I am US citizen, born in Minnesota, and I attended Swedish public schools in Uppsala and Lund during elementary and secondary school. I graduated from Yale University, and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. I have had a broad employment experience including working as a bibliographer for a rare book dealer, which involved reading of a wide range of texts.

I have been translating for a variety of different agencies off and on since 1985. I have extensive experience with IT, networks and computer and application support - I operated a hardware and network support business for over 10 years. I also have extensive experience with telecom, IT security and public works, and have dealt with a variety of customers in different industries who are responsible for emergency preparedness, disaster and business resumption planning.

I've written a column for a weekly newspaper and co-wrote a book on the history of maps.