Translator to American English; Technical and Medical Writer
Specializing in the translation of documents in the fields of
medical technology and devices; general medicine; pharmaceuticals;
electrical, mechanical and nuclear engineering
and
patents and trademarks relating to the above fields
Translator from Slavic, Germanic and Baltic Languages
Specializing in:
Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Czech
German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Lithuanian
Other Languages I have translated professionally from:
French, Spanish, Italian
EXPERIENCE
Full-time independent translator in the U.S.A. and Europe for nearly 40 years (since 1972). Clients include law firms, pharmaceutical companies, medical research institutes, the health-care industry, general industry, educational institutions, government agencies and select translation companies. Scope of projects completed ranges from single-page abstracts and multi-page patents and journal articles to complete books. First published translation (from Danish): 1972 ("Anesthetic Apparatus Leakages: A Possible Pollution Source," ACTA ANAESTH. SCAND., 17, 1972, pp. 1-7).
Medical translator (independent contractor) for the U.S. National Institutes of Health
Served for 20 years, during the Cold War, as an independent contractor for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, translating sci-tech material to English from Danish, German, Norwegian, Russian and Swedish (metallurgy, nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and information technology)
Translator/translation contractor in 1991-92 for the U.S. visits of Mikhail Gorbachev and Eduard Shevardnadze
Former Editor of Russian-to-English translations and Translator for a major U.S. Government contract, Linguistic Systems, Inc.
Former Instructor in Danish, Berlitz Language Schools
Former scientific-support-services manager, Harvard College Observatory (now Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Former metallurgical process engineer/manager, Hebrew proofreader, (art and architectural bronze), McGann Bronze
EDUCATION / CREDENTIALS
B.A., English / Linguistics; M.A., Russian / Slavic Linguistics, Teaching Fellow (Boston College). Graduate study, Graduate Assistant, English Department, Boston University. Certificate of Proficiency in Danish (University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet)). Graduate study at the Slavic Institute, University of Copenhagen
Certified Translator (CT), from Russian to English, the American Translators Association
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Life Member, American Translators Association
Member, American Medical Writers Association
CONTACT
E-mail: RobertTCreutz@comcast.net
Tel.:
(+1) 781 331 1722
Fax:
(+1) 781 335 4642
P.O. Box 490, S. Weymouth, MA 02190, USA