English translator from German, Russian, French, Spanish and Tagalog (as well as English > Tagalog)

Expertise:
(may vary according to the language pair, please inquire)

1) Engineering

Drives and automation: AC/DC converters, closed-loop controls, control engineering, field bus technology, programmable and numerical controls (PLC)

Electrical and power engineering: transformers, switchgears, electrical systems and networks, power cables, protective devices and relays, electrical measuring and analysis, telecontrol, semiconductors, test engineering, quality control, high-voltage engineering, power electronics, microelectronics, nanotechnology

Process engineering: injection, compression molds, dies, rollers, extrusion, plastics engineering, electroplating, welding, soldering, brazing, shearing, cutting, stamping, molding, rolling, forging, casting, smelting, die cutting

Assembly and manufacturing: assembly lines for the ff. industries - automotive, pharmaceutical, foodstuff and beverage, cosmetic, chemical manufacturing, biotechnology, electronics, consumer goods, publishing; machine tools, assembly automation systems and software, machinery and equipment such as conveyors, forklifts, cranes, tanks/containers, pumps, robots, machine presses, CNC; production concepts such as just-in-time, lean manufacturing, operations management, pilot plant, continuous flow process; warehousing and warehouse equipment; factory tools and equipment

Chemical engineering: lubricants and lubrication, synthetic oils, grease, detergents, engine/motor oils, automotive fluids, industrial oils, tribology

Materials science and engineering: metallurgy and mineralogy, composites, metal alloys, steels, polymers, semiconductors, biomaterials, nanomaterials, crystals

Railway technology: locomotives and bogies, brake tests, load tests, electric blocks, switches

Safety engineering: occupational health and safety, safety certification, risk assessment and management, failure prevention, personal safety equipment, fail-safe systems, troubleshooting, failure modes and effects analysis, safety in a factory setting, safety training; fire safety, alarms, firefighting systems and equipment, fire-resisting devices

Civil engineering: residential and commercial buildings; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); structural elements, building tools and equipment, cable and pipe laying, road works, construction materials and tools, heavy machinery, roadworks

Automotive engineering: heavy transport machinery, mining equipment, engines, combustion theory, pistons; robotics and robot assembly machines; assembly lines; brake systems; car assembly and manufacturing, car parts assembly and manufacturing

Oil and gas: economics of O&G, pipelines, drilling, mining, geology

Aviation and aerodynamics: principles of flight, aircraft components, JAR-OPS, aircraft engines (parts, mode of operation, theory of combustion), physics of aerodynamics (thrust and lift)

2) IT: databases, utilities, programming languages, Internet technology, network theory, artificial intelligence, CAD/CAM, data management and processing, consumer electronics, digital logic, instrumentation, modelling and simulation, system installation, informatics, data protection

3) Telecommunications: antennas, communication cables, microwave engineering, mobile communications, radio engineering, radio relay, telephony

4) Environmental technology: water and waste treatment, conveyor screws, purification plants, contamination and pollution, radiation containment, geology and geophysics, seismology and soil science

5) Science: astrophysics, geophysics, optics, probability theory, atomic and molecular science, quantum theory, electromagnetism, solid state, lasers, thermodynamics, organic and inorganic chemistry, mathematics, atomic theory

6) Business and finance: tax - especially transfer pricing, customs, corporate contracts, legislation, government, deeds, patent disputes

7) Pharmaceutical: patient information sheets and consent forms, clinical trials, assays, drug descriptions, trial reports

8) Art and literature: screenplays, plays, short stories

9) Sports: exercises, strength training, rowing, fencing, triathlon, scuba diving, running, swimming, cycling, archery, mountaineering, mountain-climbing, trekking, hiking, rock-climbing, extreme sports, paragliding

Web sites I helped translate:
SEW-Eurodrive De-En GSN Service De-En Team Prevent (B·A·D GmbH) De-En Alukoenigstahl De-En KUHN GmbH De-En Giscosa Es-En Strube GmbH & Co. KG De-En Raziol De-En Lemtronic Fr-En GM-Elektronik De-En embedded brains De-En Mikron Tool De-En GSE Intégration Fr-En Haldex De-En Bendel De-En Fincallorca De-En

BSc Physics (1986)
BA Russian (modern languages and literature) (1991)
MA Linguistics (1993)

(with concurrent studies of French, German and Spanish)

7 years of solid experience as an in-house English translator from Russian, German, French and Spanish at CBS News, Price WaterhouseCoopers and KPMG

17 years of experience as a freelance English translator

+30 years total working as a professional translator

+10 million words translated for +150 clients worldwide