About me

Hello, I’m
Professional Freelance Translator

Your trustworthy translation partner. I will help you to break any communication barriers with your customers in German, English and French languages.
Translation - Editing - Proofreading - Transcription - VO -
my services

and
grow your business.

Translation is not only words! It's a marketing force! Hiring me means: Your messages are purely delivered!
my featured skills

I’m using
software applications

I'm a professional user of the software applications listed below:
SDL Trados 2019
100%
memoQ 9.3
95%
MS Office Suite 2019
100%
Adobe Creative Cloud
90%

Education

Applied Linguistics
Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff
Sep 2019 - Present
PhD, in Progress
Translation Studies
Universität Hamburg - Hamburg
Sep 2006 - Jun 2009
Master Degree, Graduated with a GPA of 3.71/4
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
University of Erlangen - Nuremberg
Sep 1998 - Dec 2002
Bachelor Degree, Graduated with a GPA of 3.46/4

Experience

Freelance Translator
Self-employed, Worldwide
Mar 2003 - Present
Translated more than One Million words as a trilingual linguist (German, English and French).
Fields of Expertise: Literature, Legal, Medical, Technical, Entertainment
Training Coordinator
Bombardier Transportation, New York
June 2010 - Dec 2015
Responsible for for delivering training, coordinating training logistics, developing training schedules, keeping course content current, maintaining documentation (through Document Control System), revising/writing operating manuals, and reviewing/evaluating outside instructors and their training material.
French Language Tutor
Phorms Education, Heilbronn
Oct 2008 - Jan 2010
Planning, preparing and delivering lessons in French language for beginners and intermediate levels.
Helping pupils improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills via individual and group sessions.
testimonials

What my clients said...

I worked with Elias several times and I am satisfied with his output. Quick response, fast delivery and high quality translations. Thanks Elias!
Maria Eliott
Project Manager at Outhas Ltd.
I recommend Elias for any Voice Over tasks, his voice is too professional for such tasks, he will be always our number one recorder!
Sonja Becker
Producer at MediaLife ET
My manager is impressed by your translation, he said, it's much attractive than the source itself! I appreciate your help.
Dave Lohan
Secretary at Mediatec
Elias! You are our favorite linguist! Thanks for being always available to help.
Angelika Muller
CEO and Co Founder at True Language Services
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Are you ready to

I’m always interested in hearing about new projects and opportunities.
You can tell me about the problems you are trying to solve. I'd love to listen and see if there's anything I can do to help you.
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+1 (443) 273-1404‬
elias@eliasziegler.com
1189 Dye Street, Chandler, AZ 85226