Carola Schilffarth

Technical Translator & Interpreter
English French Spanish
German

Target language:
	German (native speaker)

Source languages: 
Spanish
English
French

Education:
	1993/94 Spanish and French studies and pedagogical work in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain

1996 Diploma: Translator and Interpreter for Spanish, French, English 4-year studies at the Institute for Foreign Languages, Munich, Germany

1997/98 University Studies and work in hotel business in Nice, France

Since 1998 Freelance translator

Technical
equipment:
PC
MS Office 2000 Professiona
Frame Maker 6.0
Trados Freelance Edition 5.0
HTML Editor
e-mail
fax
FTP/internet access

Experiences:		
Localization
GUI, online help, SW, websites

Technical translations
manuals, handbooks, documentation, training, product presentations

Copywriting & proofreading

PR
press releases, ad hoc, financial and technical

Presentations
enterprise & products

Financial reports

Commercial correspondence

Terminology work 
Trados Multiterm, research

International trade fairs and exhibitions
Munich, Madrid, Côte d´Azur

Knowledge & Proficiency:

Biotechnology
Biochips, biomedical topics

IT
Computing (SW, HW, semi conductors)
Telecommunications (GSM, UMTS, transmission technologies, devices)

Marketing & Sales
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
CRM
E-Business

Media & Communications
Movie & TV business (Disney, Constantin Film)
Games & toys (Lego, Harry Potter)
Website localization

Tourism & Travel
Hotels & wellness
Business travel & aircraft sharing
Tourist guides
Geography & architecture

Finance
Accounting & taxes
Financial results
Stock market

References:
Siemens AG, Geniom, Aventis, Bayer, Deutsche Telekom, SAP, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Habitat, LEGO, Seagate, Sol Melià, Mandarin Oriental Group, NetJet, Datastream, NetworkWorld, Carrier1, Disney Channel, Constantin Film, Vodafone, and many others