Profile

I’m a full-time translator and voice-over talent for English and German with more than 10 years of experience. My native language is German and my dominant language is English. A dual citizen, I live mostly in Philadelphia and spend extended periods of time in Germany.

Translation Specialites

• Marketing and advertisement
• Employee communication and training material
• Art, architecture, and design
• Video and audio scripts

I am ATA certified for translations from English into German. See Text for details.

Voice-over

For most applications, the recording can be done in my home studio (equiped with sound booth, high-quality microphones, audio recording and editing software). For high-profile applications with broadcast quality, the recording is done in a professional recording studio. See Voice for details and demos.

Interpreting

Translation of spoken language requires a different set of skills with the emphasis of meaning rather than words. I have experience with consecutive, simultaneous, and escort interpreting in a variety of settings.

Affiliations

American Translators Association (ATA)
ATA certified: English into German
Delaware Valley Translators Association (DVTA)
German Society of Pennsylvania

Continuing education/Certifications

• ATA conference (October 2009): New York City
  
  
• The Great Voice Company (February 2009): Voice-over Bootcamp, West Palm Beach, Florida
  
  
• Institut für Fremdsprachen und Auslandskunde bei der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (May 2007): 2-week training
  
  
• DVTA seminar (November 2006): Translation and Computers
  
  
• Creative Voice Development Group (March 2006): Professional Voice-Acting
  
  
• ATA conference (November 2005): Seattle, Washington (speaker)
  
  
• ATA conference (October 2004): Toronto, Canada
  
  
• Institut für Fremdsprachen und Auslandskunde bei der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (May 2003): 2-week training.
  
  
• ADÜ Nord (September 2002): TRADOS Workshop for experienced users (Karl-Heinz Freigang)
  
  
• Succeeding in Voice-over (Spring 2002): Seminar at community college (Ted Feldenkreis).
  
  
• ATA conference (November 2001): Seminar Advanced Topics in English>German Translation (Peter Schmitt)
  
  
• Language Services Associates (October 2001): Seminar on legal and telephonic interpretation
  
  
• Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Medical interpreting course (April 2000): Bridging the Gap (certified medical interpreter)

Education and previous work experience

M.A. in English and Art History from the University of Tübingen, Germany, 1997. During the academic year 1993-94, I studied at Temple University in Philadelphia as an exchange student. In my “previous life,” I held positions in various fields and garnered first-hand work experience that helps me look at a text and voice project from the client’s perspective. Some of these positions are:

Museum of Modern Art, New York: Internship (1998), working on 20th-century art in the Museum's Department of Prints and Illustrated Books.

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Cataloguing Assistant (1998), cataloguing European prints in the Museum's Print Department.

Borders Books and Music: Bookseller (1997-98), responsibilities in all of the store's departments.

Hauptstaatsarchiv (State Archive), Stuttgart, Germany: Research Assistant (1992-97), working on special project Emigrants from Württemberg 1750-1900, planning and establishing guidelines for processing ca. 50,000 traced emigration cases.

Modern Electronics, Stuttgart airport: Sales Assistant (1991-93), working independently as sales representative in store with international customers.

Health Department, Stuttgart: Civil Service (1989-90), working in a team with three social workers, a psychologist, and a psychiatrist in an outreach program for mentally ill people.