4) US Military Accreditations / Appointments (various)
CV
Presentation :
I am a trained zoologist (animal husbandry and aquatic/marine biology).
B.Sc.[Fish.], M.Sc.[Marine Biology & Zoology].
I have worked for 35 years in public aquarium- and zooological park management and administration.
For the last 25 years I have been a part-time translator (English > German), mostly of topics relating to:
... 1) aquarium-,fish-[& fish diseases], reptile-, bird- [& diseases],
general pet- and marine biology books and articles for
American-, German- and Italian publishers.
... 2) medical & pharmaceutical topics (human and veterinary
medicine, pathology and related areas)
... 3) chemistry subjects
... 4) popular science (all subjects)
... 5) acted as US Military Court Translator & Interpretor
References :
TFH Publications, Neptunes, New Jersey, USA
Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany
Aquapress, Miradolo Terme, Italy
US Military References (US Corp of Engineering)
Others (Written references available on request)
B.Sc.[Fisheries], M.Sc.[Marine Biology]
also refer to ACCREDITATIONS, above
Professional courses :
please refer to Qualifications, above
Professional experience :
1) 35 years in aquarium- & zoo management (animal husbandry)
2) 25 Years as a part-time military (engineering) and freelance translator (natural sciences, zoology, animal husbandry, all pets); worked with major publishers in the United States and Germany; long list of private clients, specialising in natural history-, engineering-, human and veterinary medicine and related subject areas; qualified and experienced in all common subject areas
Prices :
US$ .05 per word of target language (either English OR German). US$ .07 for fast turn-around or technically complex material.
Prices negotiable for projects in excess of 10,000 words source
language
Working method :
DELL desktop PC (PCU 3.06 GB),
TOSHIBA laptop Satellite
HP 6540 Deskjet Printer
HP 3570c Scanjet
Broadband / Internet (cable connection)
Fax (dedicated, see under "Identity", above)
Microsoft Windows XP PRO (Word, Publisher, Excel, Access)
Office XP PRO
ADOBE: In-Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Frame Maker
I am using a wide range of electronic- and hard-copy standard- and subject-dedicated dictionaries [Fachwörterbücher] , such as DUDEN/Langenscheidt, Biology/PC & Office Bibliothek, zoology/ medicine, chemistry, ecology, water quality, effluent processing & hydrology, Wirtschaft- & Wirtschaftsrecht, Elektrotechnik & Elektronik, computers & computing, Schiffbau & Schiffahrt - & Fischreitechnik, Musik and many others.....
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