Language pair: En-Ge/Ge-En
Specialized in general engineering, military, aviation, ocean/marine energy
Degree: Diplom-Technikübersetzer (Technical translator with 4-year degree course)
Thesis: State of the art marine energy systems - description and glossary
Working experience: 10 years
Translation Software:
SDL Studio 2017 (alternatively across or memoQ 2015)
Other: Office 365, AdobeAcrobat XI Pro, Abbyy FineReader14, Tools for text analysis
Dictionaries:
Ernst: Dictionary of Engineering and Technology
e-Versions: Mechanical and Plant Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Electronics; Technology and Applied Sciences; Economy, Trade and Finance; Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Micro-Electronics, Telecom

Abbreviated CV
Date of Birth: 1961
Abitur (school-leaving examination at grammar school needed for entry to higher education; A levels): 1979
1980-2003: Officer in the German Air Force (flying); use of English (variants US/UK) as working language.
Detailed instruction on electrical, electronical, mechanical, hydraulical and pneumatical on- and offboard combat jet systems
Instructor training on Tornado (MRCA) Multi-Role-Combat-Aircraft and responsible for Electronic Warfare (EW) at wing level
Stayed 3 years in English-speaking countries (US/UK/CA)
2003-2008: 4-year degree course "Technik Übersetzen/technical translation" at the University of Applied Sciences Flensburg, Germany
Main focus on:
- electrical engineering
- mechanical engineering
- information technology
- theory on translation science and use of related software
Included a semester (3rd) at BCUC High Wycombe, GB
Courses (incl. exams):
- Advanced Web Programming
- Object Oriented Analysis & Design
- Human Computer Interaction
3-month internship with a translation agency in Guildford, Surrey, UK.
since beginning of 2008 freelance technical translator