Personal Profile
Professional Career | ||
1971-77 | · | University of Auckland |
1975-76 | · | Graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in German & French |
1977-78 | · | Graduated Master of Arts (MA) in German |
1981-87 | · | Language courses at the Goethe Institut (German) and at the Institut Français (French) at the French Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand |
1986 | · | Examination for & award of Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache des deutschen Hochschulverbands at the Goethe Institut, in Wellington, New Zealand |
1/1989 | · | Arrived in Germany |
1992-93 | · | Translation course (Ger.-Eng. & Eng.-Ger.) at Private Sprachschule Werner Trodler, Ludwigshafen/Rhein. Awarded in-house certificate. |
1996-98 | · | Traineeship and qualification as Management Assistant in Wholesaling & Foreign Trade) Mannheim Chamber of industry & Commerce, Mannheim |
7/1998 | · | Course, examination & certificate in "Le Français à Usage Professionnel (Professional French) from the International Certificate Conference through the Volkshochschule, Mannheim |
11/1998-2/99 | · | Course & certificate in "Sachbearbeitung Außenhandel" ("Processing Foreign Trade Documentation") at the Akademie für Welthandel, Frankfurt am Main |
2001 | · | Became a freelance translator for German>English |
2005-09 | · | Gained Diploma in Translation from Chartered Institute of Linguists, London, UK. |
2010 | · | Joined the BDÜ, the German Interpreters' and Translators' Association (Hessen state branch) |