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Expert in: Science & Technology     [See all profiles]
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
Multilingual chemical engineer and ecologist provides translating, editing, and teaching services in all aspects of science and technology
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Degrees

B.Sc. 1956 Sir George Williams (now Concordia) University, Montreal, Quebec: Chemistry, biology.
B.A. 1960 Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario: Chemistry, English, German.
M.A. 1973 California State University, Fullerton, California: German
M.A. 1977 California State University, Fullerton, California: Linguistics, library science.
ADDITIONAL GRADUATE STUDIES:
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California: Chemistry
Graduate Record Exam 99th percentile in science
Free University, Berlin, Germany: Chemistry, political science
Kenyatta University College, Nairobi, Kenya: Ecology
University of California, Irvine, California: Certificate in Investment Real Estate

My Expert Service

Customized teaching, tutoring, translating and editing services in the natural and biological sciences, particularly ecology, chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering.

Experience & Qualifications

1955-56 Chemical Developments of Canada, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec: Junior chemist (dyestuffs)
1956-59 Union Oil Company of California, Alviso, California: Chemical engineer (petroleum)
1959-61 Allied Chemical Corp., San Francisco, California: Salesman
1961-62 Lonza AG, Visp, Switzerland: Chemical engineer (nitrate explosives, fertilizer, carbide)
1962-67 Chemisches Zentralblatt, German Chemists’ Association (GDCh), Berlin, Germany: Scientific editor
1967-69 IBM France, La Gaude & Nice, France: Technical writer
1970-74 Varian Data Machines, Irvine, California: Senior technical writer
1974- Self-employed independent real-estate broker and investor, part time teaching, tutoring, translating, editing, writing, property management, sales, customer service, telemarketing (Newport Beach and Beverly Hills, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Providence, Rhode Island)
2001- Semi-retired having temporary positions with agencies in Providence, Kent & Bristol Counties for many different assignments in various departments of Brown University, Roger Williams University, several at Textron Financial Corporation and at Rhode Island Hospital, as well as for others such as Tyco, Davol, Rhode Island State Government, and Samsonite covering a wide range of office, call center and sales tasks, translating, technical writing, scientific research and data entry.
Also:
1962-87 Chemical Abstracts Service, American Chemical Society, Columbus, Ohio: Outside abstractor & translator.
1962-67 Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California: West Berlin “stringer” correspondent
1976-77 Verlag Chemie (now Wiley-VCH), Weinheim, Germany: Translator of the Liquid Crystals Handbook
2002-2003 DeWolf Chemical, East Providence, Rhode Island: Chemical sales contract
2002-2006 Compiled 38-language technical dictionary, now out for peer-review and publication.
2006- Trusted Translations, Inc., McLean, Virginia: Outside translator & editor

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Chemical Society, German Chemists’ Association (GDCh), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, American Birding Association, American Ornithological Union, Sociedad Española de Ornitologia

Available Modes Of Communication

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