About Linda Gaus

Linda L. Gaus
2101 Statute Lane
Vienna, VA 22181

Telephone/Fax: 703-281-1831

E-mail: maddocsllc@verizon.net

EDUCATION

May 1995                    Ph.D. in German, University of
                                    California, Berkeley

June 1990                    M.A. in German, University of
                                    California, Berkeley

1987 – 1988                DAAD/Fulbright Fellowship at the Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germany

May 1987                    B.A. with Honors, German Studies, Haverford College, Haverford, PA

                                    Elected to Phi Beta Kappa

 
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

1995-Present               Freelance translator (German-English), technical writer, technical and developmental editor of computer books

2000-2002                  Computer Teacher, Trocki Hebrew
                                    Academy of Atlantic County

1998-99                       Adjunct Assistant Professor of German, the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

1996-97                       Adjunct Assistant Professor of Humanities, New York University, School of Continuing Education

Summer 1995              Computer Consultant to the Department of German, University of California, Berkeley

1991-95                       Instructor, Interdisciplinary Studies 110/110L, Introduction to Microcomputers, University of California, Berkeley

1988-92                       Graduate Student Instructor, Department of German, University of California, Berkeley

TRANSLATION PROJECTS

(ALL GERMAN-ENGLISH)

Company-internal procedural instructions for German supplier of motors and turbines

Web page for movento GmbH (German CRM consulting company)

Technical documentation for major German manufacturer of stacker cranes and other warehousing equipment (lead translator for all projects; in charge of terminology management for this client)

Annual/quarterly financial reports and audit reports for various German, Swiss, and Austrian companies

Advertising/sales materials for major German manufacturer of computer input devices

Web page and marketing information for Swiss pension fund

Risk assessment reports and supporting documentation for major German industrial group

Sales/marketing information for major Swiss manufacturer of laser and water jet cutting systems

Trade-journal articles, user documentation, help files for major German manufacturer of CAN software

Consultant’s report about "intelligent” shopping cart system for use in German and Swiss retail locations

Web page for Hellwach (Swiss provider of translations/adaptations)

“Storyboards” for Vodafone training modules

Technical articles for company publications of various major German companies (Siemens, DaimlerChrysler, etc.)

Training materials for proprietary CAD application

System description and user manual for television encryption system (software and hardware)

Extensive online help file for multi-purpose alarm software

Selected as one of 15 translators worldwide for the Pauly Localization Project. (Translation of Der Neue Pauly, the renowned 20-volume encyclopedia of Greco-Roman antiquity, from German to English).

Maxon Cinema 4D 6.0 by Arndt von Koenigsmarck. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2001. (Computer trade book published in the U.S. about complex 3D modeling software)

“Image brochure” and product brochures for a German manufacturer of HVAC systems.

Press releases, product brochures, and in-house magazine for a German vacuum products company

Documentation of IT projects underway at various banks and insurance companies

215-slide PowerPoint training course about Microsoft product licensing

Set of contracts for computer programming/data processing services

Press releases for manufacturer of surgical microscopes, manufacturer of GIS equipment

Marketing study of German tea market

Web page text, catalog copy, and product assembly instructions for TopDeq (European office products company)

Two reports about eProcurement and eFulfillment (corporate travel marketing)

A highly technical IT report by Diebold Deutschland

 Homepages fuer Fortgeschrittene (Homepages for Experts) by Johann-Christian Hanke. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2001.

JavaScript fuer Einsteiger (JavaScript for Beginners) by Martin Baier. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2001.

E-Mail mit Outlook Express 5 (E-Mail with Outlook Express 5) by Johann-Christian Hanke. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2000.

Modell für den unipolaren Verarmungstransistor (Model for a Unipolar Depletion Transistor) by Lutz Göhler. Promotionsarbeit translated for Infineon Technologies, Munich, Germany.

Start ins Internet (Get Going with the Internet) by Torben Kjaer. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2000.

Nutze das Internet Optimal (Make the Most Out of the Internet) by Torben Kjaer. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2000.

Word 2000 für Einsteiger (Get Going with Word 2000) by Johann-Christian Hanke. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2000.

Excel 2000 für Einsteiger (Get Going with Excel 2000) by Palle Gronbek. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2000.

Windows-Tuning mit der Registry (Windows Tuning with the Registry) by André Moritz. Hornbek, Denmark: KnowWare, 2000.

Unsere Katze: Gesund durch Homoepathie (Your Healthy Cat: Homeopathic Medicines for Common Feline Ailments) by H.G. Wolff, D.V.M. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1991.

Please note that I have also completed numerous smaller jobs for clients around the world; the projects listed above are representative of the larger jobs I have undertaken.

COMPUTER SKILLS/SOFTWARE

I am familiar with all major word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs and many other commonly-sold computer applications (Adobe Acrobat, graphics programs such as PaintShop Pro, etc.).  At the moment, I work on a Pentium 4 PC with Trados Freelance 7.5, Star Transit XV, and SDLX 2006 Professional.

OUTPUT

Daily output: 2500-3000 words, depending on difficulty of text

Weekly output: 12,500-15,000 words, depending on difficulty of text

 REFERENCES

Available upon request.