Would you like to have a document translated, present a multilingual website, or publish an academic article? Would you like to translate a contract or a technical handbook? Whether you would like to produce an impeccable marketing brochure or a detailed offer in either English or German, I can provide you with a professional and competent translation.

I am a native speaker of English. I was born in London and grew up in Ireland, where I studied History at Trinity College Dublin (University of Dublin). I have lived in Germany since 1996, and I studied Business Administration at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (distance learning) before completing my GDS (German as a foreign language) qualification at the Goethe Institut / Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich with the highest score.

In May 2011 I attained a Diploma in Translation (Dipl. Trans.) from the Chartered Institute of Linguists in London with "merit".

My previous positions include running the British Bookshop in Berlin from 1998-2001, Trade Officer for Her Majesty's Foreign Office at the British Consulate-General in Hamburg from 2001-2004, and as Import Director for Libri GmbH, Europe's leading book wholesaler, from 2004-2008.

During all this time, and in these various positions of employment, I carried out numerous and varied translations between German and English, from market reports to websites and contracts.  In 2008 I decided to turn my passion for translation into my full-time occupation, and am now a very happy freelance translator!

What can I offer?

• Complete fluency in English (my native language) and excellent mastery of German, having attained the highest grade in the GDS, the most advanced German language qualification available
• An elegant and accessible writing style, with a fine eye for detail
• An education in the arts, in business and in the German language
• Professional experience in the area of marketing, sales, purchasing, retail and wholesale, finance, human resources, negotiation, contract-making, strategic planning, international trade and promotion
• Cultural experience of living in Germany – Berlin and then Hamburg – since 1996
• A long-standing record of offering excellent translation services to many satisfied customers
• Creativity in solving problems, professionalism in implementing tasks, reliability in delivering on time and flexibility in dealing with my customers' needs

Academic Translations

• Doctoral theses and dissertations
• Research papers and academic articles
• Essays and scientific publications
• Summaries and abstracts
• Powerpoint presentations

Marketing & Export Translations

• Business reports
• Promotional material & Public Relations
• Resumes and personal data sheets
• Press releases
• Business cards and catalogues
• Import-Export documents
• Product presentations for your target market
• Market research, opinion research
• Logistics, Wholesale, Retail trade
• Covering letters and application documents
• E-mail correspondence

Website translation

• Translation of your complete web presence and corresponding databases
• Translation of extracted websites as doc, xls, pdf, rtf
• Translation of graphic elements such as gif, jpg, Flash

Editing and Proofreading

• Complete, line-by-line examination of previously translated texts
• Comparisons of translations with the original text
• Correction of punctuation and orthography
• Improvements to style and fluency