Ruth A. Gentes Krawczyk
German to English translation
917 Glendale Road, Marietta, Ohio 45750 U.S.A.
Tel.: 740-376-0844; 24-hour Fax: 740-376-0844
Email: ruth@krawczyktranslations.com;
Professional Skills
German to English translation; English editing and proofreading; Terminology research
Equipment & Software
Pentium M 1.6 GHz computer with Word 2000; Trados 7.0; Omnipage OCR; scanner; DSL connection; separate fax machine
Areas of Expertise and Interest
Marketing, advertising, business, website localization, legal, terminology research, young adult literature, sociology, history, theology, journalism
Education
M.A. in Translation at Kent State University, 2000
M.A.L.L. at Marietta College, 1994
B.A. in Teaching of German at University of Illinois, 1976
Professional Experience
Freelance translator on a full-time basis, October 2000-present
Translation intern with Burton, Münch & Partner in Düsseldorf, Germany, August-September 2000
Freelance translator on a part-time basis, 1985-July 2000
Full-time editorial assistant/translator for Lutheran World Federation news service in Geneva, Switzerland, 1984-1985
Freelance translator on a fulltime basis in Geneva, Switzerland, 1985-1986
Adjunct faculty in German at Washington State Community College, Marietta, Ohio, 1992-2000
Owner of Retail Import Gift Shop "Christkindlmarkt", in Marietta, Ohio, and on World-Wide-Web, 1993-2005
Instructor of Business German at Kardex, Inc., Reno, Ohio, 1993-1994
Executive Assistant to the President at Latir Energy Consultants, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987-1989
Program Director for United Services Organization (USO), Stuttgart, Germany, 1983-1984
Bilingual Secretary at Diakonisches Werk der EKD, Stuttgart, Germany, 1980-1983
Bilingual Secretary at American Pfauter Corporation, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 1978-1979
Teacher of German and English at various public and private schools in the USA and in Germany, off and on 1976-1993
Professional Memberships
American Translators Association, 1994-present
American Literary Translators Association, 1996-present
Advisory Committee on Modern & Classical Languages of the New Mexico State Department of Education, 1989-1991
American Association of Teachers of German, 1988-2000
Publications
"Recovering from the Commune Way of Life; Sociological Perspectives of the former GDR" German Comments: Review of Politics and Culture, Volume 48, October, 1994 (pp.63-67); Dr. Bernhard Vogel, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany
References
24translate.de, Hamburg, Germany: Lone Wolf
Langenscheidt KG Übersetzungsservice: Katharina Schmalenbach
Burton, Münch & Partner, Düsseldorf: Mike Münch
Kent State University's Institute for Applied Linguistics: Dr. Sue Ellen Wright
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