Working languages:
German to English
English to German

Nicola Heine
Expertise in engineering and agriculture

Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Local time: 10:39 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: English (Variants: US, British, UK) Native in English, German (Variants: Austrian, Germany) Native in German
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Transcreation, Native speaker conversation
Expertise
Specializes in:
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.History
Art, Arts & Crafts, PaintingMusic
Education / PedagogyPhilosophy
Construction / Civil EngineeringEnergy / Power Generation
Medical: PharmaceuticalsMaterials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
KudoZ activity (PRO) Questions answered: 1
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 5
Experience Years of experience: 23. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to German (Technische Universität Berlin)
German to English (Technische Universität Berlin)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Frontpage, MateCat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, LaTeX, Powerpoint, Smartcat
Professional practices Nicola Heine endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Professional objectives
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Build or grow a translation team
  • Get help on technical issues / improve my technical skills
  • Help or teach others with what I have learned over the years
Bio
Nicola Heine


Professional native bilingual German/English translator specialising in music, literature, education and the arts.

Education

1995/96 to 2002 - studied musicology, comparative literature and communication studies at Berlin Technical University

Employment History


2001 to 2003 - taught English and German as a foreign language at the Volkshochschule Hohenschönhausen/Lichtenberg



2001 to present - freelance translator, proofreader and interpreter; private teacher of English and German



2001 to 2008 - taught music history, theory and aesthetics at Datenklang School of Sound Design in Berlin



2008 to 2013 - freelance artist and project manager in the field of classical music


I have been working as a freelance interpreter and translator since 2001, specialising in music, literature, education and the arts.



I am a native speaker of both German and English and have a working knowledge of French, Spanish and some Turkish.


Selected translations:

Just out!  Daniel Zomparelli: "Die Welt ist schlecht und du bist echt unausstehlich". Albino Verlag, 2018.




Other translations:

David McConnell: „Ehrenmord in Amerika - Hass und Begehren unter Männern“. Bruno Gmünder Verlag, 2015.

Tanja Romanazzi: "Fifth Element: Mud – Effective Mud Management For Paddocks And Trails". Radionik Verlag, 2015.

Werner Jank: „Didaktik – Bildung – Content. On the Writings of Frede V. Nielsen on Didaktik and Bildung” - Vortrag für das 2013 Symposium der International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education

Michael Lavocah: „Tango-Geschichten: Was die Musik erzählt“. Milonga Press, 2013.

Ida Casaburi: „The Seductive Call". Kalliope Paperbacks, 2014.
Gary Indiana: "Andy Warhol oder: Der Siegeszug der Suppendose". Albino Verlag, 2016.

Keywords: german, english, music, literature, art, education, philosophy, politics, history, social science


Profile last updated
Mar 15



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