Orion Schmidt, M.A.

LANGUAGES

U.S. English – Native Speaker

German – Fluent

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Trados Studio

Microsoft Office Suite

OmegaT

Windows

Mac OS X

Unix/Linux

EDUCATION

MA in German Studies

Bowling Green State University, 2006

BA in German Studies, Telecommunications

Bowling Green State University, 2004

EXPERIENCE

Native Speaker of U.S. English

Master of Arts in German Studies

18 Years of Full-Time Translation Work

10+ Years Performing Translation, Revision, MTPE, and Evaluation of a Wide Variety of Automotive Specifications, Presentations, Newsletters, etc.

2017 Linguist of the Year for the Volkswagen Technical Translations Department 

Translation of DIN Standards for Lightning Protection Systems

Translation of Software User Manuals

Translation of IT Infrastructure Manuals for a Major Airline

Translation of System Documentation for Large Mail Service Provider

Translation of Press Releases for a Major Chemicals Company

Translation of Proposal for Children’s Video Game

Translation of Dissertation on Remote Sensing Applications

Translation of Technical Papers/Dissertation on Geodesy/Aerial Imagery

Translation of Business Systems PowerPoint Presentations

Translation of Various Forms of Financial Documents

Translation Coursework at the University of Salzburg, 2005 (German>UK English) and at Bowling Green State University, 2006 (German>U.S. English)

EXPERTISE

Automotive

Telecommunications

Marketing

IT (Information Technology)

Computers: Hardware & Software

Computers: Systems, Networks

Alternative Energy 

Agriculture

Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical

Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

REFERENCES

To prevent my colleagues from receiving unwanted messages, I have not included their contact information here; however, I will provide references upon request.

You can also find me at Proz and Translators Café. Any questions can be directed to orion [at] this domain [dot] com.