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My CV

| Personal |
| Born 1956, single, no children. Good health, non-smoker, vegetarian, relatively sober. Presentable, calm and easy to get on with. Driver's license, crane certificate and forklift truck certificate. Clean criminal record. |
| Education |
| 1973 |
(Equivalent to) Grammar school, Købmagergade Skole, Fredericia. |
| 1978 |
Smith, ER Industri A/S. |
| 1984-89 |
Higher Preparatory Examination, VUC, Fredericia. |
| 1989-92 |
Studied German at the Open University, Jysk Åbent Universitet. |
| 1994 |
Commercial correspondent (German), Southern Denmark Business School. |
| 1995 |
Commercial correspondent (English), Southern Denmark Business School. |
| 1997 |
Specialised Language Diploma + BA (English), Southern Denmark Business School. |
| 2000 |
Specialised Language Diploma (German), University of Southern Denmark. |
| Courses attended |
| 1978-84 |
Various courses at the Home Guard. |
| 1981 |
Pipe welding course, Vejle Technical School. |
| 1993 |
2 modules of a technical college training: Quality control and business economics, Fredericia-Middelfart Technical School. |
| 1993-94 |
"HE course": Word processing (WordPerfect), Fredericia Commercial School. |
| 1994 |
PC usage course, Fredericia Commercial School. |
| 1995 |
"HE course": Database (Access), Fredericia Commercial School. |
| 1999 |
Initiator course (for newly established enterprises), the business development offices in Vejle county / Technological Information Centre. |
| 1999 |
Hooking course, Adult Vocational Training Centre, Kolding. |
| 1999 |
Class C crane certification course (for travelling cranes and gantry cranes), Adult Vocational Training Centre, Kolding. |
| 1999 |
Class B forklift truck certification course, Adult Vocational Training Centre, Vejle. |
| 2000 |
"HE-course": Information search on the Internet, Fredericia-Middelfart Handelsskole. |
| 2000 |
"HE-course": Web assistant, Fredericia-Middelfart Handelsskole. |
| 2001 |
PowerPoint, Fredericia-Middelfart Handelsskole. |
| 2001 |
WinAlign, Trados Scandinavia (Copenhagen). |
| 2001 |
WorkSpace, Trados Scandinavia (Copenhagen). |
| 2002 |
Interpreting (part of the study for a master's degree in German), Aarhus School of Business. |
| 2002 |
European Political Economic Integration (part of the study for a master's degree in German), Aarhus School of Business. |
| 2003 |
Medical English (supplementary module for the Specialised Language Diploma in English), Aarhus School of Business in cooperation with Novo Nordisk A/S. |
| 2005 |
Interpreter Ethics, seminar at Aarhus School of business. |
| 2008 |
Web Word System, Web Word System ApS, Kolding. |
| 2010 |
Rough stock riding, Rodeo America, Griesheim, Germany (clinic at the start of each season). |
| Computer knowledge |
| Windows, MS Office |
| Adobe Acrobat, FrameMaker, PageMaker |
| Miscallaneous CAT programmes |
| Work |
| 1973-74 |
Factory boy at Domino (fitted kitchen manufacturer) |
| 1975-78 |
Apprentice at ER Industri A/S |
| 1978-83 |
Worked as a journeyman smith: |
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1978-81 |
ER Industri A/S |
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1981 |
Nielsen & Christophersens Maskinfabrik |
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1982 |
Fredericia Rør- og Stålmontage |
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1982 |
Per Petersen Montage A/S |
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1982-83 |
Monberg & Thorsen A/S |
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1983 |
Brdr. Petersen |
| 1984-95 |
A/S Dansk Rørindustri, first 6 months in fittings dept., then quality dept., however foreman in fittings dept. 1989. Task: Quality control and documentation. DRI was ISO 9002 certified in 1992. |
| 1995 |
Worked for temp agencies |
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May-June |
Agency: Elite Vikar. Customer: Babcock Rohrleitungsbau GmbH. Task: Documentation. |
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July-Nov. |
Agency: Sejersen Vikar. Customer: SFK Meat Systems a.m.b.a. Task: Translation of manuals and quotations. 6 short jobs, subsequently employed by the customer. |
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Oct. |
Agency: Elite Vikar. Customer: ASG Dan Cargo. Task: Manual warehouse work. |
| 1995 |
Commercial correspondent at SFK Meat Systems a.m.b.a. Main task: Writing and translation of quotations, order confirmations and plant descriptions, and ordinary correspondence. Secondary task: Reception. Reference: Mr Thorvald Tønnesen. |
| 1998 ... |
Freelance translator under the name Stone Translation (part-time since 1994). |
| 1999 |
Supplemented Stone Translation with evening job at Ib Andresen Industri A/S for 4 months. Task: Packaging and internal transport. |
| Publications |
| · Komma - en hjælp eller en plage? Article in Mål & Mæle 1996/1. |
| · Nuclear Power - A Desirable Energy Source? Special paper at Southern Denmark Business School 1996. |
| · Befri dansk fra det tyske komma! Article in Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten 12 December 1996. |
| · Adstantiver: en ny ord klasse i dansk? Article in Mål & Mæle 1998/1. |
| · Subjektakkusativ. Article in Mål & Mæle 1999/1. |
| · Freiberufler - Die Freibeuter unserer Zeit. Special paper at Southern Denmark University 1999. |
| · Kommaholikere. Article in Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten 5 March 2001. |
| · Vejen af hvilken. Article in Mål & Mæle 2002/2. |
| · Komma eller ikke komma. Article in Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten 28 July 2004. |
| Leisure time |
| Until 1985 |
Platoon commander in the Danish Home Guard. |
| 1991-92 |
Editor of literary quotation competition in the newspaper Fredericia Dagblad. |
| 1989 and 1993 |
City council candidate for the Socialist People's Party. |
| 2005 ... |
Dancing at Whitehat Linedancers. |
| 2007 ... |
Rodeo. |
| 2008 ... |
Member of the country music club Country Truckstop Danmark. |
| 2010-15 |
Riding at Fredericia Sportsrideklub (previously Fredericia Rideklub). |
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