Experience

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany London.
• United Kingdom
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Translator

  • Mar 2020 - Present


Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Translator

  • Dec 2015 - Feb 2020

  High-quality translations from an experienced creative professional specialising in fiction and non-fiction book translation. My published translations and co-translations include the following titles: • An Inventory of Losses (2020, MacLehose Press) • Sunlight Hours (2020, Hodder & Stoughton) • The Panama Papers (2016, Oneworld Publications) • Led Zeppelin All the Songs (2018, Black Dog & Leventhal) • Coffee Isn't Rocket Science (2017, Black Dog & Leventhal) • Pink Floyd All the Songs (2017, Black Dog & Leventhal) • Pope Francis (2016, Black Dog & Leventhal) • The Jewels of Lalique (Flammarion) • Manor Houses in Normandy (Könemann) • Cooking for your Cat (Parragon Publishing) • Cat Treats (Marks & Spencer plc) • Culinaria: Organic and Wholefoods (Könemann) • Baking with Fruit (Parragon Publishing)



Commerzbank AG

• Germany
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Translator

  • Mar 2000 - Nov 2015

  As the German-to-English translator for the investment banking division, I translated financial and banking-related materials including articles from the business press, correspondence, web pages, presentations and marketing brochures. Skills demonstrated in this role: • Outstanding language skills • Perfect accuracy and a keen eye for detail • A fluent writing style • Editing and proofreading skills: editing of documents written in English by non-native speakers • Time management: prioritising multiple assignments while working to tight deadlines • Client relations: maintaining strong working relationships with my internal clients in the London and Frankfurt offices

• Translator

  • Oct 1995 - Mar 2000

  Translation of documents, marketing materials, business correspondence, websites, books etc. from French and German into English. Subjects ranging from banking and finance to tourism, art and cookery. Translation of documents, marketing materials, business correspondence, websites, books etc. from French and German into English. Subjects ranging from banking and finance to tourism, art and cookery.



Reuters Business Information

• Translator/abstractor

  • Mar 1995 - Aug 1995

  I translated and summarised business stories from the European press for a Reuters online business information service. I translated and summarised business stories from the European press for a Reuters online business information service.


Rank Xerox LTC
• Technical translator

  • Aug 1993 - Mar 1995

RWS Translations Ltd.
• Trainee translator

  • Aug 1992 - Aug 1993