Working languages:
English to German
French to German
Italian to German

Stephan Kaps
27 years of translation experience

Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg
Local time: 05:19 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: German 

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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
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Affiliations
Blue Board affiliation:
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, AI + Human review (MT post-editing) , Terminology management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Automotive / Cars & TrucksTelecom(munications)
Computers (general)Computers: Hardware
Computers: SoftwareComputers: Systems, Networks
Engineering (general)Engineering: Industrial
Mechanics / Mech EngineeringInternet, e-Commerce

Rates
General rate: 0.1 EUR per word / 30 EUR per hour

Rates per language pair:
English to German - Standard rate: 0.10 EUR per word / 30 EUR per hour
French to German - Standard rate: 0.10 EUR per word / 30 EUR per hour
Italian to German - Standard rate: 0.10 EUR per word / 30 EUR per hour
Norwegian (Bokmal) to German - Standard rate: 0.10 EUR per word / 30 EUR per hour
KudoZ activity (PRO) Questions asked: 2
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Translation education Master's degree - Unversity of Mainz/Germersheim
Experience Years of experience: 29. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2008.
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Software ABBYY FineReader OCR, Across, Adobe Acrobat, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PhraseApp, Powerpoint, STAR Transit, Trados Studio, Wordfast

Website http://www.stephan-kaps.de
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Bio

Short Curriculum Vitae

General

  • Born in 1968 in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
  • 1987 German "Abitur" (equivalent to A-levels in the UK) specialising in English and French at Descartes Gymnasium (Grammar School) in Neuburg, Germany

Degree

  • 1988 to 1990 Pharmacy at the University of Regensburg, Germany (4 semesters)
  • 1990 French and Italian (Faculty 23) at the University of Mainz in Germersheim (FASK), Germany
  • 1991 Further studies in English at Faculty 23 in Germersheim, Germany
  • 1995 Self-study courses and taught courses in Norwegian

Qualifications

  • Supplementary examination in Technology at FASK (summer semester 1993)
  • Examination for Degree in French and Italian (summer semester 1996)
  • Examination for Degree in English (summer semester 1997)
  • Qualification as Technical Translator (Diplom-Übersetzer)

Post Graduation

  • Trainee-program in software localisation and technical translation at Alpnet GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany (today a subsidiary of SDL, November 1997 to May 1999)
  • Position working as an in-house translator at Alpnet Germany until May 2002
  • I have worked as a freelance technical translator specialising in software localisation (Windows, MacOS and Linux) and translation for the automotive sector and technical documentation since 2002.
Keywords: english, norwegian, german, italian, french, localization, automotive industry, agricultural machines, chemistry


Profile last updated
May 7, 2025



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