German-English Translator CV

If you require translations from German to English or English to German, please don’t hesitate to contact me. You will find my detailed translator CV below.

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Christian Erwig-Straughan

Technical Translator (German <> English)

Specialization: patents, computer software and hardware documentation, physics

·       40,000 words a month freelance technical translation for agencies in Canada and Germany.

·       Translated 3,000,000 words over the past five years.

·       User of Déjà Vu, a CAT program compatible with Trados Workbench.

Software Localizer

·       Experienced in localizing software for the Windows and Unix environment.

·       Several in-house assignments for linguistic software validation at Montreal agencies.

·       Familiarity with the official Microsoft Glossary.

·       Knowledge of C++, HTML and Web site development, JavaScript.

·       User of Borland Resource Workshop, Visual C++, Help & Manual.

Educational Background

Translation Diploma Akademikergesellschaft, Stuttgart, Germany (1996)

Bachelor of Science (Major in Physics), Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (1997)

Vordiplom (Pre-diploma) in PhysicsUniversity of Münster, Germany (1994)

Expertise

·       Native German speaker

·       Fluent in English, resident of Canada for over six years

·       Computer programming knowledge

·       University education in German and English

·       French (understand, read well; speak, write), Spanish (basic)

Resources

·       Hardware: Pentium II-350, Pentium II-200, Windows XP, modem, laser printer, fax.

·       Software: Microsoft Word 2000 (German), Microsoft Office 2000, Déjà Vu (Trados compatible), Visual C++, Microsoft FrontPage 98.

·       Dictionaries: Pons Großwörterbuch, Pons Bildwörterbuch, Pons Großes Fachwörterbuch Wirtschaft, Spektrum Wörterbuch der Physik, Langenscheidt New College Dictionary.

Past Translations (excerpt)

·       Translation of financial statements of a major German financial institution from German to English (15,000 words)

·       Translation of over 40 patent applicationsfrom German to English.

·       Translation of the help files of a Linux administration software (30,000 words) from English to German

·       Translation of the help files of a hospital administration software (40,000 words) from French to German

·       Translation of 160,000 words of an auction Web site from English to German

·       Translation of 14,000 words of an insulin brochure aimed at physicians and diabetic patients from German to English

·       Translation of 150,000 words of an encyclopædia of physics from German into English

·       Localization of a major office suite from German to English (40,000 words as member of a large team)

·       Localization of a karaoke computer program (English à German). Translation of the manual and online help files (15,000 words)

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