Education Abitur 3-year training as a Professional Travel Agent 8 semesters of studies of Applied Language Sciences at the Faculty for "Angewandte Sprachwissenschaften in Germersheim" of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Degree: Dipl. Übersetzerin (Univ.) Französisch und Spanisch (Certified Translator for the French and Spanish languages with a special focus on Medicine and Law) Interpreter and Translator for English (Wiesbaden Chamber of Commerce) State-certified Translator for English (Bonn Chamber of Commerce)

» Heike Christine Lebeau

Experience

• 3-year training as a Professional Travel Agent (Hapag Lloyd Reisebüro Mainz, formerly Mainzer Hillebrand KG)
• 1 year with Abbott Diagnostics in Wiesbaden (foreign-language secretary/assistant, Marketing Department)
• since 1987: Free-Lance Technical Translator specializing in Medicine/Pharmaceuticals/Biotechnology
• 1988-1991 Community College Teacher ("English for High-school students" and "English for Senior Citizens") in Ober-Olm
• since 1994 within the scope of my freelance activities: Manager of several multi-language translation teams for large commercial customers
• Medical/veterinary book translations:
• "MEDICA: Diagnose und Therapie" Volume 1 and 2 (Bertelsmann Lexika-Verlag)
• Dr. Bruce Fogle "Mein Hund: Haltung, Pflege, Rassen" (Dorling-Kindersley Verlag)
• Dr. Bruce Fogle "So bleibt Ihr Hund gesund" (Dorling-Kindersley Verlag)

Official authorization

Duly sworn translator of English, French and Spanish for the Courts and Notaries of the German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate authorized by the President of the Regional Court of Bad Kreuznach (Germany).

Memberships

• BDÜ (German Translators' and Interpreters' Association, since 1990)
• ASTTI (Swiss Translators', Interpreters' and Terminologists' Association, since 1994)
• ATA (American Translators' Association; since 2004)

Hobbys

• Sport (Jogging, Nordic Walking, Tennis, Aqua-Aerobics)
• Travel and recreational diving
• Singing (mostly in choirs, formerly spiritual music, now pop music)
• Music in general (any kind from classic to contemporary)