Abigail Dahlberg
Copywriter and German-English translator with a focus on environmental issues
Summary of qualifications
• Master’s in Translation and Interpreting from Heriot-Watt University
• Full-time freelance translator and copywriter since 2005
• Former resident of Germany (2001-2005)
• Dual UK and US citizen
• Niche: recycling and waste management, environmental issues, sustainable development, international development, renewables, wastewater treatment
• TEnT/CAT tool: SDL Trados Studio
Since 2005: Full-time freelance translator and copywriter for clients including waste management companies, technology providers, trade journals, consulting firms, publishers and translation agencies.
2001-2005: Staff translator and journalist for the trade journals EUWID Recycling and Waste Management and EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung in Gernsbach,
Germany.
1997-2001: MA in Translation and Interpreting from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (including six months at Universität des Saarlandes in Saarbrücken, Germany)