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Elke Sedlmeier
Accredited, certified and sworn translator for English and German (BDÜ, VbDÜ) Interpreter for English and German - Business, legal and medical translations and interpreting - - Certified translations - |
Profile
- State-certified translator for English and German; specialty subject: business and economics, second language: Italian
(Professional College of Translating and Interpreting (FAK), SDI München, Munich, Germany, 1995) - Sworn in as a translator for the English language by the President of the Regional Court in Landshut, Germany (1996)
- State-certified multilingual administrative assistant for the English language, specialty subject: business and economics, second language: French (Vocational College for Language Careers (BFS), SDI München, 1993)
- Office management assistant qualification (following a two-year dual training scheme, IHK, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, 1990)
- Freelance translator and interpreter for English and German in the fields of business, law and medicine, since 1996;
for an overview of my range of translation services, click here; for examples of projects I have worked on, please see Projects - Member of the BDÜ (professional association of interpreters and translators in Germany)
- Several years in English-speaking countries (UK, New Zealand, USA)
- Postgraduate course in simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting and note taking (Dolmetscherschule Köln, 104 CPD hours)
Curiosity and the desire to learn new things are my motivating forces. Translating requires far more than a fluent command of a language. Since a major part of my work concerns specialist texts, there is always the need to expand into new technical or specialised fields. For instance, on one particular day I must have the relevant legal terminology at my fingertips for a court hearing, the next I’m acting as interpreter at an event organised by the textile and fashion industry for which I often need to have hundreds of technical terms at my command, terms that a layperson is not always familiar with, even in his or her native tongue.
I have an excellent eye for detail and can guarantee that – even when “time is of the essence” – you will receive an impeccable professional translation where the specialist terminology is correct and every comma is in the right place! My longstanding customers repay me with their loyalty.
I acquired the necessary tools of the trade during my four-year training at the renowned SDI München, one of the leading institutions of higher learning for translators and interpreters in Germany. I gathered greater practical experience during my commercial traineeship, working in various industries and several longer periods spent abroad.
I am active in the Erding Regional Group of the BDÜ (professional association of interpreters and translators in Germany) and in close contact with a network of qualified colleagues who, when the occasion requires, can cover other languages or specialist fields. By regularly attending training events and visiting the UK, I succeed in staying up to date both technically and linguistically.
I have an excellent eye for detail and can guarantee that – even when “time is of the essence” – you will receive an impeccable professional translation where the specialist terminology is correct and every comma is in the right place! My longstanding customers repay me with their loyalty.
I acquired the necessary tools of the trade during my four-year training at the renowned SDI München, one of the leading institutions of higher learning for translators and interpreters in Germany. I gathered greater practical experience during my commercial traineeship, working in various industries and several longer periods spent abroad.
I am active in the Erding Regional Group of the BDÜ (professional association of interpreters and translators in Germany) and in close contact with a network of qualified colleagues who, when the occasion requires, can cover other languages or specialist fields. By regularly attending training events and visiting the UK, I succeed in staying up to date both technically and linguistically.