About Me
Nationality
US-American and Swiss
Mother tongues
English, German, Swiss-GermanFurther language skills
French (fluent) and Italian (basic)Education
M.A., English Linguistics & LiteratureUniversity of Basel, Switzerland
- Final grade: 1 (summa cum laude)
- Focus: translation studies; media discourse; language of advertizing; intercultural communication
M.A., Contemporary History
University of Basel, Switzerland
- Final grade: 1.5 (cum laude)
- Focus: US economy, society and politics; oil and renewable energies; the Cold War
Semester abroad
University of California, Berkeley, USAFocus: Public speaking; American history
Work experience abroad
Tahoe, California, USASki resort, customer services (two winter seasons)
Professional development
DTT Seminar, Cologne, "Finanzberichte nach IFRS/DRS:
Eine Einführung für Übersetzer und Terminologen", Terminology of IFRS Financial Reports,
November 2009 (multi-day)
Cologne University of Applied Sciences, International Summer School, Banking and Finance Translation Workshop,
July 2008 (multi-day)
