Website Localization
Literary Translation
Academic Translations (Humanities,Cognitive Sciences)
Interpreting
Advertising
Handwritten documents
Historical records / letters
Suetterlin
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My website and future home of the German language version of Wordfast(TM) CAT software by Champollion LTD. is due to launch 8 Feb 2003.

"bilingual" is a term defined in as many ways as there are speakers. Even the most polyglot professional will have a cultural and vocabulary bias towards a particular language on any given topic depending on her/his biography. As an American growing up in Germany, I have been engaged in both worlds independently all my life, serving as a link between the communities on all levels- privately, culturally and professionally. Bilingualism has little to do with whether or not one is a good translator. In fact, most psychological peculiarities of bilinguals affect areas others than language. However, my balanced language competence in both English and German allow me to produce quality native-level translations in both directions.
My recent work experience includes:
- Director/Producer for "ManiActs" English Theatre Company, Freiburg, Germany
- In-house Translator/Proofreader at the Institute of Computer Science and Social Studies, Freiburg, Germany
- German Culture Coordinator for the Lacombe Heritage Center, Lacombe, LA
- CAT Trainer at 'Englisches Institut Heidelberg'


In addition, I have 10 years of freelance translation experience with both German->English AND English-> German. Translation is not merely my passion, it's literally my life.

I am fully ATA accredited. (Member # 229587)

On translating technical manuals, I work with dedication to detail and adhere strictly to established vocabulary.

If you need website translations: I can handle not only textbodies (using Trados Tag-Editor) but also graphic elements such as buttons, image maps, flash animations etc.

My bilingual talents are best exploited wherever it is vital to fully grasp the scope of a given source text's register, connotations & mindframe. These areas include Literature, Advertising, Humanities, Personal correspondence and the like. I can creatively find target equivalents that are more accurate renditions than strict literal translations could hope to be.

see my last Recommendation .

Workplace environment at the Centre for Cognitive Science has trained me to work with speed and precision under time pressure. I have a record of staying ahead of even the tightest deadlines.

Pricing Information:
I accept Euro and US$ at a 1:1 exchange rate.
Bank accounts are available in Germany, the US and online at PayPal. My billing address is in the US.

Standard Translation
I typically charge $(Euro) 0.08 - $(Euro) 0.10 per word depending on difficulty.

I offer price reductions on large projects and when working with your TMM or pre-segmented text:
50% on 100% translation memory-matches und repititions
25% on 95%-99% matches.

Please contact me for details.

Localization
Prices are largely case-specific.
In general, I charge $(Euro) 0.12 - $(Euro) 0.14 for HTML text
For localizing graphical elements, I charge $(Euro) 40/h. You will receive a time estimate before hand.

Historical Documents(Suetterlin)
Fees depend entirely on readability / complexity.
I discuss prices based on your representative sample.
note: I just returned to Germany to teach Computer Aided Translation classes at the English Institute in Heidelberg.
Current Address:
Lessingstr.3
68766 Hockenheim, Germany
+1 (0)6205 189192 / (0)178 2062-362