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Working languages:
German to English
English to German

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Lutz Molderings
Engineering and Natural Sciences

Poole, England, United Kingdom
Local time: 04:38 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: German Native in German, English Native in English
Willingness to Work Again info
62 Positive entries

User message
Engineering and Natural Sciences
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
This person previously served as a ProZ.com moderator.
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Post-editing, Transcription, Desktop publishing, Project management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Energy / Power GenerationMechanics / Mech Engineering
Construction / Civil EngineeringMaterials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Science (general)IT (Information Technology)
Automation & RoboticsEngineering (general)
Automotive / Cars & Trucks

Rates
German to English - Rates: 0.10 - 0.12 EUR per word / 30 - 35 EUR per hour
English to German - Rates: 0.10 - 0.12 USD per word / 30 - 35 USD per hour
Preferred currency EUR
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 172, Questions answered: 100, Questions asked: 120
Project History 46 projects entered    14 positive feedback from outsourcers

Blue Board entries made by this user  64 entries

Payment method accepted Check, Wire transfer, Visa, Money order
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 17
Glossaries Animal Names, Automotive, Colouring & Coating, Construction, Firearms, Legal, Logistics, Natural Sciences, Project Management, Subject Names
Translation education Master's degree - University of Edinburgh
Experience Years of translation experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2006. Became a member: Sep 2007.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials German to English (University of Edinburgh - MSc Translation Studies, verified)
German to English (University of East Anglia, verified)
English to German (Fachakademie für Fremdsprachenberufe in Bayern, verified)
English to German (German Courts, verified)
Memberships BDÜ
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Catalyst, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Frontpage, Helium, Idiom, Indesign, Lingotek Collaborative Translation Platform, LocStudio, Logoport, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Multilizer, Pagemaker, Passolo, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDL TRADOS, SDLX
Forum posts 316 forum posts
CV/Resume CV will be submitted upon request
Professional practices Lutz Molderings endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
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Native in German and English (verified by ProZ)

EDUCATION (verified by ProZ)
- MSc in Translation Studies - Edinburgh University (view dissertation)
- BSc in Translation Studies - Munich Language and Interpreting Institute

GENERAL FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Engineering
- Natural Sciences

SPECIALIST FIELDS
- Construction (building construction, heavy/civil construction, industrial construction)
- Manuals (owners/instruction manual, service manuals, online manuals)
- Automotive engineering (fuel economy/emissions, vehicle dynamics, drivability, safety engineering)
- Metallurgy (extractive metallurgy, welding, brazing, soldering, heat treatment)
- Robotics (actuation, sensing, manipulation, locomotion)
- Plastics engineering (automotive plastics, epoxies, plastics processing)
- Materials testing (non-destructive testing, destructive testing)
- Mechanics (applied/engineering mechanics, hydraulics, statistical mechanics)
- Control engineering (adaptive control, control reconfiguration, intelligent control)

LITERARY TRANSLATIONS
2008 Stanza Poetry Festival, St. Andrews
Preparation of gloss translations for two Scottish and German poets
www.no-mans-land.org
www.stanzapoetry.org
2008 German Literature Days (Bachmann Prize)
Translation of numerous short stories for participants of the 2008 Bachmann Prize (collaboration with ORF)
www.bachmannpreis.orf.at

NON-LITERARY BOOKS TRANSLATED
Grüne Gentechnik / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Publisher: © 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
ISBN: 978-3-527-32857-4

MAIN TRANSLATION ENVIRONMENT
- SDL Trados 2007 Suite Freelance 8.0
- SDL Studio 2011
SDL Certified
Level 1 - Getting started

SDL Certified
Level 2 - Intermediate

SDL Certified
Level 3 - Advanced

- SDL Multiterm 2009/2011
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DTP-APPLICATIONS
- Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Corel Ventura

LOCALISATION TOOLS
- Passolo (e.g. NET, Delphi, Java, XML, XLIFF)
- LocStudio, Helium

PROZ
- Member since 2006
- One of 65 certified Pro Members for the language combination German/English from more than 270,000 registered users
- WWA* leader (for German/English) *Willingness to Work Again

REFERENCES
Please click here to see a list of clients you may contact to obtain a reference

CLIENTS

Acadaemia:
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
- The University of Edinburgh (Centre for Speech Technology Research)
- The University of Rostock (Faculty for Engineering and Ship Engineering)

Mechanical engineering
- Thalmann Maschinenbau AG, Schaeffler Group, Voith GmbH, PAUL Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, GEA Group and many more

Construction
- Strabag AG, HOCHTIEF AG, Deutsche Vortex GmbH, Gesellschaft für Regelungstechnik (GFR) mbH, Bagela Construction, Teka Maschinenbau GmbH, Zeppelin GmbH and many more

Automotive industry:
- VW Group, Daimler AG, Pirelli, Caterpillar, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge plus numerous suppliers

Sports and clothing industry:
- Mammut, Adidas, Daiber, James & Nicholson, Myrtle Beach, TOKO

Major translation agencies I work for:
- TranslateMedia
- Lionbridge
- SDL
- Telelingua
- Schnellübersetzer

Member of Translators without Borders
- View profile

CONTACT
Molderings at gmail dot com

Generally available between 8.00 and 8.00 pm (GMT).
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 180
PRO-level pts: 172


Top languages (PRO)
German to English132
English to German40
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering125
Medical15
Other12
Marketing8
Law/Patents4
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Mechanics / Mech Engineering20
Automotive / Cars & Trucks20
Construction / Civil Engineering20
Medical (general)16
Engineering (general)14
Military / Defense12
Engineering: Industrial8
Pts in 15 more flds >

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects46
With client feedback14
Corroborated14
100% positive (14 entries)
positive14
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation42
Editing/proofreading4
Language pairs
German to English37
English to German7
3
German1
English1
Specialty fields
Construction / Civil Engineering11
Mechanics / Mech Engineering6
Engineering (general)6
Medical: Pharmaceuticals4
IT (Information Technology)4
Electronics / Elect Eng3
Automation & Robotics3
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)2
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture2
Law: Contract(s)2
Automotive / Cars & Trucks2
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion1
Meteorology1
Medical (general)1
Business/Commerce (general)1
Sports / Fitness / Recreation1
Other1
Engineering: Industrial1
Genetics1
Science (general)1
Energy / Power Generation1
Other fields
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs3
Keywords: German to English translation, technical translation, mechanical engineering, control engineering, construction, certified translation, Deutsch Englisch Übersetzung, technische Übersetzung, Maschinenbau, beeidigte Übersetzung, technischer Übersetzer, Regeltechnik




Profile last updated
Jan 23



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