teaching English as a Foreign Language including Grammar Awareness and Teaching Business English), i-to-i TEFL UK
Certified Editor, Open Learning Institute of TAFE, Queensland, Australia
Diploma in Tourism & Travel Agency Management, Cambridge International College, UK
Relevant Industry Experience:
Freelance Translator for various clients and translation agencies worldwide
In-house German and English Quality Manager
In-house Translation Project Manager
Sole Editor of a monthly multilingual magazine
Professional Memberships:
Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V. (German Translators' and Interpreters' Association)
Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT)
NAATI (Australia)
The Society of Editors (Queensland) Inc.
Testimonials:
"Very reliable, very fast, very thorough - one of the best translators for German-English."
"Very polite and professional. Quick response. Great to work with. A pleasure."
"Die Übersetzung war sehr gut, die Korrekturleserin musste gar nichts ändern."
"Thank you so much for the translation. May I reiterate my grateful thanks, and commend your efficient service."
"Der Kunde war total begeistert von deinen Änderungen." (Revision)
"Nicole has always delivered translations in excellent quality, well within the deadline and she is pleasant to work with."
"You're a professional translator - and it shows in your work! We're honoured to have you on our team of very gifted and generous volunteer translators."
"Schnell und zuverlässig wie versprochen, fachlich einwandfrei!"
"Nicole has a wealth of experience, both academic and acquired through hands-on business practice, to draw upon. She is able to work successfully and effectively across geographies having significant experience of cross cultural practices and being a fluent speaker of several languages."
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| Total projects | 37 | | With client feedback | 18 | | Corroborated | 18 | | | 100% positive (18 entries) | positive | 18 | neutral | 0 | negative | 0 |
| Job type | | Translation | 36 | | Proofreading/editing | 1 | | | Language pairs | | German to English | 20 | | English to German | 17 | | | Specialty fields | | Business/Commerce (general) | 10 | | Tourism & Travel | 7 | | Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs | 3 | | Marketing / Market Research | 3 | | Internet, e-Commerce | 2 | | Advertising / Public Relations | 2 | | Textiles / Clothing / Fashion | 2 | | International Org/Dev/Coop | 2 | | General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | 1 | | Media / Multimedia | 1 | | Education / Pedagogy | 1 | | Telecom(munications) | 1 | | Computers (general) | 1 | | Cosmetics, Beauty | 1 | | Government / Politics | 1 | | Other | 1 | | IT (Information Technology) | 1 | | | Other fields | | Finance (general) | 2 | | Law: Contract(s) | 1 |
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