English and German Translation Services

Curriculum Vitae and Qualifications

14 November 1974:

Born in Teterow (Germany) as the daughter of a nurse/bank clerk and an industrial mechanic

1981 - 1991:

Elementary School and Secondary School
Qualified Degree (Awarded for Completing Secondary School)

1989:

I moved to the region of Osnabrueck

1991 - 1994:

College in Osnabrueck, Germany: A-levels with good marks, English and Spanish as relevant exam subjects

1994 - 1997:

Commercial training at business school and in an industrial company: Degree taken in association with the German Chamber of Trade and Commerce

1998:

Inlingua Language School, Osnabrueck: Educational studies and preparation for the commercial correspondents exam (German title Fremdsprachenkauffrau Englisch). Degree in association with Inlingua and the German Chamber of Trade and Commerce

1999:

Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Muenster/Germany: Seminar Introduction and practice concerning export laws and export documents

2001:

Educational Studies and preparation for the translator's exam (German title Übersetzerin Englisch). Degree taken in association with the German Chamber of Trade and Commerce

1 September 2001:

I moved to Switzerland, to the canton of St. Gallen

1997 - 2002:

Secretarial and administrative as well as a translator's and commercial correspondent's work in export departments of several German and Swiss companies

since 2002:

Work as an English and German teacher of all Cambridge and Goethe levels at business and language schools.
Regular sideline translations of texts at all levels and topics

2003:

Inlingua Language School St. Gallen
Educational studies and preparation for the Cambridge Proficiency Exam (exam successfully completed in December 2003)

13 February 2004:

I moved to the canton of Berne

2004 - 2005:

Seminar for Adult Education, Berne
(Swiss name Berner Seminar für Erwachsenenbildung): Educational studies and training for the qualification as a Federal Adults’ Instructor (Swiss title Eidgenössische Fachausbildnerin).

2006 - 2011:

Exams Administrator at the Cambridge ESOL Examinations Centre, Bern

2009 - 2010:

Inlingua Language School Bern:
Educational studies and preparation for the Cambridge International Legal English Certificate Exams (exam successfully completed in May 2010)

Since September 2011:

Consular Assistant at the British Embassy in Bern