PROFILE 

·   1985 - 1992 Studies at the University of the Saarland (Germany), graduate translator for Russian and English, specialized in Technology;
Master thesis on terminological entry structures

·   1992 - 1997 Freelance translator, interpreter and terminologist

·   1997 - 2005 Employee at Audi Akademie GmbH in Ingolstadt (Germany) with the following areas of responsibility:

    Terminology, Customer Service, Quality Management

·   Since 2005 Freelance provider of dbterm terminology services

·   Trados trainer since 2005

·   Across Certified Consultant since 2009

                       SERVICES

Consulting for Tools and Technology

·   Terminology management programs
·   Terminology extraction tools and services
·   Electronic dictionaries
·   Machine translation systems
·   Interfaces (translation memory systems, content management systems, authoring tools)

Terminology Concepts

·   Definition of term bank structures, of roles, rights and input models
·   Process definition and documentation for the complete terminology process

Practical Terminology Work

·   Setting up terminology databases
·   Analysis of terminology stock at hand
·   Transfer of legacy data
·   Merging and consolidating terminological data
·   Terminology extraction
·   Terminology input and import
·   Conversions from other formats
·   Terminology maintenance
·   Exports and provision in other formats

Quality Assurance

·   Terminology validation and maintenance
·   Terminology consistency checks (between terminology data, translation memories and other sources)
·   Clearing up translation memories

Project Management

·   Implementation of defined terminology processes
·   Support of terminological master theses
·   Organization, support and realization of terminology projects
·   Setting up and supervision of terminology circles

Workshops

·   Preparation, execution and moderation of terminology workshops

Training

·   Introduction to terminology work
·   SDL Trados (MultiTerm, MultiTerm Administrator, MultiTerm Convert, MultiTerm Extract)
·   Across

          CUSTOMERS AND REFERENCES

·  AUDI AG, Ingolstadt (Germany)
·  Audi Akademie GmbH, Ingolstadt (Germany)
·  BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Schrobenhausen (Germany)
·  Continental AG, Hanover (Germany)
·  EditorNetwork Medien GmbH, Munich (Germany)
·  Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Munich (Germany)
·  KRONES AG, Neutraubling (Germany)
·  Knorr-Bremse Group, Munich (Germany)
·  SDL Trados Technologies, Stuttgart (Germany)
·  Sprachen & Dolmetscherinstitut, Munich (Germany)
·  TermNet International Network for Terminology, Vienna (Austria)
·  VALIAL Solution GmbH, Ilmmuenster (Germany)
·  viaLanguage, Portland (USA)

                  LINKS

"Terminology to suit the master plan" by Diana Braendle and Wolfgang Zenk, tcworld April 2010

                CONTACT

dbterm
terminology services
Diana Braendle
Maria-in-der-Au 5
85053 Ingolstadt
Germany
Tel:        +49 (0) 8459 - 332 99 46
Fax:       +49 (0) 8459 - 332 99 47
Mobile:   +49 (0) 1520 - 171 17 90
e-mail:    info@dbterm.de
Internet:  http://www.dbterm.de/