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Christine Lam
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Muttersprache: Deutsch Native in Deutsch
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Lebenslauf
*Medical/Pharmaceutical
*Tech/Engineering
*Insurance
*Automotive
*Patents


Specializing in scientific, medical + technical translations Qualifications

* Certified DE<>EN translator, University of Toronto, Canada
* 30 years experience in translating and proofreading documents in English and German.
* 5 years experience in a medical R&D institute, solid knowledge of the medical terminology.
* 29 years of medical and pharmaceutical translation experience
- Study protocols
- Medical records
- Product inserts
- Safety data sheets
- Physician's letters
- Surgery reports
- SOPs
* 30 years of technical/IT translation experience
- Instruction manuals
- Device descriptions
- Expert opinions
- Training documents
- Patents
* Fully bilingual in German and English.


Education

* University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Certified as German-English & English-German Translator
* Dr. Rischik Business and Commercial Schools, Berne, Switzerland
Received diploma for Business Administration/Executive Secretary.
* British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Berne, Switzerland
Received Certificate
* Advanced MS-office Data Processing and Application Courses, Ontario, Canada
Received Certificates


Work experience

Experienced full-time freelance translator, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
1989 - Present.

Working for different high profile translation agencies and clients in Canada, the USA and Europe.


Major projects in various industries

* Medical industry, 5 years: University of Berne, Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Berne, Switzerland. Assisted with the translation and proofreading of scientific papers for publication in major international journals.
* Medical/pharmaceutical industry, 30 years: translation of study protocols, medical records, physician's letters, surgery reports, product inserts, safety data sheets, SOPs.
* Insurance/automotive industry, 3 years: Credit Valley Appraisal Service, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Responsible for correspondence with insurance underwriters, body shops, appraisers and clients.
* Electrical/mechanical industry, 18 months: Metropolitan Wire (Canada) Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Responsible for multilingual correspondence and switchboard.
* IT industry, 1 year: Perle Systems Ltd. Markham, Ontario, Canada. Translated technical manuals and scripts.
* 30 years of technical translation experience
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Sprachrichtungen (PRO)
Deutsch > Englisch1775
Englisch > Deutsch838
Allgemeine Gebiete (PRO)
Technik889
Medizin499
Wirtschaft/Finanzwesen407
Sonstige269
Rechts- und Patentwesen217
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Medizin (allgemein)302
Finanzen (allgemein)117
Medizin: Pharmazie115
Maschinen/Maschinenbau109
Recht: Verträge108
Bauwesen/Hochbau/Tiefbau108
Kraftfahrzeuge/PKW und LKW105
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Letzte Profilaktualisierung
Jul 6, 2023



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