Half a lifetime in Germany, half in England means I'm at home in both cultures.
My academic background, language skills and work experience in German and UK and US companies, along with 20-years as a freelance translator – together provide the ideal basis for me to identify and meet your language needs.
Recent qualification as a TEFL teacher and active professional development in business English teaching round off my language offerings for companies and individuals alike.
About MiDo (Michael Dollman)
German/English intercultural experience and competence for your language needs
Michael Dollman
Freelance Translator, Proofreader & English Teacher
2019
English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from The TEFL Academy
02000 – present
Freelance translator
Freelance German to English translator for science and technology
1992-1999
Sales Manager/Director
Sales Manager and later European Sales Director at World Precision Instruments Inc. in Heidelberg and Stevenage (UK)
1991-1992
Applications engineer
Applications engineer at UBM Messtechnik GmbH, Ettlingen, manufacturer of opto-electrononic surface measurement equipment
1989-1991
Sales Engineer
Sales Engineer at Phywe GmbH, manufacturer of teaching and lab. equipment for schools and universities
1986-1988
Mathematics lecturer
Mathematics lecturer for the University of Maryland in Germany
1981-1984
Physics Studies
Studied Physics (BSc.) at York University
