Clare Jones-Fersch

Freelance translator, proofreader and copy writer (using Transit NXT, SDL Trados Studio, MemoQ, InDesign CS6) Clients comprise small to medium-sized businesses and key language service providers across Germany and the UK Areas of Expertise: Machine & plant engineering Wind energy Military & defense Automotive IT and consumer appliances

Lead translator and proofreader for key accounts in the defense and wind energy sectors. Translation and proofreading of technical specifications, technical documentation, technical manuals, software, and user documentation into English (US/UK) using Trados Studio. Translation of master data using Transit NXT. Project management of translation projects. Terminology management for key accounts in the automotive and defense sectors. Mentoring and project-specific onboarding of new translators.

Translation and proofreading of requirements specifications and technical documentation for OEMs into English using Transit NXT. Translation and proofreading of user guides and marketing/customer-orientated text types using SDL Trados Studio and Transit NXT. Terminology work and management for key accounts from the automotive industry.

Translation and proofreading of whitepapers, fact sheets, corporate marketing material, website content, etc. using Across. Independent development and translation of marketing material and website content. DTP for company brochures, corporate publications, marketing material, etc. using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. Website content management and its translation. Database management

Translation and proofreading of project tenders, reports, official documents, presentations, fact sheets, official correspondence and marketing material (German to English). Translation and proofreading of publications written in cooperation with GIZ, EPOS, WHO and Global Fund. DTP of project reports, publications and marketing material for professional printing. Bilingual support to project managers in project acquisition and implementation. Day-to-day office tasks.

Translation and proofreading of all English correspondance, marketing material, information sheets, presentations and official documents (German to English). Administration of the short courses for the Master programme in International Health. Consultant for international students/course participants.

Translation and proofreading of presentations, marketing material, university agreements and all official correspondence and reports (> English). Development and translation of unified marketing material and course brochures for all 13 faculties using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. Consultant for international post graduates. Translation and content management/development of website using TYPO3 CMS. Event management

Technical Translation (Medicine and Software Localisation) Thesis: On the creation of a multilingual terminology database for maternal health terminology: practical and theoretical considerations