JKL TRANSLATIONS BERLIN
Katrin Zimmermann
Freelance translator and conference interpreter for Chinese, English and German since 2005, assistant lecturer for interpreting Chinese-German at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz/Germersheim.
A native German speaker, I was exposed to English from an early age and lived and worked in China and England for more than four years. I am a certified translator and interpreter for Chinese, English and German and member of the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ) and the Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD).
Education:
2002 M.A. in Sinology and English Literature, University of Tübingen
2004 MA in Translation and Interpreting Chinese-English, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Preferred areas of expertise
-Renewable Energies/Environment/Climate
-Development Policy/Human Rights
-Industry
Interpreting assignments at conferences, trade fairs, press conferences, product trainings and plant tours for Siemens AG, Johnson Controls, the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Welthungerhilfe et al.
Translations for the European Patent Office, Federation of German Industries (BDI) et al.
Organisation and management of advanced level interpreting courses for Chinese at Mainz University in Germersheim as well as the German Cultural Centre in Taipei.
(References upon
request).