PROFILE

I am a fully bilingual native speaker German/English with a German passport who
spent most of her professional life in London. I have extensive translation
experience in both directions and am dual native speaker.

As a published English language
author (HarperCollins UK) and translator with German publishing houses, I
specialise in fiction and non-fiction at the most challenging levels.

I also have extensive experience with
commercial translations with very high volumes, mostly in the field of psychology,
marketing, environment and finance.

I also create high end subtitles for feature films, documentaries and even operas. End clients include Disney and ARTE.

I love translating every day.

SUMMARY

• Literary translations for prestigious German
  publishers

• Almuna of ‘Emerging Translators’ Elite
  Programme by New Books in German (Charlotte Ryland)

• Commercial copy writer/content creator

• Literary author, published by various
  different publishers under pen names, including a novel published by
  HarperCollins UK in 2013
• Subtitler for feature films, documentaries and even operas. End clients include Disney and ARTE
• Bilingual work record in English and German at
  Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Asian NGOs, US commercial writing agencies,
  Jonckers Translations, Hanser Verlag, HarperCollins UK, Ravensburger
  Verlag, Random House, Dumont Verlag

• Professional Powerpoint, Excel and MS word
  skills

• Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan bilingual presentation
  specialist in London

• Proven ability to both work independently and
  in a team

• Excellent interpersonal skills (I am a
  professional counsellor and group leader)

• International work experience in London,
  Germany and Asia

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Freelance
Translator and Writer

1995 - present

 

Dumont Verlag

April 2018 – ongoing

Translator, German – English

Non-fiction translation project, popular science

 

Random House
Deutschland

February 2018 – ongoing

Translator, German – English

Non-fiction translation project, psychology

 

Fischer  Verlag, Germany

Translator, German – English

Non-fiction translation project, psychology

 

Rowohlt Verlag, German

Translator, German – English

Literary translations

 

Ravensburger Verlag, Germany

October 2017 -  

Translator, German – English

Literary translations

 

Hanser Verlag,
Germany

January – May 2017

Translator, German – English

High end literary translations, including comedy

 

Jonckers Inc,
International Translation Agency

Translator English-German and German-English (dual native speaker,
languages tested by in-house tests). Freelance with ongoing contract. High volume
marketing translations

Subtitler

2018 - present

High end subtitles for US clients, include operas like the Magic Flute and Tristan und Isolde, documentaries for Disney and German feature films

 

1998 – 2018

Translator German-English and English-German for many small companies in the
UK and Asia

 

Verystory Ltd.

2011 – ongoing

Founder of innovative creative writing workshop series

Over 2,000 students in Bangkok, Lisbon and London so far

Also developing marketing material and teaching a ‘creative flow’ method
of writing that takes the pain away from writing. Famous authors and leaders of
the business community are among my students.

Counselingwise, Boulder, Colorado, US

2015 – 2017

Freelance writer, psychology, medical and wellness, SEO optimisation

High volumes per week

 

BigChilli Magazine, Bangkok

2011- 2017

Monthly English language life skills
advice column, psychology, wellness, medical

Athens Publishing, Bangkok
2013 - present

·        
Author (ghost writer) of widely
distributed official ASEAN-wide English language handbooks

Environmental, public health,
psychology

·        
Script writer and script supervisor
for non-fiction popular science motion clips

·        
Environmental, public health,
psychology

·        
Novels/articles about International
Finance

Finance, investment banking

 

NCS, Bangkok
2009 - 2017

• Bilingual psychotherapy counsellor
  English/German

• International client list from Asia, US,
  Europe, Australia

• Bilingual team leader and workshop leader

• Project management:  Developed, managed and delivered over 60
  creative writing and life skills workshops

• Team member in international volunteering
  programme

Bangkok Opera (now Opera Siam)

2007-2008

·        
Programme Director

·        
Surtitle translation/transcreation of
‘The Valkyrie’ by Richard Wagner

·        
Bilingual role including extensive
translation project managment services for the entire company for the
production of German operas in Asia and cooperation with German and English
artists

2003/4

Director of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’

JPMorgan London

2004-2007

·        
Bilingual English German Graphics and
Presentation Specialist

·        
Night shift supervisor

·        
Produced, translated and designed
presentations and dealbooks/pitchbooks in a team

·        
Worked on the evening shift and on
the overnight shift

Goldman Sachs London

1998-2003

·        
Bilingual English German Graphics and
Presentation Specialist

·        
Produced, translated and designed
presentations and dealbooks/pitchbooks in a team

·        
Worked on the evening shift and on
the overnight shift

·        
 

WORK
UNDER PEN NAMES

I
am published under two different pen names. One of them is published by
HarperCollins UK.