Gabriele Westphal

Gabriele Westphal
Classen-Kappelmann-Str. 36
D-50931 Köln (Germany)
Phone and Fax: 011-49-221-16945068
E-mail: info@wordandvoice.com

www.wordandvoice.com
 

English -> German

SUMMARY
Past translation assignments include company newsletters, staff magazines, journal and newspaper articles, business correspondence, advertisment, web page content, marketing brochures, travel & tourism, fashion & cosmetics, film subtitles, children's literature.

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:
· Proofreading and editing of other translators' work
· Voice-over narration and product presentation in videos and multimedia projects
· Literary translation
· Educational translation

TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
· Free-lance German translator 1993 - 1997
(translated legal material for banks and insurance companies
from German into English)
· Full time in-house German translator at
Language Intelligence Ltd., Rochester, NY, USA 1997-1998
· Free-lance German translator since 10/1998

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
· Trade Fairs and Exhibitions Coordinator/Project Manager 1981-1989
at the International Trade Fairs Ltd. Cologne, Germany
(Organized space, layout and logistic resources for foreign exhibitors. Assisted
primarily companies from the US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and
New Zealand exhibiting their products in Cologne. Organized meetings and
conferences. Assisted in designing and establishing a new trade fair.)
· Secretary/Assistant 1991-1993
at Law Firm of Dr. Pfeiffer and Dr. Ossenbach, Cologne, Germany
(Proofread legal documents. Coordinated appointments with clients
and courts. Prepared court documents.)
· German instructor 1993-1998
at the University of Rochester, NY, USA
Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
(Taught German on all levels - beginners to conversational German;
designed and taught a course "The German Play" which involved the
preparation and on-stage performance of a play.)

. Freelance lecturer (Lehrbeauftragte) at the University of Cologne, Germany, since 2005
 

LANGUAGE SKILLS
· Native speaker of German
· English (near-native)
· Basic French, Spanish, Italian
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HARDWARE
· PC
· Laser printer

 

SOFTWARE
· Microsoft Office 2003
· Acrobat Professional 6.0
· WinZip
· SDL-Trados 2009
 

EDUCATION
· University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
MA in German Studies: May 1996
· University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
1990-1993 and October 1994 - June 1995: Studies of German and English literature, culture and linguistics.
· International Trade Fairs, Cologne, Germany
Sales apprenticeship 1979-1981; completed 1981 with diploma

HONORS AND AWARDS
· Cologne-Rochester Exchange Fellowship, awarded by the University of Cologne (tuition-free year to study German and Comparative Literature in Rochester; 1993-1994)
· Fulbright Travel Grant (1993/1994 to cover travel expenses to and from Rochester)
· Ann Clark Fehn Memorial Fellowship for German Studies (awarded by the University of Rochester in 1995)
· Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students (nominated by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Rochester, 1997)
· Mildred Burton Award for Independent Research for summer research in Berlin, Germany (awarded by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Rochester, 1997)

• Adobe Acrobat
• PowerPoint
• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS
• MS Office