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SILVER FERN TRANSLATIONS ROBERT MCMURRAY, GERMANY.
QUALIFICATIONS
B.A. (German & French), University of Auckland, New Zealand, 1976;
M.A. (German), University fo Auckland, New Zealand, 1978;
Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Goethe Institute, Wellington, New Zealand, 1986;
internes Übersetzungszertifikat (Eng>Ger/Ger>Eng), Private Sprachschule Trodler, Ludwigshafen an Rhein, Germany, 1993;
Le Francais pour la Profession, Volkshochschule (Evening School), Mannheim, Germany, 1998;
sat Diploma in Translation exam (IoL, Lond.) Jan. '06. Results end April/beginning May '06.
Also qualified as Gross- und Aussenhandelskaufmann (Wholesaling and Export/Import), Chamber of Commerce, Mannheim, Germany, 1998;
Additional professional experience in import and export in Rhine-Neckar region of Germany (Heidelberg / Mannheim).
TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
part-time since 1998; full-time (freelance) since April 2001.
SUBJECT AREAS
Mainly business: foreign trade, business administration, employment market, other socio-economic issues, contracts, conditions of business, other law, advertising, marketing (esp. city and regional marketing), some market research, public relations (incl. press statements & internal company communication), other (press) articles, logistics, official documents, commercial correspondence. This work also available in easy French>English. No economics, finance, technolgy, medicine or pharmaceuticals (no background knowledge).
Pricing / Other services
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Generally €0.80 (some room for negotiation) per standard line (55 strokes - gross) plus 16% VAT.
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2 weeks: -2% of gross invoice amount;
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