Formerly employed as a software engineer specializing in scientific and engineering applications, I coded primarily C++ and Perl under Linux. On March 31, 2008, I obtained a permit to live and work in Düsseldorf as a freelance technical translator. Recently, I have been translating various types of documents using primarily the translation memory tool WordFast Pro 3 version 3.4.14.
On the natural language front, I've passed the Goethe-Institute's Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung at CEFR level C2. I've also studied French for a couple of years, but never acquired much proficiency with it. Some day I'd like to master that language.