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Linguistic consultant specializing in linguistic analysis, translation, and film subtitling for English and German audiences.
GermanyWhat I'm looking for
I’m a linguistic consultant and analyst who translates nuance into clear, high-quality language outcomes. I’ve supported AI- and TTS-driven dialogue work by analyzing generated conversations, identifying what linguistically “fits,” and producing accurate transcriptions and written language representations.
Across DeepL, film translation/editing, and client training, I focus on explicit context, traceable assumptions, and language coherence for the intended audience. With a Master of Arts in Linguistics and long-running language consulting experience, I bring reliability, attention to detail, and a strong quality mindset to every project.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Linguistic Consultant
Productive Playhouse
Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Analyzes generated dialogues using projected personas, including identifying and transcribing their impact. Examines how sonant words in audio clips align with text passages and evaluates generated dialogue quality via TTS.
Language Consultant
Freelancer
Jul 1997 - Present (29 years)
Edits and subtitles film material for North American English and European German-speaking audiences. Performs transcription and provides linguistic guidance for text, film, and audio to match the intended idea and context.
Documents how assumptions influence translation outcomes and provides context and justification for conclusions. Analyzes source text and translations by identifying and listing assumptions used to reach a translation.
Sociolinguist
Defined Crowd Corporation
May 2019 - Jul 2019 (2 months)
Identified AI transcription errors within a predefined typology and reviewed splits and alignment errors in text captions. Analyzed American English colloquialisms and reviewed syntactical structure annotations.
Language Advisor|Translator
DeNada Films
Sep 2002 - Nov 2002 (2 months)
Translated original German film scripts into new English text and refined them to match the director’s desired final script. Delivered final translated text using Final Draft and coordinated input from English speakers across cultural backgrounds.
Language Preceptor
Self-Employed
Jun 1997 - Aug 2002 (5 years 2 months)
Trained companies in Business English, including support for computer-assisted re-training. Formulated curricula aligned to company objectives.
New Accounts Representative
Charles Schwab Corporation
Oct 1995 - Jun 1997 (1 year 8 months)
Translated foreign account documents from German into English and created a product seminar for colleagues to support future customers. Established accounts including educational, retirement, estate, and international accounts.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Michigan
Master of Arts in Linguistics, Linguistics
Earned a Master of Arts in Linguistics at the University of Michigan (completed May 1992).
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies Fellow, Graduate Studies
1990 - 1992
Served as a Fellow with the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (Sep 1990–May 1992).
Gallaudet University
Research, American Sign Language Linguistics
Conducted research on the phonological facets of American Sign Language at Gallaudet University (June–September 1991).
Philipps-Universität Marburg
European Study Program, European Studies
1988 - 1989
Participated in a European Study Program at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Aug 1988–Sep 1989).
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Location
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