Translations from German to English
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EXPERIENCE

Translated from German to English (native language) as independent contractor since 1983. Client projects included

Scientific literature

Medical literature

Personal papers, certificates, academic transcripts, letters of reference

Genealogical and historical records and literature

Scholarly literature on music and the arts

Transcribed German from handwritten sources, including poorly legible documents from earlier centuries.

Copyedited and proofread translations from German to English, as well as original English articles, brochures, reports, and other client documents.

Edited and produced newsletters for nonprofit associations.

CERTIFICATION

Certified by the American Translators Association in

German-English since 1984

Spanish-English since 1992

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

M.A., German, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

B.A. "With Distinction," German, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. Junior year at Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany.

Certificate in Communications (100 class hours), Duke University Continuing Education.

New Developments in Translation Technology and Methods (5-day seminar), Dept. of Applied Linguistics, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germersheim, Germany.

Legal Survey (introductory paralegal course, 42 class hours), Meredith College.

One-day seminars: Medical Translation (CATI), Legal Translation (CATI), Terminology Research (ATA), Technical Writing (ATA).

ATA Annual Conferences, nearly all since 1986.

PUBLISHED WORKS

Book translations from German: A. Feil, Franz Schubert (1989), and M. Stegemann, Camille Saint-Saëns and the French Solo Concerto (1991), both published by Amadeus Press, Portland, OR.

Collaboration on book translations from German: W. Weidenfeld (ed.), Shaping Change -- Strategies of Transformation (2001), and Bertelsmann Foundation (ed.) Transparency: A Basis for Responsibility and Cooperation (2002), both published by the Bertelsmann Foundation, Gütersloh, Germany.

Original English articles, stories, reviews in various national and regional publications; bibliography available on request.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Translators Association: Secretary, 1987-1991; grader for German-English certification program, 1993-2007; past service on Publications, Ethics, Active Membership Review Committees

Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters: past service as President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Administrative Manager

Association of Professional Genealogists and its North Carolina chapter

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