HANS P. LEANDER
19657 Villa Dr N
Southfield, MI 48076
Tel: 248-569-8127    Fax: 248-569-5222
E-mail: hansleander@ieee.org

TRANSLATOR/TERMINOLOGIST

English to Swedish (native language)      Full time

TRANSLATION

Specializing in the following fields:

•	technical
•	engineering
•	natural sciences
•	manufacturing
•	medical equipment
•	computers
•	software localization	EDITING

Knowledge and experience in most fields*

Experienced editor

* Covered most fields as a standards manager and terminology expert (see “Employment” on page 2)	TEST EVALUATION

Evaluation of translation and editing tests

	TERMINOLOGY/
GLOSSARIES

Development and review of terminology and glossaries 

	

Reliability    Timeliness    Quality

TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE

Over 10 years as a free-lance translator with, i.a., the following translation agencies:

aLanguageBank, New York, NY
ASET, Arlington, VA
Berkeley Scientific Translations, Berkeley, CA
ComNet International, Westlake Village, CA
Corporate Translation Services, Vancouver, WA
Eriksen Translations, Brooklyn, NY 
Euronet Languages Services, New York, NY
ForeignExchange Translations, Providence, RI
Foreign Language Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
Harvard Translations, Boston, MA
InterNation, New York, NY
International Communications By Design,
	Milwaukee, WI
International Languages Services,
	Minneapolis, MN
International Word Factory, San Diego, CA
Intex, West Hollywood, CA
InWords, Austin, TX
KERN Corporation, New York, NY
Language Consultants, Wellesley Hills, MA
Language Intelligence, Rochester, NY
Language Services Associates,
	Willow Grove, PA
Liaison Multilingual, Englewood, CO
Linguistic Systems, Cambridge, MA
Linx Connexions, Ardsley, NY
Lionbridge, Boulder, CO
Multilingua, Coral Gables, FL
Okada & Sellin, Berkeley, CA
Professional Translating Services, Miami, FL
PTI Global, Portland, OR
Scandinavian Translators, Richland, WA
Transtar International, Clinton Township, MI
University of Miami Translation Services,
	Miami, FL

Member of the American Translators Association
(Swedish accreditation NOT available yet)

Equipment/software

Pentium III PC, cable modem, Microsoft Office 2000 Professional, Déjà Vu (Translation Memory Program).

EMPLOYMENT

1/90 – 2/91	Database Consultant – developed advanced journal management database system for previous employer (IEEE; see below)

7/81 – 12/89	Journal Manager – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), 
		New York, NY

Managed a journal – PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE – that features advanced, peer-reviewed papers by leading engineers in the computer and electrical fields.

10/79 – 3/81	Terminology Expert – Swedish Center for Technical Terminology, Stockholm, Sweden

Issued recommendations to industry, government, and organizations regarding the use
of technical and general terminology. Managed major glossary development projects.

11/72 – 6/77	Standards Manager – Swedish Standards Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Managed Swedish National Standards Programs in technical and nontechnical fields.  Participated in international projects and meetings.

1/70 – 8/71	Standards Engineer – Alfa Laval, Tumba, Sweden

11/66 – 12/69	Components/Parts Engineer – ASEA (now ABB), Västerås, Sweden

EDUCATION

Mar 1981	Bachelor of Arts – Economics – Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Nov 1973	Business Administration – Hermods Educational Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

May 1966	Telecommunications Engineer – Härnösand Technical College, Härnösand, Sweden.