Petra Kiser

August 1981 – May 1983

Translator, DEH Hanau, US Army, Germany. Work included translating of construction and/or remodeling specifications into English. Regular assignments  included aspects of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering

 

German Teacher for Adult Education Program in Fairfax County, VA. Worked in enrichment program at 3 different Elementary Schools

 

Freelance translator, specializing in general documents, medical, legal and engineering related texts, predominantly German>US English. Since March 06, part of translators’ team for weekly high volume medical claims from US military forces in Germany, G>E. Since May 06, translator of US edition of quarterly Hummel Club newsletter, G>E. Since February 07, member of team for translating VA medical claims, G > E.

 

Interpreter for medical appointments, on "as needed" basis, for Lutheran Social Services, Language Bank, Concord NH.

 

 

Vordiplom (equivalent to B.A.) in German, English, Spanish Translation Studies and Legal Studies

University of Heidelberg, Germany, May 1980

Graduate course “Teaching German at the Elementary Level”, University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, with a grant by  the US Department of Education, Spring 1987

 

MA in Translation Studies

Diploma as “Akademisch gepr.Übersetzerin”, (certified translator),               German <> English, focus on medical terminology and EU terminology

University of Heidelberg, Germany, May 1996

ATA, NETA since 2004

BDÜ (German Translators’ Association) since 2007

Translator and German teacher for Army Community Services, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, 1988 – 1991. Involved in planning and implementation of FLAG program (Families Learning About Germany) ; liaison officer for Bavarian Red Cross and American Red Cross, Bamberg, Germany 1991 – 1994; coordinator of monthly tours of maternity and delivery ward at local Bamberg hospital for group of expectant mothers, acting as interpreter; involved with Bamberg ACS program PEP (People Encouraging People) for newcomers to Germany, 1992 – 1994; volunteer for US Army Hospital, Heidelberg, 1994-1997; German teacher for 8 week enrichment program at Bicentennial Elementary, Nashua, NH, 1999 – 2001; tutor for Independent Study, German III, Nashua High School, school year 2003 – 2004;  January 2005 – May 2008, part of volunteer translators’ team for translating daily German News on the web into English. Co-chair of NETA programs committee, 2005-06. Member of NETA Conference 2009 committee.