Formerly employed as a software engineer specializing in scientific and engineering applications, I coded primarily C++ and Perl under Linux. On March 31, 2008, I obtained a permit to live and work in Düsseldorf as a freelance technical translator. Recently, I have been translating various types of documents using primarily the translation memory tool WordFast Pro 3 version 3.4.14.

On the natural language front, I've passed the Goethe-Institute's Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung at CEFR level C2. I've also studied French for a couple of years, but never acquired much proficiency with it. Some day I'd like to master that language.

Please also see my German Wikipedia and English WikiSource user pages.

Userboxes - This user is a translator from {{{1}}} to English on Wikipedia:Translation. en This user is a native speaker of the English language. de-4 Dieser Benutzer hat Deutschkenntnisse auf muttersprachlichem Niveau. fr-1 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français. This user is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University This user attends or attended the University of Pittsburgh.

My objectives vis-à-vis Wikipedia are to

• make German language articles available to anglophone readers,
• acquire experience and exposure translating material from German into U.S. English, and
• learn new things.