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Apr 16, 2019 (posted via ProZ.com): Just finished 2 Cahier des charges - Besoins pour l’installation d’un convoyeur, 2987 words ...more, + 5 other entries »

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AUTOMOTIVE / AUTOMATION / MECH / TECH / ENGINEERING TRANSLATION EXPERT

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Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization

Specializes in:
Automotive / Cars & Trucks	Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering	Electronics / Elect Eng
IT (Information Technology)	Engineering (general)
Transport / Transportation / Shipping	Computers (general)
Computers: Software	Medical (general)

English to German - Rates: 0.09 - 0.11 EUR per word / 35 - 50 EUR per hour
French to German - Rates: 0.09 - 0.11 EUR per word / 35 - 50 EUR per hour

PRO-level points: 4338, Questions answered: 2323

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Sample translations submitted: 3

French to German: Princesse Sapho : Le Tutu - Der Schwarze Prinz vom Montparnasse General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - French Lorsqu'il se trouva sur le trottoir, une pluie fine, persistante, pareille à l'eau pulveririsée, et si ténue, si ténue qu'elle tombait à peine, de sorte qu'il était difficile de reconnaître si elle venait d'en haut ou si elle s'élevait de la terre; une pluie impalpable, telle des molécules d'air liquéfiées, ouatait le Boulevard d'un brouillard que les becs de gaz avaient peine à percer.	Translation - German Auf dem Gehsteig schlug ihm ein anhaltender Nieselregen entgegen, der fein zerstäubtem Wasser glich, so fein, dass er kaum fiel und es schwer war, zu erkennen, ob er von oben kam oder von der Erde aufstieg, ein Regen, der nicht greifbar war, als handelte es sich um verflüssigte Luftmoleküle, und der den Boulevard in einen Nebel aus Watte tauchte, den die Gaslaternen kaum durchdringen konnten.
English to German: Herbert Simmons: Man Walking on Eggshells - Tanz auf rohen Eiern General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - English Strange music was floating from the radio. Hot, pulsating music with a jungle drive that painted leaping pictures of train-yard fires whipped along by the blowing breeze of a passing train whistle. Strange music floated from the radio gyrating behind a trumpet solo from the throat of a performer who played like he had a blues-colored soul.	Translation - German Seltsame Musik dröhnte aus dem Radio. Heiße, pulsierende Musik, getragen von den treibenden Rhythmen des Dschungels, die Bilder malten von hochschießenden Feuern auf Bahngleisen, angefacht durch den Windzug vorbeiheulender Lokomotiven. Seltsame Musik dröhnte aus dem Radio, das vom Trompetensolo aus der Kehle eines Musikers erzitterte, der spielte, als habe seine Seele die Farbe des Blues angenommen.
English to German: Charles Perry: Portrait of a Young Man Drowning - Portrait eines Ertrinkenden General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - English I am myself and myself is myself. I am me. I am here. I am something. I am somebody. I can reach high, high. I can jump, skip, hop, run like the wind. I can holler loud, walk, talk slow or fast. I can fight...	Translation - German Ich bin ich selbst, und ich selbst bin ich selbst. Ich bin ich. Ich bin hier. Ich bin etwas. Ich bin jemand. Ich kann hoch hinaufgreifen, ganz hoch. Ich kann springen, hopsen, hüpfen, laufen wie der Wind. Ich kann laut schreien, gehen, langsam sprechen oder schnell. Ich kann kämpfen...

Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting, Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Design, Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama /, Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / DVD Box, Art/Literary - Music / Beschreibung einer gebrauchten Gitarre, Automotive, Bus/Financial - Accounting, Bus/Financial - Accounting / Software, Bus/Financial - Advertising / Public Relations / Werbeaussagen, Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)

Master's degree - Faculty in Theoretical and Applied Translation Studies at Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria

Years of experience: 27. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2004. Became a member: May 2004.

English to German (M.A. in Translation Studies, verified)
English to German (B.A. in Translation Studies, verified)
French to German (M.A. in Translation Studies, verified)
French to German (B.A. in Translation Studies, verified)

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EDUCATION

2002 MA in Translation Studies, Faculty in Theoretical and Applied Translation Studies at Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria
1996 BA in Literary Translation Studies, Faculty in Theoretical and Applied Translation Studies at Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria (graduated with distinction)
1985 ME in Mechanical Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering at Bulme-HTL, Graz, Austria (graduated with distinction)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1995 Professional Engineer, Certificate of Graduation, DVR: 0076554, 07/29/2002 Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs 91.508/5371-III/7/94, Vienna, 01/24/1995

1991-95 - Bulme HTL Graz, Assistant to the Head of Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering
1989-91 - AVL Graz Austria, Automotive Engine 3D CAD Design
1987-89 - SDP Graz Austria, Car Body Design
1985-87 - BMW Munich FRG, Car Body Design

AUTOMOTIVE / AUTOMATION / MECH / TECH / ENGINEERING TRANSLATION EXPERT

Since 2003 - over (and counting) 5 million technical source words translated, cf. samples below

Ongoing since 2004 - 140k+ Trados Translation Units of a Truck Workshop Manual developed from scratch

170k+ words - Advanced Automotive Technical Training Material

160k+ words - Advanced Motorcycle Technical Training Material

37k+ Trados Translation Units of Card Personalization System Documentation

Areras of Expertise	End clients
Automotive
- Passenger cars - Trucks - eTrucks - Motorcycles - Heavy / Agricultural Equipment - Diesel Engines - Gasoline Engines - Outboard Motors/Inbord Engines - Automotive suppliers - Website / Marketing	BMW, Daihatsu, Daimler AG, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Jaguar L.R. Honda,Suzuki, Toyota, Porsche Daimler Trucks North America, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) Daimler Trucks, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) MBK Industrie, Peugeot, Suzuki, Yamaha Bobcat, Caterpillar, New Holland Detroit Diesel Briggs & Stratton Maine Mercury Marine ATS, Autologic, Daikin, Denso, Gems, Husco, Leica, Phoseon Technology, PV Alliance, Swarovski, Textron Fastening Systems, TomTom, TLM Automotive, Toshiba, Tyco Valves & Controls, Valeo Engine Cooling … Valvoline Heavy Duty…
Automation / Plant Engineering / Soft-/Hardware	ABB, Atlantic Zeiser, Atlantic Zeiser Valence, ATS, ATS Automation France, Buhler Marin, Contremarque Dior, Dantherm, Emerson Process Management, Fisher Controls, Groupement DI Bonfol, HSP, Imprimerie Nationale, Siemens, Six Sigma, Tetra Pak, WBS…
IT / Soft-/Hardware	CCI, Électricité de France, FarStone, InterVideo, Mettler Toledo, Missler, ascom nira, EADS, Nato, Sony Europe, Tabata, Thales, Tusa…
Mechanical / Electrical Engineering	AFNOR, Atlas Copco, DIN, Hitachi, Okamoto Machine Tool Works, Liebherr, Saunier Duval…

LITERARY TRANSLATOR / AGENT IN MY OWN RIGHT

NOVEL SERIES - SOUL FICTION - Afro-American English - German

Herbert Simmons (1962, Man walking on eggshells) - Tanz auf rohen Eiern, softcover, 1999
Charles Perry (1962, Portrait of a young man drowning) - Portrait eines Ertrinkenden, softcover, 1999
Herbert Simmons (1957, Corner Boy) - Corner Boy, softcover, 1999
Roland S. Jefferson (1974, The school on 103rd Street) - Die Schule an der 103. Straße, softcover, 1999
Shay Youngblood (1989, The big mama stories) - Big Mama Stories, softcover, 2000

NOVEL / POSTFACE - French - German

Princesse Sapho (1891, Le Tutu, 100 years unpublished, 1991, 1997, 2008, 2015) - Der schwarze Prinz vom Montparnasse, hardcover, 2001

NONFICTION - English - German

Saul Goodman (1996, Shiatsu - Shin Tai: The Evolution and Synthesis of Traditional Bodywork) - Shiatsu / Shin Tai. Evolution & Synthese in der traditionellen Körperarbeit, paperback, 1998

SPECIAL SKILLS - My phonetic reading ability to translate the SOUL FICTION series of five Afro-American novels into German comes in handy in technical fields as well (see v arm in my glossary Automotive)

MY PHILOSOPY - No questions asked - print-ready delivery - no complaints

TRANS-2-PRINT - Proofreading, Editing, Layout Proofreading of delivered translation projects at hourly rates

LAST 12 MONTHS (3/30/16) - KUDOZ PRO POINTS

#1 English / German - Automation & Robotics - Automotive / Cars & Trucks - Computer: Software - Engineering (general) - IT (Information Technology) - Marketing - Mechanics / Mech Engineering - Tech / Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping

#1 French / German - IT (Information Technology) - Tech / Engineering

32 Kudoz Pro points within 9 hours 10 minutes (5/9/2016 7:52 - 5/9/2016 17:02)

49 Kudoz Pro points within 17 hours 13 minutes (4/20/2016 21:19 - 4/21/2016 14:32)

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Total pts earned: 4365 PRO-level pts: 4338
Top languages (PRO)
English to German	2459
French to German	1851
German to English	12
German to French	12
Dutch to German	4
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Bus/Financial	689
Marketing	398
Medical	289
Other	275
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Construction / Civil Engineering	234
Mechanics / Mech Engineering	196
Electronics / Elect Eng	192
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Engineering (general)	161
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