Christian Rhein

Personal Information

Name: Christian Rhein

Nationality German

Domicile UK

Skype Name crhein

Email christian.rhein@btinternet.com

Professional Translation Experience English <> German

• Technology: Consumer Manuals, user manual,  

• Outdoor technology: ski bindings, climbing gear, clothing

• Outdoor sports: mountaineering, skiing, 

• Gastronomy: restaurant description, menus, promotional text,

• Marketing: Tourist information brochures, promotional literature, product description

• Website translation

• Business: Terms and conditions, marketing literature, letters

• General papers: Sustainable agriculture, nutrition ecology, philosophy, psychology

Tertiary Education:

• MA: Philosophy with German  (1997)

• MLitt: Philosophy and Technology (1998)

• P/T PhD-Research 1998 - 2004

• Postgraduate training course in translation (2005)

Employment Experience

•    Freelance Translator (2006 to date)

• Bilingual Researcher and Quality Rater for Google (2005 - 2006)

• IT Assistant for Department (Dep. of Phil. Abdn. University 2003 to 05 )  

• P/T Application and Software Support Abdn. University (1998 – 2003)

• Senior Tutor Abdn. University (Sept 02, 00, 99) 

• Tutor for Centre for Continuing Education (2001 to 2002 

• Temporary Lecturer for the Abdn. University Summer School (1999 - 2002)

• Tutor for Philosophy Dep. Abdn. University (1998 to 2001)

• Assistant to the Centre of Philosophy, Technology and Society (1997 - 2004) 

Software: 

• Microsoft Office, Open Office, 

• Cat tools: Wordfast Pro (completely Trados compatible), OmegaT

• Operating Systems: Mac, Windows, Unix

Interests:

• Ski-ing, cycling, walking, reading, writing, photography. 

• OmegaT
• PowerPoint
• TRADOS
• Wordfast
• MS-Office, Trados, Wordfast,