Sebastian Witte, born in 1975
- Sebastian obtained a degree in translation from Cologne University of Applied Sciences (1997-2002)
- Main languages English and Spanish, native in German, third foreign language Portuguese
- Examined in the fields of Business and Technology (English) and Law and Technology (Spanish), translating both into and out of the foreign languages
- Spent a semester abroad at the University of Barcelona (Universidad Autónoma, 1999/2000)
Degree: Graduate Translator for English and Spanish, overall grade 1.7 (equivalent to B+ in the U.S.)
Following
graduation, Sebastian moved to Bielefeld and was involved, as an
in-house translator, with a well-known medium-sized company in the
metal
construction industry,
in translating documents such as articles of association from
English into German.
Since
then, he has gained extensive experience in translating and editing
in his specialist fields.
He
has regularly taken part in continuing professional development by
attending training days arranged for members by the BDÜ (German
Association of Translators and Interpreters), as well as by reading
technical literature.
Thrown in as an extra for you, in order to achieve a particularly high technical and stylistic quality, 95% of the German to English translation jobs that we handle involve mutual quality assurance practices (2nd pair of eyes).
What this means in practice is:
- Translation performed by Astrid, who is a native speaker of the target language
- Editing performed by Sebastian, a native speaker of the source language, comparing the translation with your original document
- Final round of monolingual proofreading of the resulting text by Astrid.
If you place an order with us, you can be sure that the translation you receive will be:
- Technically accurate
- Executed with care
- Stylistically appropriate
- Completed on time
- True to the original layout
- Terminologically consistent in the case of specializations that require it, in particular law, intellectual property and financial reporting (i.e. every specialist term repeatedly occurring and having the same meaning in the context will be translated in the same way).