Werner George Patels is a polymath and polyglot, who spends his time translating, reading, writing, and remastering music. He lives happily in beautiful and gorgeous Québec.
My name is Werner Patels. I am a translator, writer, and I remaster old music.
I’ve done a lot of different things over the years:
– Translator for German, English and French
– English, Math, Latin tutor (secondary school)
– German-English & English-German Translation tutor (university)
– Simultaneous conference interpreter
– Teacher of English, German & Spanish (school in Toronto)
– Proofreader (printing company specializing in financial documents)
– Writer, assistant writer, creative writer for American TV (Los Angeles/Toronto/London)
– Newsreader (Canadian TV news network)
– Political pundit (Canadian TV news network)
– Subtitler (movies, TV shows) (company in Los Angeles)
– Columnist (on politics, society, business)
– Examiner/marker of national translation certification exams into English & German for CTTIC (Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council)
Education & Qualifications:
UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA, MASTER OF ARTS (“MAG. PHIL.”)
Translation & Conference Interpreting, Political Science, Languages
Master’s thesis: Community Interpreting in Canada (written & published in English)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, CERTIFICATE
Teaching English as a Second Language (“CELTA”)
CANADIAN TRANSLATORS, TERMINOLOGISTS AND INTERPRETERS COUNCIL (CTTIC)
Various accreditation certificates in translation & conference interpreting
Languages:
English, German: Native
French, Spanish: Professional
Latin, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, Japanese: Working knowledge
Italian, Portuguese, Dutch: Basics