Language services as a bridge between Germany and South America
With your translated words you can connect with people, even from far away. I offer you my support in German, Spanish and English.
My services at a glance:
- Translation of general and technical documents
- Proofreading/correction of external translations/second proofreading (“Four Eyes Principle”)
- Consecutive and accompanying interpreting: Spanish < > German
- Transcription of audio and video recordings
My way (shortened version):
University studies in Linguistics and Economics in Berlin and Valparaíso.
Freelance translator since 1998
From 1999 to 2019 living and working in South America on a permanent basis.
Responsible for the final proofreading of a Chilean-German weekly newspaper in Santiago
Graduate studies in Business Management (UAI Santiago) and in Editing and Publishing (PUC Santiago)
Since 2012, in charge of the publication of the Latin American edition (Spanish and Portuguese) of the monographic magazine Cement International on behalf of the German publishing house Bau und Technik.
Areas of expertise:
- Renewable energies
- Printed circuit board technology
- Mechanical engineering
- Waste management
- Packaging technology
- Cement production
- Agriculture and food
- Asbestos abatement
- Green hydrogen
Language combinations: German <> Spanish, English > Spanish and English > German.
Affiliations: German-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators of Germany (application process).
What you can expect from me:
- 23 years of practical experience in translation and interpreting, 20 of them in South America (Chile)
- Committed and solution-oriented approach, experience and ability to familiarize myself with new topics
- Enthusiasm for language as a carrier of information and willingness to go the extra mile to present your product in the best possible communicative way
What’s missing? I devote myself to photography When I am not sitting at my desk, I dedicate myself to photography (courses with Luis Poirot and the Foto-Cine-Clubs in Valparaíso and Santiago) or road cycling (member of Cicloclub Santiago and AdW Berlin).