Member since Sep '13

Working languages:
English to German
Spanish to German
French to German
German to English
German to Spanish

Christina Kolb
Conference Interpreter & Translator

Germany
Local time: 21:39 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: German Native in German
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Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes - Günther Grass
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
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Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Textiles / Clothing / FashionFood & Drink
Automotive / Cars & TrucksTransport / Transportation / Shipping
MarketingTourism & Travel
Business/Commerce (general)Finance (general)
General / Conversation / Greetings / LettersSports / Fitness / Recreation

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KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 56, Questions answered: 35, Questions asked: 55
Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, PayPal, Visa
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Translation education Master's degree - Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck
Experience Years of experience: 14. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2013. Became a member: Sep 2013.
Credentials English to German (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, verified)
German to Spanish (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, verified)
German to English (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, verified)
Spanish to German (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, verified)
Spanish (Universität Innsbruck, verified)


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Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
CV/Resume CV available upon request
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Bio

A professional conference interpreter and marketing/finance/technical translator in the four-nation boarder region of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Germany. I offer tailor-made language services for your language-related needs: If you are looking for the cheapest option, I am not it. But if your main criteria is top-notch quality and a highly personalized service, you are at the right place.


Fields of specialization


INTERPRETATION

 + Simultaneous/Whispering (from English/ Spanish/ French into German only) + Consecutive (English <> German, Spanish <> German, French <> German) + Liaison/Community Interpreting (English <> German, Spanish <> German, French <> German) + Voice-over (from English-Spanish-French into German only)

 

TRANSLATION

Business

+ Stock exchange reports, balance sheets, quarterly/ financial/ consolidated reports, profit and loss statements, audits, banking reports, newspaper articles, in-house notifications, financial analysis, company descriptions, ratings, conference records and documentation, preparatory documentation, power point presentations, B-2-B communication

Technology

+ Training programs, programming and repair of painting robots for the automobile industry, customer reviews, technical reviews and articles, websites, manuals and product descriptions for a leading power tool and chainsaw producer 

Marketing & Market Research

+ Publicity, promotion and information material (posters, flyers, leaflets, brochures), website translation and language-related maintenance, marketing analysis, market studies, surveys, polls, etc.                                                              

Sports
+ Sport news, descriptive and instructive material, etc. I have a very strong personal background in the sports industry. Besides being a paragliding and a ski- and snowboard instructor I also passionately practice climbing and go on alpine tours. Moreover I can look back on a solid personal experience with running, swimming, kayaking, rafting, yoga, Wing Tsun, Chi Kung and Feldenkrais and with general fitness workouts as well as cardio-training.

Politics

+ Articles, essays, books and reports on geopolitics, international relations, political science, history, etc. + EU-related material: reports, communications, notifications and newspaper articles about the most current EU-related topics (membership and member states, policies, guidelines and decisions, CAP, CFP, TEN-T, ECOFIN and Eurogroup, etc.)

Tourism, gastronomy & fashion

+ Hotel and tourism department websites, booklets on culture and travel, restaurant guides, menus, recipes, guidebooks, codes of conduct, manuals and descriptive catalogues for food & beverages, perfumes, functional, technical and fashion clothing 


Experience

I have been working as a full-time freelance translator and interpreter since I have finished my Masters degree in conference interpreting at the University of Innsbruck in October 2013. Some of my end clients have been: 

 

·       Accel

·       Aigle International

·       Anne Fontaine

·       Bally

·       Bear Grylls Survival Store

·       Bing Health and Fitness

·       Birla Carbon

·       Blue Hive

·       Citadines Hotels

·       Coretech, a division of WPP 2005 Ltd

·       Diageo

·       Die Allianz

·       Dubai Tourism (DTCM)

·       Dürr

·       Footlocker

·       Ford

·       Gategroup

·       Geneva Tourism, City of Geneva

·       General Electrics

·       GfK Custom Research

·       Haier Apps

·       ITEC Business Centre China

·       International Olympic Committee

·       Karl Lagerfeld

·       Knorr

·       La Pataterie

·       Larsson & Jennings

·       L'Écomusée d'Alsace

·       Leo Burnett (France)

·       L'Occitane

·       London Business School

·       Maison Margiela

·       Makeable

·       MANE

·       Manor

·       Montanaro Investment Company

·       Morgan Stanley

·       MSCI

·       MSL Group Germany

·       Musée Olympique Lauseanne

·       Oanda

·       Oregon

·       Primark

·       Sarenza

·       SC Johnson and Sons Inc.

·       Stadt Nürnberg, Tramway

·       Starwood Hotels

·       Tesla

·       Teslaco

·       The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. – NYC

·       The North Face

·       Third Channel Production Company

·       Tiffany

·       Timberland

·       TNS Sofres

·       tve

·       Vice

·       Visa Inc.

·       Word Press

·       Westin Hotels

·       Webedia



Please get in touch to find the perfect solution for your project

Per e-mail: [email protected] 

Per phone: 0043 650 2851367


This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 60
PRO-level pts: 56


Top languages (PRO)
German to Spanish18
English to German14
Spanish to German12
German to English8
French to German4
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Bus/Financial14
Tech/Engineering12
Other8
Art/Literary6
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Other8
Finance (general)8
Accounting4
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