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Last update: 02.01.2023

Professional Translator & Scientist

Company: Dr. Kathleen Trautwein – Professional Translations & Scientific Services
Graduation: Dr. rer. nat.
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Native or Bilingual) | English (Full Professional)

Attachments

Resume_KTrautwein_18Jan20.pdf

Skills

Versatile, results-driven professional with over 13 years of comprehensive experience in technical and scientific translations, R&D, and publishing/teaching. Bilingual expert in the Life Sciences and Technology with superb organization and project management skills. A professed communicator in German (native) and English (advanced professional proficiency) and adept in collaborating with all team members/stakeholders to achieve project and business objectives. Proven problem-solving and strong analytical thinking skills, a fast-learning curve and able to quickly adapt to evolving industry trends. A dedicated, detail-oriented and reliable professional with the drive and skill set to excel in a fast-paced environment and to make deliberate decisions that enhance the clients’ success and outreach.

• Bilingual German & English
• Excellent Verbal & Written Skills
• Professional Translations
• Life Science & Technology Expert
• Academic Writing
• Full Publication Life Cycle
• Academic Teaching
• Project Management
• Collaboration Management
• Organization Skills
• Technology savvy
• Reliable and Detail-Oriented

Project history

04/2018 - Present
Founder, Translator, Consultant
Dr. Kathleen Trautwein – Professional Translations & Scientific Services (Other, < 10 employees)

Global independent contractor for translations and scientific consulting (business registered in Germany)

Work areas in the last two years:
– Life Sciences (e.g., medical, pharmaceutical, clinical trials, SOPs, Safety Data Sheets) – Technology (IT and telecommunications, industrial manuals) – General, Business, and Marketing (e.g., correspondence, reports, products, marketing, website localization).

Clients include, e.g.:
– Sanofi-Aventis – Bio-Rad Laboratories – LifeOmic –Compounding Solutions – inkFrog – Hexaware – Harley-Davidson – Bird – Röhm – Gemcor – Axxonsoft – Sistematics

04/2012 - 03/2018
Senior Official in Research and Education
University of Oldenburg (Public service, 5000-10.000 employees)

Performed wide range of research, project management, administration, teaching, data analysis and publishing responsibilities that directly benefitted the success and outreach of the research unit and the university. Supervised successful completion of 15+ BSc, MSc and doctoral theses. Maintained a highly productive research unit. Pivotal in successfully securing on-going competitive external funding. Managed successful industry collaboration. Selected representative at high profile conferences.


04/2012 - 03/2018
Guest Scientist
MPI for Marine Microbiology (Other, 50-250 employees)

Collaboration and project management


11/2006 - 12/2011
Doctoral thesis
University of Oldenburg (Public service, 5000-10.000 employees)

Obtained Doctorate of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) with highest honors (summa cum laude). Published four first author research papers and one book chapter in high-ranking journals in my the field during my Ph.D. Supervised and managed several BSc and MSc projects to successful completion.

10/2000 - 10/2006
Diploma thesis (Biology)
FSU Jena (Public service, 5000-10.000 employees)

Awarded with two academic stays abroad due to excellent study records: 2003–04 at University of York (York, UK) and 2005 at NCSU (Raleigh, USA). Obtained Diploma in Biology (Dipl. Biol.) with “excellent” grade (top 5%) in the specialization areas microbiology, biochemistry, and genetics


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