Education
Business administration and production management
Mathematics and computer science
Photography and photo design

IT & misc. certifications
• Prince2 project management
• NIMA A/B marketing management
• AMBI computer sciences
• A+ Computer service engineer

Writing and translation experience
• Writing, editing and translating technical support documentation, end-user level, for #1 US consumer computer manufacturer in English, Dutch and German
• Writing, editing and translating technical support documentation for service and maintenance partners in English, Dutch and German for European/Japanese computer manufacturer
• Translation of magazine articles for freelance journalists in the automotive industry, German to Dutch and English
• Translation of magazine articles for the Dutch edition of a German automotive and motorsports magazine, German and English to Dutch

Work experience
2003 - Present: Fulltime freelance translator
Main fields: Automotive, photography, IT related (software localization, manuals, documentation and help), tourism & travel, popular science, arts and music, business, musical instruments/equipment

1999- 2003: Part time freelance translator and photographer Main fields translation: Automotive, ICT Main fields photography: Tourism & travel, automotive, architecture

1995 – 2003: Manager Web-operations for NEC Computers International Managing multilingual website contents, CMS systems en multilingual software development

1985 – 1995: Photographer, studio and location for Visual Services Benelux, Holland Computer Services, Delta Communications Group, M.A.S.K., Philips Nederland, Philips Medical Systems, Philips NatLab, DAF trucks
• Photography and Rostrum animation operator for the production of slide shows and presentations
• Writing and editing business information for marketing and presentation purposes
• Managing multi-media production and audio-visual facilities