Career / Experience

More than 20 years of translation experience and 30 years of commercial business background (imports, exports, law, TV, radio, freight business). Highly proficient in contract and technical translations, book translations (novels and other), interpretation at meetings, company tours, etc.

Master's in English from the University of Cambridge, UK
Lived in Germany for 28 years
Have completed major translation projects for VW, Audi, Daimler-Benz, Porsche, IBM, Lufthansa, Swissair, SAP, Invent, Pfizer, TU Muenchen, s.Oliver, Hugo Boss, Deutsche Bank, ZF Friedrichshafen, numerous attorneys and patent lawyers.

For those looking to have books (fiction, etc.) translated, we also own a small press (book publishing company) in the US called red willow press working exclusively with Native American (Indian) writers. For more go to www.robertmirabal.com and www.starroadrecords.com - and check out the novel "Running Alone in Photographs" by 2-time Grammy award winner Robert Mirabal - we edited and published this novel.

   Pricing / Other services

Pricing will be quoted on a job by job basis. Short deadlines result in higher pricing, high volume with plenty of time to do the job yields much lower rates. We provide translations in hours, overnight and with extended deadlines to suit the client's specific needs. All documents are double checked for accuracy prior to delivery to the client. We also offer proof-reading, deep editing and transcription services as well as sub-titling for movies and commercials. For translation jobs with reasonable deadlines we charge the following per line rates:

Less than 100 lines EUR 0.75 per line or a minimum of EUR 20
100 - 500 lines EUR 0.70 per line
500 - 1000 lines EUR 0.65 per line
more than 1000 lines EUR 0.60 per line
more than 10,000 lines EUR 0.50 per line or all-inclusive price

Proof-reading/editing EUR 35.00 per hour or 0.10 per line
Interpreting: EUR 120.00 per hour + actual travel expenses