Benoît Schütz
Professional German Translator
Specialized in automotives, technology & art
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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Address: |
11130 Hidden Acres Lane, CA 95918 USA |
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Tel.: |
1-530-741-0238 |
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Fax/Voice: |
1-530-237-5022 (US) / 06-6537-1292 (in Japan) |
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Email: |
bschutz@perspektiv.net |
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Web: |
www.perspektiv.net |
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EDUCATION |
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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 |
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
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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) |
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FIELDS OF EXPERTISE |
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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
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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
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LANGUAGE ABILITIES |
- Native German
- Native French
- As-good-as-native English
- Passive written Dutch
- Basic oral Japanese
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