Benoît Schütz

Professional German Translator
Specialized in automotives, technology & art
 
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: 11130 Hidden Acres Lane, CA 95918 USA
 Tel.:  1-530-741-0238
 Fax/Voice:  1-530-237-5022 (US)  /  06-6537-1292 (in Japan)
 Email:  bschutz@perspektiv.net
 Web:  www.perspektiv.net
EDUCATION

B.A. in German & English education
"Régendat en langues germaniques" from Teacher Training College "I.E.S.P.E. Rivageois"
Liège, Belgium, 1984

M.A. in French, German & English translation
"Licence en traduction" from Translation & Interpretation College "Institut Lucien Cooremans"
Brussels, Belgium, 1991

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2000--present
Freelance translator/proofreader

May 1992--May 2000
In-house translator/proofreader at Crestec Inc. (Hamamatsu, Japan)

October 1991--April 1992
German & English instructor at Belgian Employment Office "Forem" (Eupen, Belgium)

October 1988--June 1991
Freelance translator/proofreader (Brussels, Belgium)

July 1985--May 1988
French teacher at Armstrong Middle School (Rayne, Louisiana, USA)

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

Translating & proofreading English, German, and French documents in the following fields:

  • Automotive engineering: owner's & service manuals
  • Technology & electronics: owner's manuals & promotional material
  • Art & culture: various documents, including TV documentaries
  • General: various documents, including web pages
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
  • Software: Adobe FrameMaker, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, PageMill; Microsoft Office; FileMaker Pro; Trados
  • Platforms: Windows 2000 & XP, Macintosh OS 9.2 & X
  • Hardware: Ethernet LAN, DSL modem, CD-RW, printer, scanner, digital camera
LANGUAGE ABILITIES
  • Native German
  • Native French
  • As-good-as-native English
  • Passive written Dutch
  • Basic oral Japanese