CURRICULUM  VITAE

 

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               D. R. Adams MIL MITI - Freelance Translator, German to English

 

Name :                                       David Adams

 

Date of birth:                            25th  February 1955

 

Address:                                    76B Northcote Road, London SW11 6QL

 

Telephone + Fax:                     020 7228 0513

 

Email:                                        d.r.adams@lineone.net

 

Education:                                Oundle School, Northamptonshire.

                                                   Salford University, Manchester.

 

Qualifications:                          - A-levels in Physics, Biology, Chemistry.

                                                   - B.Sc. Hons. in Applied Physics.

                                                   - IoL Diploma in Translation (1993) German to

                                                     English, specialised papers in Science and

                                                     Technology.

                                                   - Full member of IoL since May 1996

                                                   - Passed ITI membership exam in medical German

                                                      with Distinction 1999

 

Non-Translating Experience:  1 year teaching A-level physics at a Grammar school.

                                                   1980-1995 worked in the film industry, specialising in

                                                   Visual Effects. Last ten years of film work as a freelance Special Effects cameraman. Partner in a GmbH in Munich for 5 years 1986-1991.

 

Language Ability:                    Learnt German by experience: spent a total of 61/2 years working in Germany, returning to Britain in 1992.

 

Translating Experience:          Started freelance translation part-time 14 years ago with film scripts, film treatments and computer handbooks, from German to English; full-time freelance translator for the last 12 years. The last five years, specialising mainly in patent-related and medical texts.

 

Specialised Knowledge:           Patents; medical; wide range of scientific, engineering and technical subjects, including computing; film & photography; business and management; legal, particularly contracts.