Orion Schmidt, M.A.
TRANSLATOR/REVISER/EVALUATOR – GERMAN TO U.S. ENGLISH
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.